GOOD MONDAY MORNING!
The leaves are gone up in the
hills but they still are hanging
around down here.
The above pictures were taken last
year when we had RAIN and color!




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In less than a week we “may” know what happened at 105 (WFIV), the AAA FM Flag Ship station of the Horn Radio Network. Less than a decade ago the group consisted of some rather strong local AM stations and an under powered FM. Sadly a questionable Knoxville radio character took over the operation and robbed several surrounding communities of their local stations by firing staff and cutting local programming. The result was something called the Horn Radio Network. The Network not only stripped the stations of their community service and identity but the programming that replaced it has never been much to get excited about. The FM survived the initial gutting but last week the person behind the AAA format hit the bricks. Much more to come on this one..so stay tuned!


CHECK IT OUT!
MS FARKWAD NOW HAS HER
OWN BLOG! She is
E MAILING HER POSTS
TO MANAGEMENT AND WE ARE
PUBLISHING THEM!
CHECK OUT BOTH HER SITE AND
HER CALENDAR PICTURE FROM
A FEW YEARS AGO!

POOR OLE CNN is working like
a yeller dawg to get SOMEONE
to watch them.
WELL they figured out a way
that finally WORKED by RIGGING
the Democrat debate.
Wolf and the crew are now
pulling out all the stops and
tossing ethics right out the window.
Problem is FOX is still beating them.
You have to love it!


Ms. Farkwad’s staff and the woman herself have added their thoughts to some of the more edgy comments from last week.
Everyone who chimed in gets a big gold star and a giant attaboy from both the staff and their queen. As always if any of the comments OR, in this case their responses stir your visceral fluids touch off a comment. All are welcome and as always NEVER edited!

Anonymous said...
A)When is Fox 43 getting their own news at 10PM?



MS FARKWAD
SOON WE HOPE!







Tuesday, November 13, 2007 7:55:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...

WBIR News sucks. Rusty Pabst from the News-Sentinel? Howdy, folks, welcome to Yokumville! I'm Rusty Pabst with da hedlines. Come meet my brudders, Shiney Bud and Chillur Miller. I talk just as dumb as I look. For real news without puppy dogs and daisies, watch WATE News. Local news should be facts, not kittycat fluff. The real pros are at 6, where they know how to run a control board. 10 is ripe for a killing.

MS FARKWAD
HEY, ONE REASON THAT 6 AND THEIR PROS CAN’T KILL 10 IS THEY DON’T GET IT! KNOXVILLE LIKES PUPPY DAWGS, DAISIES, SCHWALL, HEART DANG LAND. THEY DON’T LIKE NEWS THAT ISN’T NEWS AND THEY HATE BREAKING NEWS THAT NEVER BREAKS!


Tuesday, November 13, 2007 11:24:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...

Good WATE lapdog, Anon 11:24!
Woof, woof!

WATE wouldn't know a fact if it walked out of Greystone's basement and onto the set.

Hype? Meaningless lives and walk-and-talks? Bo Williams wasting his time and ours with pothole exposé’s?


MS FARKWAD
HOLD ON, IF WATE HAD BEEN ON THE BALL WITH THEIR POTHOLE EXPOSE I WOULDN’T HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND THE BALL JOINT ON MY 63 RAMBLER!



A reporting staff touted as experienced enough to "focus on Knox County", when that experience consists of desk assistant (intern)
duty in major markets coupled with MONTHS of street work in Mayberry BFE?

Yep.
That's WATE, all right.

The NEWS station.


Wednesday, November 14, 2007 12:15:00 AM EST
Anonymous said...
QUOTE- "E) Put Dan Farkas back on the street weekday as reporter. Not as an insult, but he had MORE TALENT with packaging reports for news. And why can't WBIR attract/hire sports people?"

Farkas is a pussy on the air. He acts like an ESPN wannabe, but doesn't have the stones to pull it off. He sounds like he's reading "Cinderella" to kindergarteners.


MS FARKWAD
WORDS LIKE THAT ON THIS BLOG MAKE ME WANT TO WASH YOUR MOUTH OUT WITH IVORY! ALSO CINDERELLA WOULD DO A BANG UP JOB READING TO PRE-SCHOOLERS IF SHE HAD NOT BEEN KILLED ON THE DRAGON WHEN HER SCOOTER RAN UNDER THAT MILK TRUCK!

