NBC 5 was founded in September 1948 as WBAP-TV, Texas' first television station. Thats the thing he took the most pride in.. During the late 1990s, as I flamed out of my college meteorology program and my passion for weather died down, so too did my interest in the Weather Channel. On April 16, 2018, she and Fox 26 unceremoniously parted ways. Meet the people who report on the weather, news, and sports in St. Louis, Missouri. He has now since retired, but still does freelance appearances on TV, radio and print from time to time. This includes, but is not limited to, predicted snowfall and other precipitation, wind speeds, and the timing of the storm. Here are 50 extremely beautiful and sexy weather reporters that can keep us glued to the TV screen. Linda Carson, Co-Host of Suncoast View, has been at ABC 7 for 26 years. She joined 5 Eyewitness News in June 2017. Linda started her television career, as the "Weather Girl" on Channel 11 in Atlanta. Not only was I genuinely interested in the weather content, I just found everything about the station so soothing. But I didnt watch just for the on-air personalities, no sir. Marion Meginnis former manager of WQAD-TV. In July 2010, the Weather Channel terminated Bill Keneely, the last of the original on-camera meteorologists who appeared on the network's first broadcasts in 1982. Steamwheeler wide receiver Jesse Schmidt is interviewed by WHBF Channel 4 sports reporter Jay Kidwell. 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. TWC also ran charming little segments on how to fix up and improve things around your home. John-Henry Perera is a food writer for the Houston Chronicle. Series Cast. 814 Good. While the news on the coronavirus front remain grim, Ma Nature is hel, A good Wednesday to all. He only stayed there for little over a year, before he and the station parted ways. Both services run regional forecasts on a single station, and operate several individual stations providing combined local weather and traffic information for major metropolitan areas. Alex grew up in Macungie, PA, and studied at Syracuse University and Penn State University. Cindy Preszler (born 1960) is a broadcast meteorologist for WeatherSTL.com, a dynamic, interactive site delivering up-to-date weather information for the Greater St. Louis metro area. Present and past members of the Quad-City area media who have come and gone over the years. came to Houston from Waco's KWTX-TV in 1972 at the suggestion of ABC 13 KTRK anchor Dave Ward. Over the years, attempts to broadcast international versions of TWC apart from the Australian version of the Weather Channel (now Sky News Weather Channel) have failed. Reilly and Kassidy are identical. "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. 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. No public announcement was made regarding the removal until over 12 hours after TWC and Weatherscan were pulled. Former NBC Weather Plus meteorologist Todd Santos joined the Weather Channel on May 2 of that year. Did they leave to pursue other job opportunities? In July 2012, the Weather Company (former owner of the Weather Channel) purchased competing weather website Weather Underground. and the king of hurricanes, John Hope (seen here with Charlie Welsh). The channel cancelled Wake Up with Al, citing high production costs in New York City compared to Atlanta. Aaron Levine Aaron Levine is the Sports Director at FOX 13 and host of Seattle Sports Live. WFLA Weather Cameras. [27], IBM planned to leverage its Watson technology as part of the acquisition, foreseeing its use for weather analytics and predictions. 814 Your Home. Thats what drew people to him., BIG NEWS! Studio 814. She was born in 1974 in Fargo, North Dakota, United States. 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. [31] Previously taped shows were aired while engineers worked with backup equipment, and live programming returned to normal within a few hours (at the time, AMHQ). She celebrates her birthday on the 10th of November every year. Mark Rosenthal: former chief meteorologist (2005-2006) Josh Judge: former weekend meteorologist, now meteorologist for WMUR-TV in Manchester, NH. You could tell that on the radio he was just a real genuine guy.. He's headed to AT&T's "growing" weather department and won't be appearing on-air regularly, according to a thread on his Twitter account. A fixture on KDKA-TV for nearly 37 years, where he was noted as one of the city's most respected, fair and accurate reporters, Harold Hayes covered everything from weather to crime to breaking news, all with his dry sense of humor firmly intact. Ex-journalist sues The Weather Channel for age discrimination. Elizabeth Goodsitt has left KWQC after 16 years. Elizabeth Fields, left, and Andrea Stankevych of WHBF-TV and Red Cross volunteer Chuck Mendez. After four years, Norman left for CBS42 in Birmingham, Ala. Q. [62] The Weather Channel said in a statement, "Dish has chosen to be the first distributor to drop the Weather Channel rather than pay the standard industry rates others in the industry have already agreed to pay",[61] and encouraged Dish Network customers to switch to other pay television providers. 