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Misc Winter Weather Support Group

MB22 said:
What was nice about the old time Weather Channel was that all of the mets knew geography as well. They didn't just mention towns or cities that were right in front of them on the map. They told you about places that weren't even shown. Nowadays half the time you will hear 'its raining in the Carolina's ' or there are storms in Illinois'. Back then you would hear 'its raining heavily from Roanoke Rapids to Rocky Mount' or there's a line of big storms from 'Rockford to Peoria'.
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Can't beat the 90s TWC, it was a lot of fun back then. Great graphics, knowledge, and actual weather coverage! Loved watching Dave Schwartz, Christina Abernathy, Sharon Resultan, and early Jim Cantore.
 
Iceagewhereartthou said:
Can't beat the 90s TWC, it was a lot of fun back then. Great graphics, knowledge, and actual weather coverage! Loved watching Dave Schwartz, Christina Abernathy, Sharon Resultan, and early Jim Cantore.
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re: on Abernathy

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What happened to Kristina Abernathy of The Weather Channel? - Answers

Well, actually The Weather Channel was bought by NBC, who sought to keep the more flamboyant on-screen meteorologists. Kristina Abernathy, along with Mark Mancuso, Rich Johnson, and Kristin Dodd were released from The Weather Channel at the same time. All four of these meteorologists were mature...
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CaryWx said:
re: on Abernathy

www.answers.com

What happened to Kristina Abernathy of The Weather Channel? - Answers

Well, actually The Weather Channel was bought by NBC, who sought to keep the more flamboyant on-screen meteorologists. Kristina Abernathy, along with Mark Mancuso, Rich Johnson, and Kristin Dodd were released from The Weather Channel at the same time. All four of these meteorologists were mature...
www.answers.com www.answers.com
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Nice Article and I tend to agree, I liked that era much better. I never knew NBC bought it but it makes sense that is when all the changes happened.
 
Iceagewhereartthou said:
Nice Article and I tend to agree, I liked that era much better. I never knew NBC bought it but it makes sense that is when all the changes happened.
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Everything has to be entertainment now, geared to a low-IQ, zero attention span culture. If it's not big, bombastic, flashy, or controversial, it gets cast aside.

Also, I know technology has advanced a great deal since the 80s and early/mid 90s, but the surface map images and 5 day forecast icons are still the gold standard for weather graphics. They're timeless and iconic. Much of the modern stuff is just not interesting.
 
Rain Cold said:
Everything has to be entertainment now, geared to a low-IQ, zero attention span culture. If it's not big, bombastic, flashy, or controversial, it gets cast aside.

Also, I know technology has advanced a great deal since the 80s and early/mid 90s, but the surface map images and 5 day forecast icons are still the gold standard for weather graphics. They're timeless and iconic. Much of the modern stuff is just not interesting.
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I want my weather forecasters to look like this


 
Y’all old geezers complaining but your granddaddies would look at y’all and say “ you bunch of sissies you don’t need no tv weather man to tell you what the weather is just go outside “
 
Rain Cold said:
Everything has to be entertainment now, geared to a low-IQ, zero attention span culture. If it's not big, bombastic, flashy, or controversial, it gets cast aside.

Also, I know technology has advanced a great deal since the 80s and early/mid 90s, but the surface map images and 5 day forecast icons are still the gold standard for weather graphics. They're timeless and iconic. Much of the modern stuff is just not interesting.
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Yeah, think they started that stupid crap numbers game: 125 million people will be above normal tomorrow!
And crap like that! Ever since NBC bought them out and they brought on stupid Reynolds Wolf! I hated him on CNN
 
LickWx said:
Y’all old geezers complaining but your granddaddies would look at y’all and say “ you bunch of sissies you don’t need no tv weather man to tell you what the weather is just go outside “
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My grandpa told me a tale of when he was young, he went fishing in the Louisiana Bayous in on a warm December day and nearly froze to death when a powerful front came through. The wind made the tide go out stranding him in his flatboat and the temps dropped rapidly. He had no idea what was coming.
 
Rain Cold said:
Everything has to be entertainment now, geared to a low-IQ, zero attention span culture. If it's not big, bombastic, flashy, or controversial, it gets cast aside.

Also, I know technology has advanced a great deal since the 80s and early/mid 90s, but the surface map images and 5 day forecast icons are still the gold standard for weather graphics. They're timeless and iconic. Much of the modern stuff is just not interesting.
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Dumbing down..
 
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