Aside from location-based weather forecast information, the apps provided radar maps, and tropical and seasonal updates, as well as social media related functions that track weather-related Twitter messages and allow users to send Facebook friends severe weather alerts. [78], The Weather Channel has provided the criteria behind their decisions to name certain storms, in particular Athena,[80] Brutus,[81] Gandolf,[82] Iago,[83] Khan,[84] Luna,[85] Magnus,[86] Nemo,[87] Saturn,[88] and Virgil.[89]. Re: Oklahoma City News TV personalities: past & present. When it was launched in May 1982, the Weather Channel had one mission and one mission only to broadcast the weather. Listeners who felt they knew him lost a friend; third-shifters lost a morning coffee buddy; his daughter lost a father. Since 2002, all forecasting has been done on-site in Atlanta.[12]. Former NBC Weather Plus meteorologist Todd Santos joined the Weather Channel on May 2 of that year. Though he is far more known for his 31-year tenure as Dallas WFAA-TV's chief meteorologist, Troy Dungan was also here in Houston at ABC 13 KTRK-TV. JP has been with the paper for close to 10 years and is responsible for trending and buzzy food coverage, including guides and other fun things. We will miss you so much. Available in fewer markets than the Weather Channel, it is primarily available on the digital tiers of some cable providers (however, certain systems carry Weatherscan on a basic tier, where the Weather Channel is traditionally carried); a separate feed for satellite subscribers launched on, Weather Underground, Storm Center, & Hurricane Expert, A U.K. version of the Weather Channel operated from September 1, 1996, to January 30, 1998, when it was shut down due to low viewership. Brandon Ortega. Case in point, meteorologist Lisa Vaughn's abrupt departure from KRIV-TV. Longtime KPRC-TV weathercaster Anthony Yanez left for the sunny skies of Los Angeles in January 2015, joining fellow ex-KPRC-TV staffer Daniela Guzman at KNBC-TV. No public announcement was made regarding the removal until over 12 hours after TWC and Weatherscan were pulled. "I don't go until December. DirecTV stated that weather information is also available through broadcast television stations carried as part of its local channel tier, as well as the provider's designated emergency channels. [35] DirecTV began carrying the "Local on the 8s" segment in HD via an app on set-top boxes on September 29, 2009.[36]. 1. [26] On October 28, 2015, it was announced that IBM would acquire most of the Weather Company's assets, including weather.com, Weather Underground, the related mobile applications, and their underlying data platforms, for an undisclosed amount. To contact KOB 4, call (505) 243-4411 or send a news tip to news@kob.com. News Weather Eye on the Tropics Video 9 Investigates Action 9 Traffic Sports 9 Family Connection Things To Do Steals and Deals (Opens in new window) Home Experts Care Connect News Local Lindsey Day joined KRIV-TV in March 2015 as the weekend and weekday meteorologist. Rosenblatt was born on 21st February 1989 in Rochester, Minnesota, the United States. It was such an honor to work here with so many wonderful people. "It's been 27 years you've needed to endure me, my bad jokes, my love of Wisconsin, and my ill-tempered remarks toward James (Zahara)," Mertens said in a social media post. Since 2014, the network has utilized a red-colored version of the logo during hurricane coverage; the red logo has also appeared during severe tornado outbreaks. For several years I felt like I had a connection with the stations on-camera meteorologists, whose names and faces I still recall easily and with some fondness. She's currently a senior communications specialist for BakerRipley. pic.twitter.com/bP05heek9d, Final day on QC Today Weekendtune-in for some highlights from me and @chayneswx! Meteorologist Cedric Haynes, a football fan who follows the Tennessee Volunteers, said goodbye to the Quad-Cities on Friday as he moves closer to his family in Dalton, Georgia. The same things that ticked them off ticked him off. He joined the "Eyewitness News" team in 1968 before leaving for Philadelphia's WCAU-TV in 1972. His last day at the station was Dec. 17, 2018. TWC en Espaol has 24/7 coverage. Here's some of my favorite TV personalites from the Western