1 most stressful city for workers in U.S. Can Alperen Sengun become a passable defender for the Rockets? Lindsey Day joined KRIV-TV in March 2015 as the weekend and weekday meteorologist. Veteran reporter Chris Minor closes her eyes in anticipation as her husband, Marv Hubbell, gives her a kiss before she goes on air to announce her retirement. My last story on @kwqcnews will be tonight. Receive the latest in local entertainment news in your inbox weekly! [78], The first winter storm to be named by TWC was a nor'easter that hit the East Coast of the United States in November 2012, which was named after the Greek goddess Athena. How old is Nicole Mitchell? {{start_at_rate}} {{format_dollars}} {{start_price}} {{format_cents}} {{term}}, {{promotional_format_dollars}}{{promotional_price}}{{promotional_format_cents}} {{term}}. Biographies of 69News reporters, anchors, meteorologists and newsroom managers. The IntelliStar 2, the seventh-generation STAR system and the first to generate graphical weather data in HD, was officially released in July 2010 (although similar to previous recent STAR systems, among its modifications include an animated Lower Display Line and a Vocal Local narration track recorded by TWC meteorologist Jim Cantore). Charles King, who served as the morning news anchor for KWQC-TV 6 formore than16 years, died Tuesday. The Weather Channel Hosts and Meteorologists (Male) * No longer with Network. List of personalities on The Weather Channel - Wikipedia, the free. Here is the list of The Weather Channels personalities and their roles on the network. Taking his place as chief meteorologist for 5 Eyewitness News will be another . You might want to rethink that as the interstate is closed in both directions near, A good Thursday to all. Michael Bettes (born January 9, 1972) is an American television meteorologist and storm chaser currently working for The Weather Channel in Atlanta, Georgia. His 36-year tenure at the station finally ended in 2008. But I didn't watch just for the on-air personalities, no sir. He is one of the station's evening anchors, and hosts "News 8 This Week" and WQPT's "The Cities." She is 47 years old as of 10 October 2021. Watch video Adam Berg (2003 - 2012) Current status: NBC 6 / Miami, FL For the Australian Weather Channel that formerly went by the same name as the U.S. channel, see, Sale to NBCUniversal, Bain, and Blackstone, USPTO filings: First Use (not First Use in Commerce date on various filings, including filing w/ serial number 73369821), Last edited on 23 February 2023, at 11:41, the latter was discontinued in favor of an all ad-supported model on January 6, 2014, List of programs broadcast by The Weather Channel, The Weather Channel Presents: The Best of Smooth Jazz, "Nassau (Bahamas) Intellistar I: 8/5/11 1:48 A.M.", "Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios Acquires The Weather Channel TV Network For $300 Million", "Byron Allen Acquires The Weather Group in $300 Million Deal", "RFD-TV Connects with the Weather Channel", "CBS News And The Weather Channel Announce Content Partnership", "IBM Finalizes Deal for Weather Channel Product and Tech Business", "The Weather Channel's Parent Company is Renamed", "IBM in Deal for Weather Channel Digital Assets", "Weather Channel Celebrates 38th Birthday", "The forecast is good for The Weather Channel, on sale for $5bn", "Weather Channel Brings Back Fan Favorite Dave Schwartz, My Friend", "Veteran Meteorologist Dave Schwartz Returns to The Weather Channel", "Suit alleges Weather Channel Star was fired for military service", "Google Maps: 300 Interstate North Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia", "Sam Champion loses show in major Weather Channel shakeup", "Weather Channel's Sam Champion moving to primetime; Stephanie Abrams joining AMHQ", "Weather Channel Cuts Shows, Personnel, In Stormy Operating Climate", "Weather Channel cuts shows and staff amid uncertain future", "The Weather Channel is getting back to weather, sort of", "Weather Channel Owners Hire Banks To Explore Sale Report", "IBM Agrees to Acquire Weather Channel's Digital Assets", "Storms Are In, Reality Shows Out As Weather Channel Gets Back to Basics", "The Weather Channel Could Have a Prospective Buyer", "The Weather Channel knocked off air by 'malicious software attack', "The Weather Channel Rolls Out New Initiatives as It Looks Back on Its First 40 Years", "Nielsen coverage estimates for September see gains at ESPN networks, NBCSN, and NBA TV, drops at MLBN and