At KPIX 5, ODonnell is the Sports Director. While I am on my little rant, local news is just terrible. Moving up: Finally, some good news for Oakland on the crime front - it's dropped from the second-most-dangerous city in the nation to the fourth-most-dangerous, according to the annual CNNMoney survey. ODonnell is a married man and the couple lives in San Francisco. Returning to campus this semester to teach the Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts Departments class in television sports reporting, ODonnell has come a long way since his undergraduate stint at KSFS. "None of your damn business!," say some folks. What were they? He has won four Best Sports Category APTRA awards. I wish if he retired he should be given the same retirement honors that he deserves. This comment has been removed by the author. He appears on the KPIX 5 news from Sunday through Thursday. I want to talk about New Orleans if you want to talk about that.. Source at KPIX on Dennis O'Donnell: "we'd just like to hear from him, that he's OK. We've not heard anything so yes, it's concerning.". Dennis ODonnell has been a fixture in Bay Area sports broadcasting since 1982, having covered every major Bay Area sports team in their respective championship. ODonnell asked his questions from the KPIX studio in San Francisco. Jeff Bezos dumping truckloads of money into the Washington Post is a start, but similar action needs to happen in ALL local markets. / CBS San Francisco. It's crazy how viewers put these on air personalities on pedestals. Dennis O'Donnell is the Sports Director at KPIX 5. reconnect with fellow CSU graduates through your campus alumni association, ODonnell stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches tall. ODonnell has also not revealed his parents identities however, his dad died of Alzheimers. After the debacle against the Seahawks, the 49ers play calling is now as simple as ordering off a menu. What we need are serious efforts to bring back investigative journalism to ALL local markets. At KRON, he anchored sports with KOVR in Sacramento and KFTY in Santa Rosa. Privacy rights, especially if medical matters are involved are not "some such nonsense". Praying For Dennis O'Donnell Of KPIX Sports Who's Last Twitter Tweet Was August 4th 2021 Read ZENNIE62MEDIA's https://oaklandnewsonline.com SUBSCRIBE TO ZENN. When someone on the internet claims that an individual's right to privacy is waived just because they are a local sportscaster . O'Donnell spent 13 seasons as the pre-season voice of the San Francisco 49ers and currently serves as the sideline reporter. Matier can be seen on the KPIX TV morning and evening news. When ODonnell asked about quarterback Alex Smith, for example, Singletary snapped: Alex will be fine Monday night. Is he ill? The only one speculating is you, Rich. Students also get practice at the anchor desk. in Radio/TV in 1982. We all pretty much know the issue Kuiper's dealing with and we've all given Kuip his privacy and not talked (publicaly) about his "condition:" even though we know what that "condition" probaly is. That sounds dubious. He was also lending his voice to the search for a cure. Same goes double whenever there's a suspicious celebrity obit and we're never told the cause of death. On a conference call with Kansas City reporters, Davis said of the Chiefs: We will win this game. Juliette Goodrich has been doing great at the desk btw, I always thought she was a lightweight, but she's actually got some chops. ODonnell and Ron Longinotti, the KPIX general manager, did not return phone calls. After a while of being unable to receive KRON, I finally can get the signal again. (I know, just my opinion.) This in March of 2022. Doesn't KRON pay enough for their employees to stop working and enjoy their golden years?!? 2010 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. He is currently the Sports Director at KPIX 5, the Bay Area's CBS TV channel. Let's be honest. He has won four Best Sports Category APTRA awards. Really, does it really make a difference if he is there or not? While in college, Mr. ODonnell worked for the San Francisco Giants and major league baseball shooting footage and writing highlights of baseball games for This Week in Baseball. A subsequent internship in the sports department at KRON TV led to his position as a producer just out of college. Is someone close to him ill. O'Donnell missed last night's 49ers-KC Chiefs Exhibition opener at Levi's Stadium. They know the deal. It was only a "heated" confrontation because Singletary was acting like a jackass. The crowd: There was one face largely overlooked among the 2,000 mourners at last week's funeral in Castro Valley for BART police Sgt. Miss Manners: I shouldn't call because the phone scares people? AnonymousSeptember 1, 2021 at 10:00 AM - Alzheimer's is a MF, it's very often inherited and I know at least one of his parents were unfortunately struck down. There's been talk here of his odd speech mannerisms and funny movements on camera. ". The only issue I recall was a weirdly long