ODonnell is a father to three kids but has not disclosed their names. What were they? Kuiper has the same "privacy" rights O'Donnell has. Former KPIX news anchor Dana King is a resident in Oakland's San Antonio neighborhood. I want to talk about New Orleans if you want to talk about that.. Same goes double whenever there's a suspicious celebrity obit and we're never told the cause of death. 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. However, he might be in his 50s. It was only a "heated" confrontation because Singletary was acting like a jackass. 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. He also anchored sports with KOVR in Sacramento and KFTY in Santa Rosa. It worked. 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. Sounds like a mystery. A new sports anchor was hired and filled in. *KPIX could alleviate a whole bevy of speculation and innuendo by having its anchors saying the followingg: "Dennis (O'Donnell) is away tonight." 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. 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 Weve just got to get rid of all the mistakes. When ODonnell asked about quarterback Alex Smith, for example, Singletary snapped: Alex will be fine Monday night. the Bay Area viewing public. "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. Dennis O'Donnell (pictured above) is teaching in the Broadcast & Electronic Communication Art Department's Television Sports Reporting class. 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! Dennis ODonnell is an American Sports Director currently working for KPIX 5 since August 2000. My money is on the former I think he may have Parkinson's or MS. SMH. If I knew how to accomplish that, I would. Share your "Catch of the Day" photos with Dennis at Catchoftheday@kpix.com, First published on September 2, 2010 / 10:34 AM. Dennis O'Donnell is an American Sports Director currently working for KPIX 5 since August 2000. The couple is blessed with three kids. ODonnell was Executive Sports Director at KRON-TV prior to KPIX 5. KTVU said as much when Dennis Richmond was absent for an extended time and was dealing with his own issues. Bastida started at the. 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). the 49ers are playing the Chargers in LA on sunday, are greg papa and tim ryan doing the game from there? 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. Tom Smith - Johannes Mehserle, the former BART officer convicted in the 2009 New Year's shooting of Oscar Grant. 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. They said Dennis is "on vacation" even though he's not really on vacation. I don't remember Dennis Richmond having issues. O'Donnell is a public figure. People come and go in the news business all the time. 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. The San Francisco local news scene is just a big bag of fuck. 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. i havent seen anything and havent tuned in to papa's show..just curious..it seems absurd still for example, that with stadiums open fully, that radio/tv crews for baseball have still been working remotley and not travelling on the road.. Like a lot of Oakland neighborhoods, the San Antonio area has its problems: crime, graffiti, illegal dumping and the like. KPIX Anchorman Ken Bastida Retiring After 31 Years Another longtime face in Bay Area news media is leaving the anchor desk, and it's veteran KPIX anchor Ken Bastida. He was also lending his voice to the search for a cure. I hope that his absence is not a health issue. He will also host KPIX's NFL postgame show, "The 5th Quarter." @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. She and Hackney. "Dennis is a tremendous sports journalist,'' Rosenheim said. DOD is no exception. YOU, the VIEWERS, are left out in the dark. No one knew???? Dennis O'Donnell Career At KPIX 5, O'Donnell is the Sports Director. "None of your damn business!," say some folks. O'Donnell joined the KPIX 5 News team in August 2000 and has been a fixture in Bay Area sports broadcasting since 1982, having covered every major Bay Area sports team in their respective championship. She has been pursuing her sculpture art, teaching journalism at Dominican University in San Rafael and volunteering with the Alameda County Probation Department. I wish DOD well. And KPIX is now engaged in its own COVER-UP; not only to its working personnel but to YOU. Show me one personone viewer who tunes in to watch Dennis O'Donnellsomebody who is not related to him or a close friend. After the debacle against the Seahawks, the 49ers play calling is now as simple as ordering off a menu. The archdiocese said Tarantino would be taking over as pastor at St. Mark's Church in Belmont, effective July 1. The team re-signed the former UCLA standout after the Broncos pounced on linebacker Diyral Briggs, who was waived by the 49ers on Monday. Quarterback Alex Smith said Jimmy Rayes play call relayed to him via quarterbacks coach Mike Johnson consists of a single number. Various contacts at the CBS O and O have told me O'Donnell "is safe" and simply took an "extended vacation. They just don't want to disclose, out of concerns for "privacy" or some such nonsense. Please enable scripts and reload this page. 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.. Gang member gave 14-year-old permission to open fire on woman with AR-15 after fender-bender, DA alleges, PayPal is searching for a CEO who can reverse its $279 billion stock drop, Photos: I wore Disneylands new mix-and-match Toontown costumes with 1,000 combinations. If no one, including his bosses at KPIX, can reach him, perhaps they should file a missing person report with the police department. *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. He waived his privacy. Last week, Singletary was rankled by questions about the communication problems that plagued the 49ers in their season-opening defeat. He also did football and basketball play-by-play for Fox Sports, KPIX, Comcast Sports Network, and Bay TV. Let's simplify all the problems at PIX and move forward with this!" They were already longtime fans of his work dating back to childhood. Dear Abby: Why do they imply my husband is a freak? 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). In addition, O'Donnell didn't anchor the weeknight sports segment at KPIX. It's one or the other. Get Morning Report and other email newsletters. ". I've heard (but not yet corrborated) several stories. Not that I watch in the first place. I miss Dennis hope he is doing fine. Yes, it's nonsense. Send your picture and your fishing tale to catchoftheday@kpix.com or click on this link and upload it to our KPIX website. Before working for KPIX 5 News, he also worked as an executive sports producer at KRON-TV. Your catch could be featured on the 6pm newscast! Students also get practice at the anchor desk. in Radio/TV in 1982. 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. Davis made a similar prognostication a week ago, saying the 49ers were a better team than the Saints. According to the suit, McLaughlin and Cordileone were "fast friends" who drank wine together. 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. In August 2000, ODonnell joined the KPIX 5 News team and has been a fixture in sports broadcasting in the Bay Area since 1982, having covered every major sports team in their respective championships. 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