Ask Me About Being a Weatherman - Page 10

Toro · #91 10-12-2007, 02:20 PM

In the Boston market we had this cute weather girl named Chikage Windler. Do you know her and is that her real name.

Benal · #92 10-12-2007, 02:50 PM

Have you ever heard the phrase "You have the only job where you can be consistently wrong, yet still have a job"?

Tbird05 · #93 10-12-2007, 03:42 PM

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Badger · #94 10-12-2007, 03:53 PM

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What schooling did you do?

Are you afraid that you will be replaced by a hot spanish woman soon?

its basically the easiest job ever right?

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4 year Atmospheric/Oceanic Sciences degree at University of Wisconsin.

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When did you graduate? My girlfriend was in this program.

DrewDevil · #95 10-12-2007, 04:57 PM

This is not a question, but a comment.

I used to be a local teevee sports guy and I despised the weather department.

Not the people themselves, but the fact that the news department went ape-[censored] whenever there was any weather or chance of weather within 300 miles of the station. Cut-ins, live reports, all hands on deck, we're cutting sports today! WTF it's [censored] raining hard.

And the fact that the weather people were wrong about 90% of the time, but no one ever complained. Any mistake no matter how slight in sports, and we'd get dozens of calls and e-mails. Imagine if the sports guy said something like, "Tonight the Rockies play the Diamondbacks, or maybe the Mets."

Basically, everyone knows that weather guessers are just guessing, but they are STILL paid a lot and get a lot of air time because people are control freaks and it makes them feel safe if they think they know what the weather is going to be, even if it ultimately turns out to be something else. It's the thinking you know that matters apparently.

And the fact that the weather guessers made tons of money and never had any complaints despite being always wrong! Zero accountability.

And the fact that I'd get wrapped up early for a freaking kicker with a squirrel water skiing, but we always had time for "one more look at the seven day."

[censored] the weather department.

AceLuby · #96 10-12-2007, 05:10 PM

Are there people on TV that don't have degrees? I can't imagine some of the people that are weathermen actually have degrees in the field.

ChuckyB · #97 10-12-2007, 06:06 PM

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I used to be a local teevee sports guy and I despised the weather department.

Not the people themselves, but the fact that the news department went ape-[censored] whenever there was any weather or chance of weather within 300 miles of the station. Cut-ins, live reports, all hands on deck, we're cutting sports today! WTF it's [censored] raining hard.

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Yeah, this was always annoying. Every summer:

"It's a scorcher today as the mercury hits 36 degrees (97 Farenheit). See how people are keeping cool (gratuitous beach shot), tonight on News at 6."

And every winter:

"Jack Frost is nipping at your nose, and other places, as the mercury dips to minus 30 (gratuitous naked snowman shot). How to keep warm in this brutal cold...tonight on Newscentre 6."

Heard in the spring around the newsroom:
"It's raining. Can we get some shots of it for a 30 second VO for the top of the show?!"

Somehow, it's a great shock to everyone that it gets hot in the summertime and cold in the winter. And it rains in spring. It takes the 'new' out of 'news' when you see it every frickin' year.

ChuckyB · #98 10-12-2007, 06:10 PM

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Have you ever heard the phrase "You have the only job where you can be consistently wrong, yet still have a job"?

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I wish someone would actually track this. Because weathermen take a lot of crap when Monday morning's forecast for Saturday's weather doesn't turn out right. People get ticked off and refuse to acknowledge that Thursday's forecast of Saturday's weather was bang on.

I don't know much about weather. But if you're at home relying on predictions made 5 days to 14 days ahead of time (at some stations), you're not using your head.

Quicksilvre · #99 10-12-2007, 06:39 PM

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I wish someone would actually track this.

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There are people that already track this.

Forecast Advisor

SneakyFerret · #**100** 10-12-2007, 06:43 PM

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One of my friends used to sell Doppler storm-tracking systems for Barron Services, have you ever heard of them or does your your station use their system? Have any good stories from live shots or on-location broadcasts?

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Yes, I have heard of it.

No, we don't use it.

No cool stories yet.