Channel 10 is too cheap to hire good sports people. Pay for the talent or put out the same crap as before. Might want to look at channels 6 or 8, who actually keep their sports people for a long time. 10 is going down!

MS FARKWAD
WANTS TO THANK THE MANAGEMENT OF 6 AND 8 FOR THEIR POST!


Wednesday, November 14, 2007 4:26:00 AM EST
Anonymous said...
I'd like to see one of the local stations hire Dolly Parton to come in and do the weather, but if they did, my tv would tip over and get all busted up. Just the thought of it makes me want to twist those knobs.


MS FARKWAD
WHAT IS WITH BUST? KNOBS? SORRY BUT TIRED METAPHORS FOR MS PARTON DO NOT GET IT ON THIS BLOG.
NEXT TIME YOU WANT TO CRACK WISE ABOUT MS PARTON’S ATTRIBUTES DROP THE OVER WORKED SLANG AND GO WITH :
Breasticles
Kazongas
Juggernauts
The Twins
Yayas
Bazookas
Majumbas
Nugs
Sweater Meat
U-Boats
Wongas
Love bubbles
Love cushions
Love melons
Love muffins
Cannon Balls

OR THE OLD STAND-BY

BIGGUNS!


Wednesday, November 14, 2007 4:30:00 AM EST
Anonymous said...

I watched 10's report last night on the deputy who was shot...when did journalism 101 include the dictum that thou shalt refer to the alleged perp by his last name, and the victim by his first name? The reporter referred to "Carson" (the alleged triggerman) and "John John" (the victim).

John John????

Bloody hell...

MR FARKWAD
ARE YOU FROM ACROSS THE POND?


Wednesday, November 14, 2007 6:01:00 AM EST
Anonymous said...

HAM IS GONE! Lets drop it ok? She was just another blond and never really did much reporting or quality anchor work.

She did have a nice going away party and everyone was invited but again who cares she is gone!

MS FARKWAD
THE PARTY WAS A C LIST OF WANTABEES AND NOT WORTH THE RISK OF LEAVING YOUR CAR UNATTENDED IN THE OLD CITY!


Farkus or Farkass as some call this guy is good at what he does but those teeth do scare my cat.

MS FARKWAD
HE HAS TEETH LIKE JIMMY CARTER! NO, MORE LIKE BILLY CARTER..YOU KNOW THE SMART ONE!

Beth on Live At Five is the hottest of the field at BIR and she also looks to be the best.

Robin can't dress and until she gets some bondo for that hole in her chin she will never move to a big market.

All the women on 8 are very hot. Liz Tedone is back and if she would take a few laps around the dinner table she could be beautiful again! She still does very good work and it is good to see her on TV once
again.

MS FARKWAD
WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM WITH WOMEN ANCHORS?
YOU WANT UGLY LOOK AT THE MEN!



It is fun to bitch and I am glad this bog lets us!


Wednesday, November 14, 2007 12:07:00 PM EST

Anonymous said...
When I look at those pictures in Knox Radio 101, it takes me back to the good ole days when I first started in radio. I wish someone back then had kicked me in the nuts and sent me to a different career. Then I could eat and pay rent at the same time.

MS FARKWAD
WE HAVE AN ORGANIZED NUT KICKING EVERY FRIDAY AFTERNOON
JUST BEFORE HAPPY HOUR AT
THE MARY KNOX TAVERN;
DROP BY! THERE IS ALWAYS ROOM FOR ONE MORE SET!


Wednesday, November 14, 2007 3:50:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
Channel 6's trustworthiness sucks compared to 10-12 years ago. And Lori Tucker has always been a bitch. From what I hear, mean to her coworkers that are "beneath" her. You go to Channel 10 or Channel 8 and you won't find any of that shit.

MS FARKWAD
WOULD LIKE TO WASH YOUR MOUTH OUT
WITH TWENTY MULE TEAM BORAX!
NEXT TIME USE FEMALE DOG AND DOO DOO..REMEMBER GROWN PEOPLE
WITH THE MINDS OF SMALL CHILDREN ARE READING YOUR COMMENTS!

Channel 6 should bring back Sam Brown and Margie; hell at least it'd be better than what they have now.

