(Usually because it's a suicide or an Oxy overdose). Thats also a guy trying to get his team going.. Weve just got to get rid of all the mistakes. ODonnells goal for his students is to produce a professional-quality story that they can use to land an entry-level job. He has over 2.8k followers on Twitter and over 3k followers on Facebook. In this file photo, Dana King attends a Marin Education Fund event to raise money for youth from low-income households in Marin County to attend college. Happy trails DOD. ", "Ms. Mathews was let go for financial improprieties that are the subject of an ongoing police investigation," Kamer said, "and for no other reason.". He is currently the Sports Director at KPIX 5, the Bay Area's CBS TV channel. I could swap out an entire on-air staff with new, competent people pulled from Boise and there would be no viewership difference in a month. Sorry to be such a bummer, but you know I'm right. ODonnell is a father to three kids but has not disclosed their names. KPIX reporter booted off Singletarys Coachs, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Chart: Bay Area rainfall totals for this week, KPIX reporter booted off Singletarys Coachs Corner program. Sounds like a mystery. It's one or the other. They KNOW; someone knows something who is in a position of power. It would be nice if someone could share and not necessarily specifically what happened to him? Thank you , 11:24 for the right approach . @Malcolm Z.Someone's health/medical issues are none of the public's business no matter how much you bang your fist on the table. When ODonnell asked about quarterback Alex Smith, for example, Singletary snapped: Alex will be fine Monday night. 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. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. Get Morning Report and other email newsletters. *KPIX could alleviate a whole bevy of speculation and innuendo by having its anchors saying the followingg: "Dennis (O'Donnell) is away tonight." What were they? He is a multiple Emmy award winner in Northern California, including Emmys for his role as a sports anchor and feature reporter. 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. So the DOD question about medical leave versus extended vacation continues to remain unanswered. 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. KPIX CBS5 has replaced sports Post by Phil Keller anchor Dennis O'Donnell on the weekly 49ers' "Coaches Corner" after last week's heated on-air confrontation with Coach Mike Singletary. DOD's absence after slurred speech issues is somewhat similar to Frank Sommerville's absence from KTVU in early summer. When someone on the internet claims that an individual's right to privacy is waived just because they are a local sportscaster . I miss Dennis hope he is doing fine. Whooopee. In the wake of last week's tense interview with coach Mike Singletary, Dennis O'Donnell, the host of the "Coach's Corner" segment on KPIX, has been replaced. Yea this whole thing reminds me of Stan. His new boss is Dan Rosenheim, former news director at KRON, who jumped to KPIX after his former station was bought by Young Broadcasting of New York. Let's be honest. His nine students have enjoyed the class so far. He starts his new job on August 14. They said Dennis is "on vacation" even though he's not really on vacation. > Jeff Bezos dumping truckloads of money> into the Washington Post is a startYeah, did you see their expose on Amazon's unfair competitive practices and inhuman workplace conditions?I didn't either. O'Donnell will be the sports anchor for KPIX's 6:30 and 11 p.m. "Eyewitness News" shows. The broadcast journalist and San Francisco State Alumni Hall of Famer, a fixture on the Bay Area airwaves for four decades, sat behind a KSFS microphone alongside students as they all gave their takes on the days top sports stories. the Bay Area viewing public. Former TV news anchor Dana King has taken out papers to run in November for the Oakland City Council seat being vacated by Pat Kernighan. Everyone has a fish story, and we're looking for yours! And KPIX is now engaged in its own COVER-UP; not only to its working personnel but to YOU. She's one of the very best there. This comment has been removed by the author. It's vague enough; it protects DOD's privacy and it also respects its viewers without going into detail, any detail for that matter. She and Hackney. We know its preseason but why take a vacation now when the 1st NFL preseason game on local KPIX was Chiefs vs 49ers Ive been ranting about ODonnells slurred speech and mispronounced names for a long time. Moreover, he also hosted KPIX 5 s NFL post-game show The 5th Quarter, 49ers