Carolinas area (including Asheville, NC which serves the Greenville/Spartanburg, SC market) of the past and present. Prior to joining the Features desk, he was the social media lead for HoustonChronicle.com and homepage producer for Chron.com. Not only was I genuinely interested in the weather content, I just found everything about the station so soothing. Don Sharp (far right) and the rest of the Channel 4 news team in 1978. KSTP has announced some changes to its 5 Eyewitness News weather desk in the wake of the retirement of long-serving chief meteorologist Dave Dahl. Mertens started his career in his high school years, at his hometown radio station, WFON Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, according to his biography on WQAD.com. Today, Novack does hosting for the Tennis Channel's "Court Report" and ABC's "On the Red Carpet." For decades, since the station signed on the air in 1955, the channel 8 news teams, headed by Paul Rhoades and Russ Van Dyke, dominated the ratings and the coverage of the big events in Iowa.. John-Henry Perera is a food writer for the Houston Chronicle. She was a television weathercaster who was the chief meteorologist at KSDK-TV 5, the NBC affiliate in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1998 until 2016. During a winter with record-breaking storms and severe weather, the Weather Channel responded with non-stop live coverage, including the ongoing presence of our crews reporting live from hard-hit communities within the Verizon FiOS footprint. Self 85 episodes, 2012-2014. In addition, The Weather Channel maintained apps for the iPhone, iPad, Android, Apple TV, Kindle Fire, and Windows mobile and tablet platforms. As of August 2015, some providers (such as Comcast) are using the IntelliStar 2 on the standard definition channel in some locations. 8 Day Forecast. In a move that caused controversy with many longtime viewers, the Weather Channel began airing weather-related movies on Friday nights on October 30, 2009. To watch the station now is to see it bear precious little resemblance to the charming, calming signpost it represented on the dial 20+ years ago. For some affiliates, the Weather Channel provides a limited amount of live coverage during local severe weather events (with the Georgia-based announcers connected via ISDN). The proposed movie scheduled for the Friday after the deal was struck (May 28), Gorillas in the Mist, was dropped in favor of a six-hour marathon of Tornado Road. WQAD anchor Jim Mertens is leaving after 27 years at the Moline station. See what other former Houston meteorologists have gone on to do. Forest Hills falls in District 6 Semifinals. . On August 15, 2005, the logo was overhauled again; the logo became a straight-edged square with no white trim on the edge and "The Weather Channel" text became oriented in title-case and left-justified, similar to its Canadian sister channel the Weather Network. During severe weather events affecting portions of the United States, the Weather Channel may preempt original programming in favor of airing extended coverage under the umbrella title Weather Center Live (which changes the color of the word "LIVE" from blue to red) to provide long-form coverage and analysis until its aftermath; in some events, the on-air graphics (including Lower Display Line) can go black-and-red (similar to colors that WCL uses); pre-emptions vary between local (isolated to viewers in the region affected by a particular weather event) and nationwide, depending upon the impact of the weather phenomenon/story and if a local provider utilizes a later model WeatherStar unit that allows the use of dual feeds that can substitute programming with long-form weather coverage in a given area. Report: Houston is the No. Weatherscan was officially shut down on December 9, 2022. Lee's last day at the station was in August 2013, and she moved to Seattle's KING-TV. After four years at KHOU-TV, Brown joined KTRK-TV's weather team in 1976. Nobody stays on the screen forever, but TV stations don't usually promote or say when one of their employees decides to walk away from the camera. She joined 5 Eyewitness News in June 2017. Additionally, she has hosted Wake Up with Al (2012-2014), Morning Rush (2010-2014), and America's Morning Headquarters (2014-2015). He was on during Spates normal