NFLN (Cable Network Coverage Area Household Universe Estimates: September 2018)", "Trust in Media 2022: Where Americans get their news and who they trust for information | YouGov", "No local information on The Weather Channel", "Multichannel News October 6, 2009 DirecTV Goes HD With Weather Channel's Interactive Apps Operator Says SD Version Has Generated Almost 1 billion Impressions In One Year", "Hear The Weather Channel's live Hurricane Matthew coverage on SiriusXM", "Hear The Weather Channel on SiriusXM Ch. #bittersweet #imnotcryingyourecrying pic.twitter.com/eu840adF8k, On my last day at WQAD I think its time to tell you where Im going.Duke and I are headed to TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan! However, critics of the Weather Channel insist it is a way to further hype winter weather, especially on the heavily populated East Coast. Milmar Ramrez, Henry Golac, Jessica Fernndez, Lorena Lim, Albert Martnez and Abel Hernndez leads the team. WQAD-TV meteorologist Eric Sorensen will be off air for at least a month while he undergoes a surgical procedure, according to his Facebook page. Before his return he worked at KKCO in. After a four-year absence and with the channel under ownership of Entertainment Studios, Verizon FiOS inked a new agreement to bring the Weather Channel back to its lineups on June 24, 2019. Ratings and reception [ edit] AT&T, like many large companies, runs back-office weather departments to aid its . He jumped to the national stage when he became the weatherman for ABC's brand new AM show Good Morning America, which kicked off in 1975. See where they ended up in the gallery above. Photo: Carolyn Cole Source: Getty Images Do you have a groundbreaking story you would like us to publish? A good Wednesday to all. However, for New York City-based forecasting operations (those utilized for forecasts on MSNBC and CNBC, for instance), the former NBC Weather Plus forecasting, radar and graphics systems remain in place, with banners changed to fit the Weather Channel's graphics scheme. I am humbled to work with such amazing people! Dave Schwartz, Cheryl Lemke, Eboni Deon: Weather Channel fired. Kathy Orr. Jeff Verszyla, KDKA. Prior to joining KHOU-TV as their chief meteorologist in June 1987, Dr. Neil Frank was the director for the National Hurricane Center in Florida. She and the station parted ways four years later. [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. ( Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle ). Only on KCRA 3 News. Jordan Steele. The death knell for me and many other fans was when the channel was acquired by NBC in 2008. Brandon Ortega. He retired in 2016. In the early morning of April 18, 2019, the Weather Channel was temporarily unable to air live programming due to what they called a "malicious software attack" on their network. [68] The Weather Channel fought back by airing commercials encouraging people to not subscribe to DirecTV by parodying the provider's popular "Get Rid of Cable" ad campaign. While Verizon claimed it was a long-term business decision (instead of a carriage dispute) that it made, the Weather Channel launched a campaign, originally urging viewers to contact FiOS about restoring the cable channel and its services. 8 Day Forecast. Peoples is leaving his Quad-Cities job for a move to Florida. From the late 80s through about the mid-1990s, I watched the Weather Channel more in one week than I watched most other channels in a year. A good Tuesday to all. On January 3, 2008, Landmark Communications put the Weather Channel and its assets up for sale. Jeff Ryser plays Santa on Christmas Eve with Chris Minor WQAD. Melissa Barrington Melissa Barrington is the Meteorologist for 2 NEWS Weekend Mornings. TWC en Espaol has 24/7 coverage. The network got somewhat of a bad reputation as a clearinghouse for bad smooth jazz and cheesy canned jingles usually included as part of their local forecasts that I watched thousands of times but thats unfair. The Weather Channel (TWC) is an American pay television channel owned by Weather Group, LLC, a subsidiary of Allen Media Group. ", The Weather Channel had earlier signed renewal agreements with major providers that are members of the National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC), including Time Warner Cable and Cox Communications. The channel's non-television assets, which were separately sold to IBM two years prior, were not included in the sale.[2][3]. At the end of the decade, he started his ultimate brainchild, The Weather Channel. I think the thing about Bo J is he was exactly like the guy next door, OHara said on the phone before going back on the air to talk traffic. John Knicely co-anchors live at 4, 5, 6:30, and 10 p.m. nightly on 6 News WOWT. pic.twitter.com/UeTlJXzQvE. AT THE MIKE -- President Reagan, formerly of WOC, chats with WOC News Director Mark Minnick. 