Preview, Last Honest Sports Show, and the number-one-rated Sunday night sports show, Gameday every Sunday night at 11:30 pm. O'Donnell had worked at KRON since 1982. In one recent class, they read ODonnells top five sports highlights from the previous nights newscast. Vansa Wilson for Drew Altizer Va/Special to the Chronicle. Thats just Vernon Davis being Vernon Davis, Smith said. A station official at the Embarcadero studios at 855 Battery had no comment when asked about O'Donnell's vacation status and his absence on the 49ers' telecast. Dennis O'Donnell (pictured above) is teaching in the Broadcast & Electronic Communication Art Department's Television Sports Reporting class. Supposedly, he died from an "accident". And 99.9% of the people on air out there give you nothing. Segments from Manny Ramos. 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. A file image of KPIX newscaster Dana King. However, he might be in his 50s. No impact. He airs at KPIX 5 News, on Monday-Friday at 6 and 11 pm Sunday - Thursday at 10 pm on The CW 44/Cable 12. He also worked as a sports anchor at Sacramento's KOVR and Santa Rosa's KFTY. And Lawrence Karnow has the face of a pineapple. . He has received four APTRA award for Best Sports Segment. At the very least go to his home and do a welfare check. Smith began wearing the encoded wristband against the Saints. He tries to see that we improve.. ODonnell earns an annual salary ranging between $ 45,000 $ 110,500. Whats interesting is that his name comes up on the graphics. "Dennis is a tremendous sports journalist,'' Rosenheim said. Let's simplify all the problems at PIX and move forward with this!" Dennis is a longtime emcee and spokesperson for the Northern California Alzheimers Association, having lost his father to the disease and lending his voice to the search for a cure. KPIX news anchor Dana King, seen in her Sausalito, Calif., art studio on Thursday, May 26, 2011, stopped dying her hair in February. The suit detailed allegations of a sordid affair with McLaughlin that included spanking sessions inside a church sanctuary in which he supposedly used a paddle inscribed "B.N.O" (Boys Night Out). Extended time off, has to be authorized!!!! I've heard (but not yet corrborated) several stories. I want to talk about New Orleans if you want to talk about that.. Poor Liz must be bummed, she practically gushes everytime Dennis makes a joke. McLaughlin had an office next to the bishop at archdiocese headquarters near St. Mary's Cathedral, the suit says. I remember him doing play-by-play for the 49ers in the preseason, junior David Griffith said. It was only a "heated" confrontation because Singletary was acting like a jackass. You can't stop it, but you can argue that it be equitable so that the people here don't get pushed out.". Show me one personone viewer who tunes in to watch Dennis O'Donnellsomebody who is not related to him or a close friend. 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. The suit - filed on Mathews' behalf by attorney Sandra Ribera, daughter of former Police Chief Tony Ribera - also puts Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone much closer to the story. Smith then consults one of the 180 plays affixed to his left wrist. Theres nothing worse than dead air. A PIX source: "It has to be health-related" --Only no one is talking and nobody at KPIX has heard from him (DOD) therefore, it's now reached a very worrisome status. Church confession: On the same day a lawsuit was filed over an alleged sex scandal at North Beach's National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, San Francisco's Roman Catholic Archdiocese revealed it was transferring its top administrator, Monsignor James Tarantino. Although ODonnell had no teaching experience, he jumped at the opportunity when Professor Emeritus Marty Gonzalez, a former colleague at KRON-Channel 4, mentioned it. Kernighan, 64, is retiring after nine years on the council. Wonder did he happen to see VDLC in the streets and they had a heated conversation?? Like a lot of Oakland neighborhoods, the San Antonio area has its problems: crime, graffiti, illegal dumping and the like. Some people close to the matter have gone out of their way to lie. ODonnell is happily married but has not disclosed his wifes name. Scott Adams faces 'consequence culture' as U.S. newspapers drop Dilbert, Tom Cruise's 'ditching' of Suri showcased by Judd Apatow's 'co-parenting' joke, ex-Scientology exec says. ODonnell likes to keep his personal life private hence has not yet disclosed the year and month he was born. Without the mistakes, theres no telling where we can go. ODonnell attended San Francisco State University. So, KPIX staff or management can't just call him?? They're not part of your family, they're not your personal friends, they don't value your input, you're just a viewer. So seven months later and still no word on what happened to Dennis O'Donnell? 