MS FARKWAD
REPORTS ARE SAM AND MARGIE RAN AWAY TO MEXICO
AND ARE RAISING DOGS SO SMALL THEIR PUPPIES FIT IN A TEA CUP!

Channel 10 should continue to use Bill Williams as frequently as possible.

MS FARKWAD
NO ONE SHOULD USE ANYONE BUT THEIR PARENTS!



Wednesday, November 14, 2007 4:29:00 PM EST

Anonymous said...
Should Abby Ham haver her number retired?

No, but a spread in Playboy would be nice.

MS FARKWAD
ONLY READS THE ARTICLES IN PLAYBOY.

With all the eating establishments Ken Schwall visits, his ass should be as wide as the interstate. But I still like to watch his reports. Schwall and The Heartland Series are about the only two redeeming things on channel ten.

MS FARKWAD
MR SCHWALL’S ASS WAS KILLED BY A PACK OF WILD DOGS TWO WEEKS
AGO BUT HIS LAMA AND DONKEY
WERE SAVED BECAUSE THEY WERE
OUT FOR A RIDE WITH HIM IN THE BACK SEAT OF HIS GEO.

If Abby is unavailable, how about a Stacey McClung spread ?

MS FARKWAD
MY FAVORITE SPREAD IS KENTUCKY BY 24 OVER THE VOLS.

Anyone notice all the singing spots on tv lately, like the furniture ad with the fat hippie? The Shoneys ad with Phil Williams is so good it should be shown nationally. Gooder job, big boy!

MS FARKWAD
WANTS TO THANK PHIL WILLIAMS FOR SENDING IN HIS THOUGHTS.

How about Abby Ham in a bikini on a motorcycle?

MS FARKWAD
HOW ABOUT PHIL WILLIAMS IN A THONG ON A MOPED?



Wednesday, November 14, 2007 6:31:00 PM EST

Anonymous said...
And Lori Tucker has always been a bitch. From what I hear, mean to her coworkers that are "beneath" her. You go to Channel 10 or Channel 8 and you won't find any of that shit."



I worked with her for a few years and you are SO right! She is shallow and will say anything about anyone that crosses her. 6 has a few nice looking women (very few) but I guess Tucker has the big contract so they can't put one in her chair? I use to wonder how Gene could stand to be around her then I found out he couldn't and felt much better! Also someone needs to tell her to get her hair cut! She is not a 48 year old kid anymore!


MS FARKWAD
WOULD LIKE TO THANK GENE PATTERSON FOR SHARING HIS THOUGHTS.



Wednesday, November 14, 2007 6:58:00 PM EST

Anonymous said...
There ain't nothing in the world as a good catfight. Well, almost nothing.

MS FARKWAD
MIKE VICK HAS SOMETHING BETTER THAN A CAT FIGHT.



Wednesday, November 14, 2007 10:24:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
Hillary Clinton gets elected President and is spending her first night in the White House.
She has waited so long..........

The ghost of George Washington appears, and Hillary says, "How can I best serve my country?"
Washington says, "Never tell a lie."
"Ouch!" Says Hillary, "I don't know about that."

The next night, the ghost of Thomas Jefferson appears...
Hillary says, "How can I best serve my country?"
Jefferson says, "Listen to the people."
"Ohhh! I really don't want to do that."

On the third night, the ghost of Abe Lincoln appears...
Hillary says, "How can I best serve my country?"
Lincoln says, "Go to the theater."

MS FARKWAD IS A REPUBLICAN BUT STILL CAN’T LAUGH AT THAT JOKE BECAUSE IT IS SO OLD!!!!!!


Friday, November 16, 2007 1:43:00 AM EST

Anonymous said...
Bad decision making on the part of WVLT on Thursday at noon. They tried to do a live report from Nashville and screwed it up. But the press conference was not of an eartb-shattering nature (it did matter to east Tennesseans, though) and should have been taped and edited for the 4pm news. Instead, it made channel 8 appear to be small town tv news. Bad choice.

Getting to look at Stacey made up for it, though. Yummy.

MS FARKWAD
WANTS TO REMIND YOU THEY PUT STALKERS IN JAIL CELLS WITH LARGE MEN NAMED SNAKE.