Protesters yelled at police and someone was seen throwing a water bottle over the barricade, but dozens of witnesses told KTVU that the crowd was not violent. I've noticed that KTVU, which has a (bad) habit of repeating stories over and over to fill time and hide the fact that they have about half the staff they did ten years ago, did very little repeat playing of the Fred Zehnder sendoff. Fred Zehnder, longtime KTVU news director, dies at 87 after being hit by a car in Alameda. He has filled in this week alongside Holmes. Amen, Rich. Fred pulled us aside and said, Everyone is on edge. Heres a quick look at some of the people we can expect to see more of in the coming days and weeks: Julie Haener, a Danville resident, goes way back with KTVU viewers. Walter Cronkite famously had a bug and had to ask for a blanket to wrap around himself after delivering a newscast while so afflicted. Watson also didn't realize how much the segment would have on his life later, even the more than twenty years later. Somerville, one of the Bay Areas highest-paid and most visible TV journalists, has been at KTVU since 1991. Zehnder founded the San Leandro Times in 1991 while still working as news director at KTVU. Over the years, Savidge has contributed to KTVUs coverage of several major stories, including the Napa earthquake and the Tubbs Fire in Santa Rosa area. Can I say that I was just absolutely shocked by that video? Loved watching when KTVU news still held the bar that other stations tried to match. How could it be an element? Email: swhiting@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @samwhitingsf. Thanks Rich for running this again. The ones that put me to sleep." When Somerville posted to his Facebook page on Wednesday, he drew responses from a multitude of well-wishers. Long investigative pieces that only air occasionally? TV Streaming | A consummate pro, she long has co-anchored KTVUs 5, 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts with Somerville and figures to do a lot of the heavy lifting in the coming days.