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. San Francisco Chronicle columnists Phillip Matier and Andrew Ross appear Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays. Is the Stanley Quencher tumbler worth its TikTok hype? 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. ", Asked whether he had his eye on any other current KRON staff members, Rosenheim said, "I don't know if I'd hire someone else from KRON. ODonnell has anchored sports with KOVR in Sacramento and KFTY in Santa Rosa alongside his job at KRON. ODonnell is a married man and the couple lives in San Francisco. The only one speculating is you, Rich. Nothing more, nothing less. Another Bay Area movie theater, CGV San Francisco, closing permanently, 'Zero visibility' conditions: Blizzard closes every road to Tahoe, WSJ digs into Salesforce CEO and McConaugheys expensive bromance, Coit Tower, one of SFs most iconic landmarks, once had residents, Horoscope for Tuesday, 2/28/23 by Christopher Renstrom, Your Privacy Choices (Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads). It also negates any formal gossip. 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.. Then came Oakland. In the wake of last weeks tense interview with coach Mike Singletary, Dennis ODonnell, the host of the Coachs Corner segment on KPIX, has been replaced by Kim Coyle. It looks like they're broadcasting out of a corner of a Target store. events and other networking opportunities. Dennis ODonnell is an American Sports Director currently working for KPIX 5 since August 2000. According to the suit, McLaughlin and Cordileone were "fast friends" who drank wine together. Call (415) 777-8815 or e-mail matierandross@sfchronicle.com, Dana King sets sights on Oakland City Council, Oakland neighbors fed up with police services, politicians. Boy, who cares if Dennis O'Donnell is on the air or not? And KPIX is now engaged in its own COVER-UP; not only to its working personnel but to YOU. Does Dennis owe us an explanation? He has provided football and basketball play-by-play for Fox Sports, KPIX, Comcast Sports Network and Bay TV. 2010 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. "My bet is that a lot of people are going to jump into this race," said East Bay political consultant Larry Tramutola. He appears on the KPIX 5 news from Sunday through Thursday. There's been talk here of his odd speech mannerisms and funny movements on camera. "He hasn't reached out, that's what people are concerned about," said the source. While working at JRON News, he helped earn the station the honor of The Best Sports Cast in California by the Associated Press on five separate occasions. O'Donnell was executive sports producer at KRON and the sports anchor for the station's cable outlet, BayTV. Jeff Bezos dumping truckloads of money into the Washington Post is a start, but similar action needs to happen in ALL local markets. Is someone close to him ill. So for now, O'Donnell is officially "on vacation" although several of his collegues at PIX were worried about his whereabouts. ODonnell and Ron Longinotti, the KPIX general manager, did not return phone calls. Nobody cares.. and he, along with everybody else, is inter-changeable and replaceable. I pray that he is well and in good health. (I know, just my opinion.) His new boss is Dan Rosenheim, former news. This fall, Dennis ODonnell appeared on-air on San Francisco State Universitys student radio station for the first time in decades. He has done football and basketball play-by-play for Fox Sports, KPIX, Comcast Sports Network and Bay TV. "He has been the backbone of a very strong sports department at KRON. "None of your damn business!," say some folks. No change. Really? ODonnell has also not revealed his exact date of birth and age, however, it will be updated. Pam Moore, gone for weeks. An extended vacation???? O'Donnell is a public figure. That sounds dubious. He was also lending his voice to the search for a cure. While I am on my little rant, local news is just terrible. They owe you nothing. ". In fact,Channel 5 not only led with the game in its opening 5 PM newscast, but had Alan Martin and Vern Glenn report on-scene and live from Santa Clara. Youre a showman. Other than that, who cares? Stay connected to your campus or reconnect with fellow CSU graduates through your campus alumni association, Kuiper has the same "privacy" rights O'Donnell has. The news falls on the heels of sex and embezzlement claims involving Tarantino's longtime friend and Marin County developer William McLaughlin. What a sad time. Linebacker Bruce Davis is back on the practice squad. Again, KPIX could have AVOIDED all this turbulence by saying, benignly, "Dennis is off tonight." Before working for KPIX 5 News, he also worked as an executive sports producer at KRON-TV. This in March of 2022. 