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. One that sticks in my memory years later is this one with Marny Stanier, who explains why you should run your ceiling fan all year long. I always said, Thats one guy Id love to have wearing our jersey. . Philadelphia Phillies fan and WQAD Ch. SUBSCRIBE: $1 for 3 months. A 25th-anniversary logo used in 2007 featured a white square edged in blue connected to the current logo with the text "25 YEARS" inside it in blue. A little morning fog, a flood warning expires and dangerous heat is on the way. If today's forecast doesn't just make you want to sweat, nothing will. His last day at the station was Dec. 17, 2018. Bruce Edwards Marny Stanier Bill Keneely Marshall Seese Cheryl Lemke Jeff Morrow Sharon Resultan Declan Cannon Jeanetta Jones and her rockin' hair Dave Schwartz Dennis Smith and the king of hurricanes, John Hope (seen here with Charlie Welsh). Re: Oklahoma City News TV personalities: past & present. Weather Channel Meteorologists Past To Present, The Weather Channel Personalities and Meteorologists. WYFF 4 (NBC): Michael Cogdill*, Carol Goldsmith* (formerly Carol Anderson), Nigel Robertson, Gabby Komorwski, John Cessarich, Dale Gilbert*, Beth Brotherton, Geoff Hart . It has been 70 years of . Riley, 66, worked in the are, A good Monday to all. When the HD feed was launched, none of the channel's programming was actually presented in high definition, outside of a national "satellite" version of the "Local on the 8s" segment; Epic Conditions and WeatherVentures became the channel's first two programs to be presented in HD, when they premiered on October 1, 2007. (Head to the 15:10 mark to witness cutting-edge TV weather graphic production.). https://t.co/TefynBnBDY. Multiple factors are taken into consideration when deciding whether to name a winter storm. (photo via YouTube), Although she mostly sews clothes for work, Fox 26 meteorologist Lisa Vaughn puts together some special occasion outfits, like this costume she made for a Britney Spears concert in Las Vegas. The website weather.com and most of the Weather Channel's digital assets were sold to IBM in January 2016. The channel also disseminated severe weather information, and photos and videos submitted by meteorologists and viewers, on its Twitter feed (@TWCBreaking, which also served as a hashtag usable for posts). 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. WFMZ-TV 69 News provides news, weather, traffic, sports and family programming for the Lehigh Valley, Berks . He went on to form a local movie production company and is the intergalactic space ranger protagonist in the "Matt Mercury" film series. KSTP. This is a carousel. Tom Vaccaro of KWQC-TV andLora Adams of WQPT-TV. Weatherman Matt Levine joined KRIV FOX 26 in March 1990 and spent 17 years with the crew before departing in 2007. Jonathan Novack was KPRC Local 2's weather man for three years before he suddenly left in 2010. On May 24, 2010, the Weather Channel announced that it had reached a new multi-year carriage agreement with Dish Network,[64] the financial terms of which were not disclosed. Except of course when its more than equivalent, as it has been with universal education, for example, or wireless, or these damned aeroplanes. 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. Al Roker of NBC's Today began hosting a one-hour morning program called Wake Up With Al, alongside meteorologist Stephanie Abrams later in the summer. In 2018, we celebrate 70 years of local . Where'd he go? [5][6], The Weather Channel was a subsidiary of the Weather Company until the latter was bought by IBM in 2016. Alex Wilson joined The Weather Channel in March 2013. (News file photo) By Sharon Cantillon. Connor. Thank you @KWQCMorgan, @DavidNelsonNews, @wxphelps and EVERYONE behind the scenes for the kind words this morning. Self 85 episodes, 2012-2014. KWQC television reporter Jennifer Pascua. Not helping things was how the network got slicker and slicker over the years, and began to stray further from its core mission. Here's the latest forecast from the National Weather Service. 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. He left OKC for the NBC affiliate in LA, then spent many years as radio PBP for the LA Dodgers. Enjoy unlimited articles at one of our lowest prices ever. In January 2013, he passed away at the age of 78. arrived at KHOU-TV in 2008, replacing former chief meteorologist Dr. Neil Frank. Im so thankful for this new opportunity to learn and grow as an anchor. To contact KOB 4, call (505) 243-4411 or send a news tip to news@kob.com. He was into the same things your friends and neighbors are into. Today, Novack does hosting for the Tennis Channel's "Court Report" and ABC's "On the Red Carpet." Verizon FiOS dropped the Weather Channel and its sister network Weatherscan from its lineup on March 10, 2015, after the two parties were unable to come to terms on a new carriage agreement. That pretty much sums up the weather . 