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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #10050 on: July 16, 2009, 07:46:00 PM »
Guys, Breaking News if your NBC Station is an O&O (just got this from a local meteorologists blog): NBC, which owns the Weather Channel, is considering a move to replace the local weathercasters on the stations they own with mets from the Weather Channel. NBC owns 10 TV stations in the large cities. This move would save money but sacrifice the local flavor of the weather. Here is what the Executive VP of Programming of NBC said.... "We're examining it. We have to figure it out. We haven't yet. But there is clearly the opportunity to do that. I can tell you we're looking at that opportunity."
This could be the future of local TV weather. Large companies would supply local forecasts for a number of different stations around the country.   

Care to offer some "proof" of that news? :fear:

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/nbc/will_the_weather_channel_replace_local_nbc_forecasts_were_looking_at_that_opportunity_121662.asp

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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #10051 on: July 16, 2009, 08:40:53 PM »
Another user told me about this yesterday that WCAU would be affected.

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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #10052 on: July 16, 2009, 09:50:25 PM »
NBC is getting way out of hand...laying off all O&O weather department personalities is so stupid...maybe NBC should overall just fall under and cease operations, they're incapable of O&O a brain. [haha get it]

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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #10053 on: July 17, 2009, 12:39:39 AM »
My parents' anniversary was today...also ironically the anniversary of the moon landing. :thinking:
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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #10054 on: July 17, 2009, 01:05:28 AM »
That has got to be the DUMBEST idea in the world.  Makes no sense at all.  But, look who it's coming from, NBC, who has the BEST ideas ever. :rolleyes:
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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #10055 on: July 17, 2009, 09:56:28 AM »
So...did we lose a member? There was a member that joined after Rich Johnson did yesterday, yet his username currently shows as the latest member... :unsure:

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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #10056 on: July 17, 2009, 05:48:52 PM »
That has got to be the DUMBEST idea in the world.  Makes no sense at all.  But, look who it's coming from, NBC, who has the BEST ideas ever. :rolleyes:
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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #10057 on: July 17, 2009, 05:58:06 PM »
So...did we lose a member? There was a member that joined after Rich Johnson did yesterday, yet his username currently shows as the latest member... :unsure:

I believe that member's name is Victim. Yeah I noticed that as well. His account got deleted for some reason?
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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #10058 on: July 17, 2009, 06:25:20 PM »
That has got to be the DUMBEST idea in the world.  Makes no sense at all.  But, look who it's coming from, NBC, who has the BEST ideas ever. :rolleyes:
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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #10059 on: July 17, 2009, 10:37:26 PM »
So, I was about to drive somewhere tonight, I close the door, and the entire back window of my car just completely shattered! :blink: Has anyone heard such a thing happen?

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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #10060 on: July 17, 2009, 10:38:46 PM »
So, I was about to drive somewhere tonight, I close the door, and the entire back window of my car just completely shattered! :blink: Has anyone heard such a thing happen?
Well, it has happened with a drinking glass to me before :P
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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #10061 on: July 18, 2009, 03:12:19 PM »
For those of you who like smooth jazz, here's a really good indie jazz station (they play a LOT of TWC music like Chris Geith, Mark Barrios, Brian hughes, Richard Smith, Justin Young, etc..) that you should listen to. It's .the wav Chesapeake Bay. http://www.loudcity.com/stations/the-wav-smooth-jazz/tune_in

In fact, they played Run to You by Ryan Farish 5 mins ago.

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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #10062 on: July 18, 2009, 03:45:22 PM »
HOLY CRAP. A poisonous snake just came out of my sister's closet and we're evacuated to my room right now.
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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #10063 on: July 18, 2009, 04:26:10 PM »
For those of you who like smooth jazz, here's a really good indie jazz station (they play a LOT of TWC music like Chris Geith, Mark Barrios, Brian hughes, Richard Smith, Justin Young, etc..) that you should listen to. It's .the wav Chesapeake Bay. http://www.loudcity.com/stations/the-wav-smooth-jazz/tune_in

In fact, they played Run to You by Ryan Farish 5 mins ago.
I've been listening to that. Great find!

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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #10064 on: July 18, 2009, 05:55:28 PM »
HOLY CRAP. A poisonous snake just came out of my sister's closet and we're evacuated to my room right now.
Maybe get off the computer and get out of the house?  :whistling: