Gotta agree that the KING / KONG / NWCN coverage stayed on it, while channel 13 was late and seemed more confused by just showing DOT cams. Glad neither was a frantic as the stereotypical Los Angeles car chase helicopter coverage. Seems most radio was automated and useless in this. Too bad, since thousands of motorists could have used some help.
Would like to see the local newscasters willing to challenge the authorities when they leave hundreds of people sitting on the freeway with no information about what is happening, and without apparently dedicating a few officers to tell the sitting ducks what was going on, and to direct the traffic out of there. A couple of the newscasters raised this issue, but it seems to have died once they caught the culprits.
Come to think of it, a lot of local traffic jams, like the two hour Sunday afternoon parade of cars on US2 from Stevens Pass back to Everett, would be solved it a cop or two would actually direct congested traffic thru mistimed red lights and small town stop signs when it's backing up traffic for miles. But speaking up in a culture that promotes "go along to get along" and "it's not my department" is yet another topic, and I suspect some radio exec will actually think it's good for time spent listening to let the gridlock continue unabated!
The KING TV newsroom does do the best job of coverage in this market, in my opinion, with a bit less hype and a little more substance than the others. Just don't know why they have to have the rotating logo in the lower right corner now. It gets in the way and looks like too many tattoos on a biker's forearm, if you ask me! Copying CNN's busy screen? I doubt that buys you anything anymore.