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Former KWQC and WQAD anchor Andrea Zinga ran for office in2006. Many of those listeners, fans and friends shared condolences across several WLLR social media posts Monday. public information officer for the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office. . 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. Additionally, she has hosted Wake Up with Al (2012-2014), Morning Rush (2010-2014), and America's Morning Headquarters (2014-2015). [7][8] The Weather Channel licenses its weather data from IBM. "[90][91][92] Some commentators have suggested that naming winter storms may give them undue importance in the public eye by drawing parallels to official names given to tropical storms, which are significantly more severe and devastating than winter storms, by the National Weather Service. WJAC provides news, weather and sports information for Johnstown, Altoona, State College and DuBois, Pennsylvania. Kim Handysides. If you've been wondering where your favorite former Weather Channel personality (circa 1982-2005) is these days, wonder no more! Stephanie Abrams Stephanie Abrams, an on-camera meteorologist and co-host of "Wake Up with Al" with Al Roker. He landed a spot on the sixth season of "The Bachelorette" where he was cut on the fourth episode. [79] During the 201314 season, the Weather Channel named 26 winter storms (Atlas, Boreas, Cleon, Dion, Electra, Falco, Gemini, Hercules, Ion, Janus, Kronos, Leon, Maximus, Nika, Orion, Pax, Seneca, Titan, Ulysses, Vulcan, Wiley, Xenia, Yona and Zephyr). Brooks Garner is a meteorologist on FOX 35's evening shows, which air at 5 p.m., 10 p.m., and 11 p.m. Marlisa Goldsmith Marlisa Goldsmith is a reporter and weekend anchor for FOX 35 News. This included a half-page national forecast for USA Today, for which TWC provided content until September 2012, when rival AccuWeather replaced the Weather Channel as the paper's forecast provider. Here are the weather details from the Natio. Sounds so simple, how could it possibly work? According to reports, she was educated at Century High School in her hometown where her early fascination with journalism made her serve in her school's . Copyright 2002 - 2023 GoGoMag.com. Andre now works at WJW in Cleveland, while Bruce retired from WKYC in Cleveland. (Photo by John Schultz/QUAD-CITY TIMES). Verszyla has been delivering forecasts on KDKA since 1996. Listeners who felt they knew him lost a friend; third-shifters lost a morning coffee buddy; his daughter lost a father. His last newscast will be 10 p.m. Friday. Reynolds Wolf serves as co-host of "AMHQ Weekend" that airs Saturday and Sunday 6-9 a.m. 06-28-2009, 07:57 PM #23. Luckily, we longtime fans are not without anything to remember the good days by. Dubbed "Texas' Most Experienced Weatherman," Ed Brandon joined ABC 13 KTRK-TV in 1972, taking his audiences through the sunny days and the not-so-sunny days, like Hurricane Alicia. Since the creation of the series Atmospheres in 2000 and Storm Stories in 2003, the Weather Channel had seen a gradual transition toward a mix of weather forecasting and weather-related entertainment programming that paralleled the launch of sister network Weatherscan, the evolution of the always-on "L" bar/weather ticker, the development of weather.com and popular branded mobile phone applications, and the increased viewing and interest in documentary programs on the topic of weather. Jennifer Sabih: former reporter/weekend anchor, now reporter with CBS Newspath. [2][3] The channel's headquarters are in Atlanta, Georgia. All four of these meteorologists were mature and able. He also reported live from many hurricanes . Here are some of WCCO's . Quad-City Times Photo Editor Kevin Schmidt, WQAD photographer Jenny Hipskind, WQAD meteorologist Terry Swails, his wife, writer Carolyn Wettstone, formerly of KWQC. When it was launched in May 1982, the Weather Channel had one mission and one mission only to broadcast the weather. 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. The Weather Channel HD logo, 2008present, On May 20, 2010, Dish Network announced that it was dropping the Weather Channel at 12:00a.m. Eastern Time that day in favor of its own similar weather information channel, the Weather Cast. 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). Farewell Quad Cities! 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A good Thursday to all. Get the latest news and breaking news from the Eyewitness News team. Roxana Vancea was. 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. By Alan Pergament. The first feature to be broadcast by the channel was the 2000 film The Perfect Storm.[57].