timeslot. Multiple factors are taken into consideration when deciding whether to name a winter storm. Its not unbelievable that people feel this way, but the outpouring is unbelievable, said Jim OHara, Spates supervisor at WLLR, said on the air Monday night. By naming winter storms, TWC stated that the public would find it easier to follow storm information, social media will be able to refer to and discuss the storm, and people will have an easier time referring to the storm after it occurs. Kathy Orr, formerly with WTVH-TV (now CNYCentral's Channel 5), joined Fox 29 Weather Authority in Philadelphia in September 2015. His last newscast will be 10 p.m. Friday. In January 2013, he passed away at the age of 78. arrived at KHOU-TV in 2008, replacing former chief meteorologist Dr. Neil Frank. These days, he's a severe weather notification specialist at WeatherCall, LLC. All four of these meteorologists were mature and able. I-Team Dana Fowle - consumer reporter Beth Galvin - health reporter Dale Russell - senior investigative reporter Randy Travis - investigative reporter Sky FOX Traffic Natalie McCann - Good Day Atlanta traffic reporter (4:30am-10am) The Georgia Gang Lori Geary - moderator Tharon Johnson - panelist Phil Kent - panelist Janelle King - panelist Im moving to Florida to pursue other opportunities. In November 2013, the channel introduced a new initiative of "weather all the time" in response to the criticism. Later in 2012, the Weather Channel's holding company changed its name from The Weather Channel Companies to The Weather Company. NBC Universal also owned NBC Weather Plus, a rival service which was carried by and featured content from the NBC television network's local network affiliates; that service announced its discontinuation three months later. By using this website, you accept the terms of . Mertens is moving to KCRG-TV in Cedar Rapids, he announced on social media Tuesday. WYFF 4 (NBC): Michael Cogdill*, Carol Goldsmith* (formerly Carol Anderson), Nigel Robertson, Gabby Komorwski, John Cessarich, Dale Gilbert*, Beth Brotherton, Geoff Hart . Lisa Vaughn joined KRIV-TV in March 2016 as a meteorologist. The dispute was also over the Weather Channel's programming format shifting from an information-based channel to an entertainment-based service. Here's what is in store for us today weatherwise. Riley, 66, worked in the are, A good Monday to all. Aaron Levine Aaron Levine is the Sports Director at FOX 13 and host of Seattle Sports Live. In a memo sent out to network staff by Weather Company CEO David Kenny, it explained its refocus on weather-based programs was done so that "our most passionate fans come to us for the weather and the science behind the weather, not our original shows." His 36-year tenure at the station finally ended in 2008. Here's the latest forecast from the National Weather Service. This logo was revised in 1996, with the corners becoming less rounded and the logo becoming slightly flat. https://t.co/gn0tPnM815. She cited bad health and a chance to work on her YouTube channel. In January 2013, he passed away at the age of 78. Kim Handysides. Steamwheeler wide receiver Jesse Schmidt is interviewed by WHBF Channel 4 sports reporter Jay Kidwell. Capital Weather Gang - NBC Fires Weather Channel Environmental Unit, Some Weather Channel employees laid off - UPI.com. This is a carousel. 06-28-2009, 07:57 PM #23. - Age. Linda started her television career, as the "Weather Girl" on Channel 11 in Atlanta. Mary Lee(far right) joined KPRC 2's weather team in 2010 as a weekend meteorologist. Only on KCRA 3 News. The services have respectively been replaced by the AccuWeather Network (which launched on March 10) and a widget provided by FiOS featuring forecast content provided by WeatherBug. Except of course when its more than equivalent, as it has been with universal education, for example, or wireless, or these damned aeroplanes. Weather reporter accidentally flashes TV audience By | The Sun This mortified weather girl has become an Internet sensation after accidentally flashing her assets live on air. The Weather Cast ceased operations in anticipation of the launch of a Weatherscan-based service announced as part of the agreement that would provide local weather information for Dish Network customers. 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