Thursday, April 1, 2010

Inga Barks show is canceled and more moves in the CSUB development office

*  ... CSUB MOVES: There's been more movement over at the Cal State Bakersfield development office following a period of extreme upheaval. This is the chief fund raising office run by Beverly Byl, the person who was brought in by President Horace Mitchell but who has struggled to establish a local constituency over her own. Under the Byl regime, longtime development officer Laura Wolfe was forced out and others, including Sheri Horn Bunk and Kathy Miller, left on their own for greener pastures. Byl's leadership style has a sharp edge but give her credit but trying to bring on people with connections. First she hired former San Joaquin Bank CEO Bart Hill to a new position to oversee major gifts, and now she has hired Rob Meszaros as head of communications. Both Hill and Meszaros are well connected, smart hires. Meszaros is particularly gifted in the marketing arena. I know  this because he is leaving The Californian to join CSUB. Their gain is our loss.



 * ... INGA BARKS: It looks like we've heard the last from Inga Barks' local talk show, at least in terms of her long-running morning gig on KERN 1180 Talk Radio. The show has been canceled but she is still working at the station and will apparently reemerge in some other capacity. Inga is among the gaggle of local talk show hosts who adopted the FOX News model of angry partisan talk. It appears that like so many before her (remember Bill Manders?) that she simply ran out of runway. Starting Monday, the MoneyWise Guys will run from 10 a.m. to noon and morning host Scott Cox will temporarily add an hour to his program until a new full lineup is announced. Stay tuned.

*  ... VEGAS AWARD: It was nice to hear from Marjorie Bell, the talented and popular retired journalism and English teacher over at Bakersfield High School. She noted that one of her former students, Liz Benston, recently won an award for her reporting on financial problems at a resort complex in Las Vegas. Liz is a reporter at the Las Vegas Sun and the daughter of Carol and Dick Benston, retired English professors at Bakersfield College. Liz graduated from Bryn Mawr College outside of Philadelphia and has won a number of awards in her journalism career.

 * ... DRILLER NATION: Jay  Gauthier is an old friend and work colleague who wanted to share that three of his five children are now in college. They include daughter Taylor at Cal State Fullerton, son Jadon at Biola University and son Zach at Cal State Bakersfield. Another daughter Morgan already graduated from CSUB and daughter Spencer is a sophomore at Bakersfield High. In fact, all five are Drillers. This is the week when all college acceptances should be in hand, so if you'd like to share your good news, drop me an email.

 * ... EASTER WEEKEND: This is a weekend to celebrate with family and friends and to embrace our blessings, no matter your religion or if you are spiritual at all. All of our picnic areas, from Beach Park to Hart Park and the Park at RiverWalk, will be filled to capacity wall to wall. So let's try to make it through the weekend safely and without any bad behavior. If you drink, don't drive. If you are on the road, drive carefully. Enjoy the weekend.

 * ... BAKERSFIELD: You know you're from Bakersfield when "you no longer associate bridges with water."

11 comments:

hedge said...

Hey, Inga Barks was never shrill. "Inga is among the gaggle of local talk show hosts who adopted the FOX News model of angry partisan talk." ... unfair to a gentlewoman who maintained a long running listenership with poise.

MAYBELLINE said...

Angry partisan talk? Now that's not very nice.

clu60 said...

That is SUCH good news! Maybe the Californian should follow suit. There has to be a better conservative columnist in this very conservative town.

Anonymous said...

Your little hit piece on Inga was mean, nasty and quite typical of your mentality. A sick husband, but where is your compassion?
Gee, I get all my angry partisan talk from CNBC, MSNBC and their ilk. How about that Keith Olbermann?
Since Fox News beats them all in the ratings by having hosts of different leanings and is extremely popular, you are only showing your ignorance by offending all the Americans who watch it. Obviously, you don't.
If you want to know what "angry, partisan" looks like, go look in the mirror, Bucko.
You are a nasty man.
Caren Moore

Anonymous said...

"Inga is among the gaggle of local talk show hosts who adopted the FOX News model of angry partisan talk..."
Level headed folk who listen and have conversations and not yelling matches is what we need. Good rittance to that kind of talk show in Kern County. I feel that we have enogh to be angry about without any help from Inga or any of the others thank you.

Thanks for listening,

Tremir

Anonymous said...

First Inga, now Jerry Doyle?
There isn't much reason to listen to this station anymore!

Johnny said...

The station is going to a spanish language format next week...Inga is learning conversational spanish right now. Shes an integral part of the new republican strategy of changing all political talk radio to spanish so they can gain the brown pride vote...

Martin Chevalier said...

Hearing Inga Bark for my first time subbing for "The Great One", I am quite impressed. I'm rather certain either KOGO 600 or KFMB 760 would welcome her in beautiful, cool and conservative San Diego !

Anonymous said...

"gaggle of local talk show hosts who adopted the FOX News model of angry partisan talk."


are you really that blind or just stupid....

as someone posted Keith O and the like are down right hate-filled....I watch several news outlets...at least FOXNEWS has the guts to put both sides up...MSNBC the station of hate does not.

Anonymous said...

Angry partisan talk?? You just gave yourself away with that statement - lib!

Richard Beene said...

Lib? There is angry partisan talk on both sides my friend, and I detest it all