If there’s one thing Bay Area residents have been able to count on since the 49ers moved to Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, it’s still seeing San Francisco on the broadcasts. But so far in 2023, a full decade since the Niners actually last called San Francisco home, it seems as though the television networks are finally attempting to give viewers a more realistic geographic understanding of the entire Bay Area — not just the City by the Bay.
The legendary broadcaster was once a San Francisco Giants radio man and famously was on the air during the 1989 World Series, giving a play-by-play of the destruction from the Loma Prieta earthquake off of ABC's helicopter's footage. Michaels seemed agitated at another shot of San Francisco during the 49ers-Giants game on Sept. 21. But he also took a shot at the South Bay, too.