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He has managed to keep his personal life away from the limelight hence he has not disclosed any information about his parents. O'Donnell spent 13 seasons as the pre-season voice of the San Francisco 49ers and currently serves as the sideline reporter. 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He has received four APTRA award for Best Sports Segment. "When I heard Pat was retiring, it just came in a flash: 'I can do this.' 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. Mr. ODonnell spent 13 seasons as the pre-season voice of the San Francisco 49ers and currently serves as the sideline reporter. The "her" in this case is Veronica De La Cruz, the PIX anchor who has batled a number of personal issues (some real, some not so real) and whose frequent disappearing acts has resulted in a bitter divorce from CBS-SF (PIX) --unlike O'Donnell, at least VDLC's status is fairly well known, if not in the public domain, then at least here and in the industry. Davis made a similar prognostication a week ago, saying the 49ers were a better team than the Saints. Frank Sommerville, gone for weeks. She has been pursuing her sculpture art, teaching. California State University Campus. 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. He also did football and basketball play-by-play for Fox Sports, KPIX, Comcast Sports Network, and Bay TV. I don't watch sports so I can't comment how widespread this is, but someone speculated it *might* be MS. He is the emcee for all major Northern California Alzheimer's events, including the San Francisco Walk to End Alzheimer's and Memories in the Making. It never has been. Dennis O'Donnell is an American Sports Director currently working for KPIX 5 since August 2000. At KRON, he anchored sports with KOVR in Sacramento and KFTY in Santa Rosa. Mehserle, who served half of a two-year sentence for involuntary manslaughter, has been working in sales in an undisclosed California city. Its a blue bar and it says Dennis ODonnell next with Sports Wrap. in Radio/TV in 1982. Proves that David Letterman's running caricatures of Singletary are No matter what you think sitting at home watching these people on tv every night.. they don't owe you anything. 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Any other type of work, you disappear without communicating it and you're fired. He is very private about his personal life therefore there is no more information about his love life. ODonnell asked his questions from the KPIX studio in San Francisco. I don't remember Dennis Richmond having issues. I missed Roberta, Above comments are gratifying, because I want to feel united with those who are wondering about and missing Dennis O'Donnell. Watch the game and you will see that Alex will be fine. You're welcome! And if I did I guess I wouldn't want to advertise it.". ODonnell stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches tall. Various contacts at the CBS O and O have told me O'Donnell "is safe" and simply took an "extended vacation." O'Donnell missed last night's 49ers-KC Chiefs Exhibition opener at Levi's Stadium. You may be trying to access this site from a secured browser on the server. (Q: How can you always tell a stations best workers? I give Kuiper and the Giants credit for that tactic. Dennis O'Donnell is the Sports Director at KPIX 5. It's not a privacy issue. His work garnered him four APTRA awards for Best Sports Segment and multiple Northern California Emmy awards, including Emmys for his work as a sports anchor and feature reporter. 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.". Share your "Catch of the Day" photos with Dennis at Catchoftheday@kpix.com, First published on September 2, 2010 / 10:34 AM. Is he ill? *Duane Kuiper made the decision to go out in front and say he was having a medical "issue" and that he'd be missing some time. "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. The team re-signed the former UCLA standout after the Broncos pounced on linebacker Diyral Briggs, who was waived by the 49ers on Monday. ODonnell is an American Sports Director currently working for KPIX 5 since August 2000. Nice humanity.He's likely suffering from Alzheimer's and or Dementia. Privacy rights, especially if medical matters are involved are not "some such nonsense". Actually, I don't wipe my ass. Longtime Bay Area TV sports figure Dennis O'Donnell is leaving KRON -TV (Channel 4) after 18 years to become sports anchor at KPIX (Channel 5). