Longtime Fresno radio host Ray Appleton has been suspended after an on air comment he made Thursday morning suggesting some journalists should be "hanged". Appleton hosts a three hour weekday program on KMJ. The station is owned by Atlanta-based Cumulus Media, which made their decision Friday. “Cumulus Media operates from a clearly-defined...
Fresno Radio Host Suspended for ‘News Editors Should Be Hanged’ Comment
Longtime Fresno radio host Ray Appleton has been suspended after an on air comment he made Thursday morning suggesting some journalists should be "hanged". Appleton hosts a three hour weekday program on KMJ. The station is owned by Atlanta-based Cumulus Media, which made their decision Friday. “Cumulus Media operates from a clearly-defined...
‘Cap’ Strikes Back. Councilman Rejects Call to Resign.
Weeks after a highly critical column about him in The Bee, Fresno City Councilman Paul Caprioglio struck back. Last month, columnist Marek Warszawski suggested Caprioglio should step aside before his term expires in January. "Caprioglio seems to have gotten 'lame duck' confused with the old high school malady, 'senioritis.' Because by...
Pandemic Losses Force Fresno Bee Out of Bitwise Building
Seven months after announcing its move into Bitwise's historic downtown building with great fanfare, The Fresno Bee is vacating the premises. The Bee's publisher, Tim Ritchey, announced the decision Friday. He cited the impact of the coronavirus on the newspaper's finances as a reason for the exit. "For now, this change...
Do Fresno Bee Endorsements Matter? Valadao, Cox Will Find Out.
Newspapers all over the country no longer endorse or, as The Fresno Bee says, "recommend" candidates in political contests. The Arizona Republic became the latest last week, writing that its readers "don’t want their daily newspaper or news website telling them which candidates and which party should get their votes." That...
Forestiere Underground Gardens Light a Path to Ending Housing Crisis
In our search for inspiring new ideas for solving California’s housing crisis, we must dig deeper. How deep? At least to the depths plumbed by Baldassare Forestiere. If you’ve never heard of Forestiere, you’re not alone. He’s never become the household name he should be in California. He deserves far...
Will Devin Nunes Stop Talking to the Visalia Times-Delta, Too?
Cheers to the Visalia Times-Delta editorial board for calling Rep. Devin Nunes'Â $150 million defamation lawsuit against The Fresno Bee what it is:Â "poppycock." Many outlets have characterized The Bee as Nunes' "hometown newspaper."Â But the Times-Delta publishes in Tulare County, where the congressman resides. It is truly Nunes' hometown paper. In...
Kids Day: A Dollar Makes a Difference for Valley Children’s Hospital
Don't forget to have a dollar — or two — in your car Tuesday. Do it for youngsters like Maddox, whose story you can learn about in the video at the bottom of this post. Maddox spent 153 days in Valley Children's Hospital's Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. He was...
Debunked Nunes Ad Shows He's Fat, Flabby & Out of Campaign Shape
We can surmise with a high degree of certainty three things about Rep. Devin Nunes' re-election bid. One, internal polling has given Nunes reason to worry that Democratic challenger Andrew Janz is breathing down his neck. Two, it's been so long since Nunes had a credible opponent, he's literally forgotten...
Nunes 'Fake News' Attacks on Bee Focus of Vice News Story
Vice News Tonight aired a report about Congressman Devin Nunes’ attacks on The Fresno Bee on its HBO show Tuesday. (Click on the image above to view the segment.) Correspondent Alexandra Jaffe spoke with Bee reporter Mackenzie Mays and editor Joseph Kieta. The story focused on Nunes’ accusations that The...