spell of hiccups. You may be trying to access this site from a secured browser on the server. He has covered Gator athletics and spoken at events; he was MC of the ground-breaking ceremony for the new Liberal and Creative Arts Building last year. The key, Lange said, is that Coyle will be able to do the interviews face-to-face with Singletary at the 49ers team headquarters in Santa Clara. This made him be the Northern California Alzheimers Association emcee and spokesman. But at the same time, King said, "it is about to explode with development in the next five years. For ten minutes to open the newscast and talk throughout the show. Is the Stanley Quencher tumbler worth its TikTok hype? Youre a showman. It's one or the other. Before working for KPIX 5 News, he also worked as an executive sports producer at KRON-TV. Time to dump the whole concept. Sell the script to me. Everyone has a fish story, and we're looking for yours! They were already longtime fans of his work dating back to childhood. San Francisco Chronicle columnists Phillip Matier and Andrew Ross appear Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays. O'Donnell, the veteran CBS-SF (PIX) sports director and weeknight anchor was scheduled to work tonight's (Saturday) 49ers-KC Chiefs NFL pre-season game at Levi's Stadium, a very pivitol and ratings-nirvana telecast on its Saturday news domain. *KPIX could alleviate a whole bevy of speculation and innuendo by having its anchors saying the followingg: "Dennis (O'Donnell) is away tonight." I missed Roberta, Above comments are gratifying, because I want to feel united with those who are wondering about and missing Dennis O'Donnell. San Antonio is in Oakland's Second District, which is about as diverse as they come - stretching from the upper-end Trestle Glen area to the Lake Merritt business district to Chinatown and the heavily Latino neighborhood where King lives. In addition to the daily sports show on KPIX 5 News Monday-Friday at 6 and 11 pm Sunday-Thursday at 10 pm on CW 44 / Cable 12, ODonnell presented or hosted KPIX 5s NFL post-game show The 5th Quarter, 49ers Preview, Last Truthful Sports Show, and the number one rated Sunday night sports show, Gameday at 11:30 pm every Sunday night. I loved To hear what everyone had to say about Ken Bastida. September 22, 2010 at 3:25 p.m. With Fox Sports, KPIX, Comcast Sports Network, and Bay TV, he has done football and basketball play-by-play. the 49ers are playing the Chargers in LA on sunday, are greg papa and tim ryan doing the game from there? ODonnell earns an annual salary ranging between $ 45,000 $ 110,500. My money is on the former I think he may have Parkinson's or MS. They owe you nothing. "He's tried obviously to move on emotionally and physically," Rains said, "and yet these things bring back those experiences.". "That is progress and it shows that we are on the right track, but it's not 'mission accomplished,' " said Mayor Jean Quan's spokesman, Sean Maher. Lightweight?! Harriette Cole: I don't want the neighbor's kids at my house, Ask Amy: I feel guilty for not speaking up about my co-worker's activities, Ask Amy: I'm your cabin housekeeper, and you apparently have no idea what I do, Dear Abby: My wife said she doesn't like it, but it's part of my life. Other than that, who cares? He has done football and basketball play-by-play for Fox Sports, KPIX, Comcast Sports Network and Bay TV. Dennis O'Donnell Bachelor's Degree at San Francisco State University San Francisco, California, United States 5 followers 4 connections Join to connect KPIX-TV San Francisco State. I've changed channels simply because can't watch channel 5 sports.Ed Bell, I hope Dennis ODonnell is ok - I understand that per HIPA some things cannot be discussed but I hope he is okay loved watching his sports commentary - missing Dennis. > If I knew how to accomplish that, I would.No you wouldn't.Unless you're a multi-multi millionaire.You'd need tons of money. KPIX Anchor Dennis O'Donnell Returns to SF State to Teach Sports Reporting, College of Professional & Global Education (CPaGE), College of Health & Social Sciences (HSS), College of Liberal & Creative Arts (CLCA), College of Science and Engineering (CoSE), Student Affairs & Enrollment Management (SAEM), Undergraduate Education & Academic Planning (UEAP), College of Health and Social Sciences News, College of Science & Engineering News and Stories, Undergraduate Education & Academic Planning, Student Affairs & Enrollment Management News, San Francisco State University Foundation, San Francisco State Mehserle, who served half of a two-year sentence for involuntary manslaughter, has been working in sales in an undisclosed California city. Yea this whole thing reminds me of Stan. In addition to a daily sportscast on KPIX 5 Eyewitness News, Mr. ODonnell hosts or has hosted CBS 5s NFL post-game show The 5th Quarter, 49ers Preview, Last Honest Sports Show and the #1-rated Sunday night sports show, Gameday.. