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TheBuzz
Erika Engle
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Jade Moon, Lyle Galdeira begin living life after television
THIS YEAR'S November Nielsen ratings ended last night and, coincidentally, so did two long television news careers.
Jade Moon left the anchor desk of KGMB, which has been her professional home since she started there as an intern 19 years ago. Her plans to leave were first reported in this space on Nov. 4. Moon is leaving full-time work-hood for full-time motherhood, so as not to miss too much more of her sixth-grade son's youth.
She won't fall completely out of sight, since she'll be a visible part of the station's charitable effort on behalf of the Hawaii Foodbank. She will also continue to write her column for MidWeek, a sister paper to the Star-Bulletin.
Also, Lyle Galdeira's last "Cheap Eats" feature aired last night, culminating a special series he taped in Japan, ending a more-than-25-year career in broadcasting that started for him in radio in Portland, Ore.
An anchor at the second station he worked for in 1979 told him: "Kid, get out of this business. You'll hate it. They chew you up and spit you out," Galdeira recalled.
"But I loved it during those glory days." He isn't ruling out a return to TV someday, but said, "it's not something I want to be a part of right now."
Galdeira will use a real estate license he reactivated in February to sell high-end homes for Elite Pacific Properties LLC.
"I'm sure I'll miss TV from time to time, but I've just got to do something different and refresh myself," he said.
Meanwhile, across town, people might have started thinking Linda Coble has become a permanent fixture around KHON. Coble, a longtime Hawaii broadcaster who left the industry in the mid-1990s, has been back on the air for a couple months, but for the moment, she's a temporary hire.
"We actually have Linda helping us, as kind of a swing person," filling in during on-air staff vacations and as needed, said Rick Blangiardi, KHON general manager.
"It works with her schedule, given her extensive travel schedule and commitment to the Rotary Club and we love having her on our morning newscast," Blangiardi said, adding: "She fits in. She knows the male anchor pretty well."
KHON morning anchor Kirk Matthews is Coble's husband.
Hoof it to Waimea
Parker Ranch will host its 10th annual livestock auction Saturday with more than a dozen horses and 30 heifers and bulls up for grabs.
Heifers usually sell for around $800, bulls for $1,000 and riding horses for about $2,500, said Diane Quitiquit, vice president.
"Most of the bidders are from Hawaii, as the cost of shipping the livestock makes it prohibitive for mainland buyers," she said. "Some bidders will come from the neighbor islands, but most are from the Big Island."
Proceeds from one horse will be donated to the ranch's Round Up Club, which is a group of employees with school-aged children. The money will fund high school and college scholarships for the kids. The club will also provide refreshments and sell lunches during the auction.
The rest of the proceeds fund the Parker Ranch Foundation Trust, which supports the North Hawaii Community Hospital, Parker School Trust Corp., Hawaii Preparatory Academy and the Richard Smart Fund of the Hawaii Community Foundation.
For more information, visit the ranch's Web site at www.parkerranch.com.
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Erika Engle is a reporter with the Star-Bulletin. Call 529-4302, fax 529-4750 or write to Erika Engle, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 500 Ala Moana Blvd., No. 7-210, Honolulu, HI 96813. She can also be reached at:
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