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1zvhJRIM7M. Accidental overdose is more likely. I dont want to talk about clock. 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. The archdiocese said Tarantino would be taking over as pastor at St. Mark's Church in Belmont, effective July 1. Sell the script to me. We have the team to do it. He can always come into class and talk about what hes doing in the field, said Malki (B.A., Communication Studies, 17). He airs at KPIX 5 News, on Monday-Friday at 6 and 11 pm Sunday Thursday at 10 pm on The CW 44/Cable 12. Bastida started at the. The couple is blessed with three kids. Otherwise, the crazies and kooks are going to win and our nation will go down the shitter. Look at ratings. the Bay Area viewing public. the 49ers are playing the Chargers in LA on sunday, are greg papa and tim ryan doing the game from there? Students also get practice at the anchor desk. Sounds at least plausible to me, and that's horrible news if it's true, and I hope it isn't. Send your picture and your fishing tale to catchoftheday@kpix.com or click on this link and upload it to our KPIX website. Same goes double whenever there's a suspicious celebrity obit and we're never told the cause of death. ODonnell stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches tall. 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. Until we hear something definitive from the O'Donnell camp, speculation like mine will continue unabated. He waived his privacy. ODonnell offers instant feedback to his students with the energy of a football coach: Good eye contact, enunciation, projection, he reminded them. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. They can privately say its a hipaa issue (fine) but even their own staff inside the building (855 Battery) are wondering what's going on here (Dennis) and speculation has gone rampant. It was his first absence of that event, an annual game that KPIX has exclusive rights to in the Bay Area and that features O'Donnell's work on both the sidelines and pre and post-game. Really, does it really make a difference if he is there or not? He is a multiple Northern California Emmy award winner including Emmys for his. Theres no limit.. I hope DOD resolves the slurred speech issue, & returns to KPIX-5 soon! 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 Newsflash: they take a shit and wipe their asses just like you and me. Not that I watch in the first place. Dennis O'Donnell (@DennisKPIX) March 17, 2021 The victim appears to have suffered an injury to the side of her face and eye and was seen holding an ice pack to her face. In addition, he also spent 13 seasons as the pre-season voice of the San Francisco 49ers and currently serves as the sideline reporter. Really? 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. ODonnell has also not revealed his parents identities however, his dad died of Alzheimers. 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. He is a multiple Northern California Emmy award winner including Emmys for his work as a sports anchor and feature reporter. He is an expert in sports broadcasting. 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. I hope not, but the physical evidence suggests that possibility. Doesn't KRON pay enough for their employees to stop working and enjoy their golden years?!? Im revisiting the basics of quality television that we sometimes take for granted and fall between the cracks.. After the debacle against the Seahawks, the 49ers play calling is now as simple as ordering off a menu. Coyle takes over starting with todays taping. Former KPIX news anchor Dana King is a resident in Oakland's San Antonio neighborhood. If I knew how to accomplish that, I would. Dennis O'Donnell is the Sports Director at KPIX 5. September 2, 2010 / 10:34 AM > 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. Prior to KPIX 5, O'Donnell was executive sports producer at KRON-TV. Would dismantling Interstate 980 repair damage to Black neighborhoods? If no one, including his bosses at KPIX, can reach him, perhaps they should file a missing person report with the police department. Back then, he got in trouble for refusing to play punk rock and for creating a contest for Rolling Stones tickets that the station didnt have. Of course, we shall not hold our breath. Miss Manners: I shouldn't call because the phone scares people? 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. 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