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Re: More on Bob Stokes's departure?
« Reply #30 on: May 06, 2008, 10:28:17 AM »
On one of my YouTube videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVrwupzLiDQ

Hilarious. :rofl2: I get the feeling Dave doesn't really care much for the new "futuristic" Weather Channel. :P
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Re: More on Bob Stokes's departure?
« Reply #31 on: May 06, 2008, 06:09:37 PM »
It looks like several news outlets are picking up on the story now:

Breaking news on TMZ.com

http://www.tmz.com/2008/05/06/party-cloudy-with-a-chance-of-ass-groping/


The smoking gun

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/0506081weather1.html


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Re: More on Bob Stokes's departure?
« Reply #32 on: May 06, 2008, 08:26:58 PM »
Wow. I read the Smoking Gun article, and I think I know who the "prior OCM" was. It was most likely Melissa Barrington. She left TWC "without explaination" in 2003 just before Hillary was put on-air with Bob.

TWC is screwed!

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Re: More on Bob Stokes's departure?
« Reply #33 on: May 06, 2008, 08:27:15 PM »
It looks like several news outlets are picking up on the story now:

Breaking news on TMZ.com

http://www.tmz.com/2008/05/06/party-cloudy-with-a-chance-of-ass-groping/


The smoking gun

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/0506081weather1.html



Thanks for the link!

You can definitely see on the TMZ video, where Bob would embarass her.  What a jerk :furious:

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Re: More on Bob Stokes's departure?
« Reply #34 on: May 06, 2008, 08:55:59 PM »
Goota love how TMZ put it:

Our forecast....he's screwed.
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Wow. I read the Smoking Gun article, and I think I know who the "prior OCM" was. It was most likely Melissa Barrington. She left TWC "without explaination" in 2003 just before Hillary was put on-air with Bob.

TWC is screwed!

Barrington left to be with her family, IIRC.

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Re: More on Bob Stokes's departure?
« Reply #35 on: May 06, 2008, 08:57:46 PM »
Barrington left to be with her family, IIRC.
Nope. :no:

Stephen, if you read the lawsuit closely, you'll get some insight as to the real reason why Melissa left. (Read: She complained about Bob Stokes and got forced out.)

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Re: More on Bob Stokes's departure?
« Reply #36 on: May 06, 2008, 09:21:15 PM »
Anyone got any other video of how Bob embarrasses Andrews (or even Barrington)?

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Re: More on Bob Stokes's departure?
« Reply #37 on: May 06, 2008, 09:38:42 PM »
The whole thing about Melissa leaving for family reasons was just a rumor. THIS is why she left.

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Re: More on Bob Stokes's departure?
« Reply #38 on: May 06, 2008, 09:47:09 PM »
Anyone got any other video of how Bob embarrasses Andrews (or even Barrington)?
I tried searching youtube.  I did come up of one of Melissa and Bob, but it was just them saying Travel Wise was next, and Happy Holidays.  Nothing too dramatic.

But I'd love to see some footage.

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Re: More on Bob Stokes's departure?
« Reply #39 on: May 06, 2008, 10:04:19 PM »
I'd love to see some footage just because footage of Melissa is so very rare.

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Re: More on Bob Stokes's departure?
« Reply #40 on: May 06, 2008, 10:11:27 PM »
I think I have some of her on the same spot in the tape as the 20th anniversary special.  If I find the tape (and I find time), I'll post it.

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Re: More on Bob Stokes's departure?
« Reply #41 on: May 07, 2008, 12:21:17 AM »
There was ALWAYS something very odd about Bob "Twizzle Stick" Stokes.  It is really too bad..because I thought Hillary Andrews was a 1st class lady!

She deserves to win this one BIGTIME! :)
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Re: More on Bob Stokes's departure?
« Reply #42 on: May 07, 2008, 12:24:27 AM »
You know, I actually agree with that. He always seemed to be quite a smooth talker on the air. I can definitely picture him as the hot shot type, the type that would harass the ladies because he thinks he's hot stuff.

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Re: More on Bob Stokes's departure?
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Re: More on Bob Stokes's departure?
« Reply #44 on: May 07, 2008, 08:35:20 AM »