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot concedes defeat, Southern California home sales fall to all-time low, Denver just got a direct flight to this Caribbean island known for music history and vegetarian cooking, NYC Mayor Adams dismisses need to separate church and state, declares himself a servant of God, Zero-calorie sweetener linked to heart attack and stroke, study finds, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information, In what feels like a weekly ritual, 49ers tight end Vernon Davis predicted victory. Since leaving KPIX-TV in 2012, King has moved from a houseboat in Sausalito to a shared artists building in Oakland's San Antonio neighborhood. I hope that his absence is not a health issue. Linebacker Bruce Davis is back on the practice squad. She has been pursuing her sculpture art, teaching. His new boss is Dan Rosenheim, former news. I hope CBS HQ is watching PIX's bumbling middle management, and eventually saying, "Enough with the contract complications! Pam Moore, gone for weeks. events and other networking opportunities. Not that I watch in the first place. Discovering a passion for broadcasting at a young age, Mr. ODonnell completed courses in journalism at Diablo Valley College before transferring to SF State, where he earned his B.A. She's one of the very best there. The difference is that KTVU announced FS was on medical leave, whereas KPIX is silent on DOD's situation. Nobody in the O'Donnell inner circle inside and outside of PIX won't even speak? A new sports anchor was hired and filled in. In addition to the daily sportscast on KPIX 5 News Monday-Friday at 6 and 11 p.m. and Sunday-Thursday at 10 p.m. on The CW 44/Cable 12, O'Donnell hosts or has hosted KPIX 5 's NFL post-game show "The 5th Quarter," "49ers Preview," "Last Honest Sports Show," and the #1 rated Sunday night sports show, "Gameday" every Sunday night at 11:30 p.m. O'Donnell attended San Francisco State University, is married and lives in San Francisco. Dear Abby: Why do they imply my husband is a freak? An extended vacation???? O'Donnell's status was never a story until KPIX hired a new guy (without explanation) and force-fed BS to one of its own sports guy, who subsequently went out of their way to spread the BS. No one knew???? In theory, sure, but Dennis O' Donnell is a public person and when that public person is gone from the sports anchor desk for a month and misses a 49ers game; a game he's NEVER missed in almost twenty years; and when his CBS station says nothing and goes out of its way to say nothing, we have a problem. Share your "Catch of the Day" photos with Dennis at Catchoftheday@kpix.com, First published on September 2, 2010 / 10:34 AM. (Q: How can you always tell a stations best workers? It's part of the business. Oh my God, I see what everyone means by the new set! "When I heard Pat was retiring, it just came in a flash: 'I can do this.' Like a lot of Oakland neighborhoods, the San Antonio area has its problems: crime, graffiti, illegal dumping and the like. Coyle takes over starting with todays taping. Dennis O'Donnell has been a fixture in Bay Area sports broadcasting since 1982, having covered every major Bay Area sports team in their respective championship. However, he might be in his 50s. With him in every class is a signed copy of Video Basics 8, the influential textbook written by one of his mentors, SF State Professor Emeritus Herb Zettl. O'Donnell was executive sports producer at KRON and the sports anchor for the station's cable outlet, BayTV. Vansa Wilson for Drew Altizer Va/Special to the Chronicle. Without the mistakes, theres no telling where we can go. Of course, we shall not hold our breath. I remember him doing play-by-play for the 49ers in the preseason, junior David Griffith said. The former assistant, Jhona Mathews, 33, filed suit in San Francisco Superior Court last week against the archdiocese and McLaughlin, accusing him of sexual harassment and sexual battery. Aside from the fact that every female anchor who sat in the chair next to him eventually walked off the air and into obscurity, nothing that I can recall.Must have been his cologne. Tom Smith - Johannes Mehserle, the former BART officer convicted in the 2009 New Year's shooting of Oscar Grant. ODonnell offers instant feedback to his students with the energy of a football coach: Good eye contact, enunciation, projection, he reminded them. According to the suit, McLaughlin and Cordileone were "fast friends" who drank wine together. ODonnell is a father to three kids but has not disclosed their names. This comment has been removed by a blog administrator. Whooopee. You're welcome! Last week, Singletary was rankled by questions about the communication problems that plagued the 49ers in their season-opening defeat. DOD is no exception. We have the team to do it. Accidental overdose is more likely. We have a right to know. He is a multiple Emmy award winner in Northern California, including Emmys for his role as a sports anchor and feature reporter. Again, KPIX could have AVOIDED all this turbulence by saying, benignly, "Dennis is off tonight." 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