KGW journo deletes X after backlash for getting Trail Blazers broadcaster fired for posts when he was 15

(10-02-2026 08:42 AM)VA49er Wrote:  While this is incredibly stupid and more than likely cover for them just wanting to get rid of the guy for other reasons, I'm soooooooooooooo glad I grew up during a time with no social media.

I had that conversation with my son yesterday. He was born in 1978, and his formative years were not influenced by handheld modern devices.

(10-05-2026 06:26 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(10-02-2026 08:42 AM)VA49er Wrote:  While this is incredibly stupid and more than likely cover for them just wanting to get rid of the guy for other reasons, I'm soooooooooooooo glad I grew up during a time with no social media.

I had that conversation with my son yesterday. He was born in 1978, and his formative years were not influenced by handheld modern devices.

Same for me. I graduated HS just a couple years before the internet became a thing.

I'm a prototypical Gen X latch key kid. Was a kid in the 70's and 80's, became a young man in the 90's.

(10-05-2026 07:52 AM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  

(10-05-2026 06:26 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(10-02-2026 08:42 AM)VA49er Wrote:  While this is incredibly stupid and more than likely cover for them just wanting to get rid of the guy for other reasons, I'm soooooooooooooo glad I grew up during a time with no social media.

I had that conversation with my son yesterday. He was born in 1978, and his formative years were not influenced by handheld modern devices.

Same for me. I graduated HS just a couple years before the internet became a thing.

I'm a prototypical Gen X latch key kid. Was a kid in the 70's and 80's, became a young man in the 90's.

He appreciates that he was among the last generations to not be corrupted by electronic gadgetry. He was born in 1978, so you may be a couple of years older than him. I can't believe I've come so far as to be able to say I have a son nearing 50; he'll turn 48 this month.