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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: March 22, 2017, 10:53:28 AM »

A few updates on personnel changes:

Dr. Rick Knabb returns to TWC as Hurricane Expert after 5 years as Director of the Hurricane Center. He was with TWC from 2010-2012:
http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/in-time-for-hurricane-season-dr-rick-knabb-returns-to-weather-channel/324326

Anaridis Rodriguez left TWC for WBZ-TV.:
http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/boston-cbs-station-adds-weekend-morning-anchor/187507

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: September 01, 2016, 11:09:36 AM »

TWC is playing their "Breaking News" theme during local forecasts. I guess the Storm Alert music is no more?

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Everything Else TWC / Report: Sinclair Broadcast Group interested in aquiring TWC

« on: August 05, 2016, 08:38:15 AM »

http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-sinclair-considers-weather-channel-acquisitoin-20160802-story.html
http://www.nasdaq.com/article/sinclair-warms-up-to-the-weather-channel--wsj-20160803-00061

Sinclair Broadcast Group (which owns numerous television broadcasting stations throughout the country) could be acquiring The Weather Channel soon. There have been discussions between Sinclair and TWC over the past year and an announcement could be made soon.

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: Dave Schwartz Battling Cancer

« on: July 30, 2016, 08:22:31 PM »

He was a great and talented man. RIP. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: April 26, 2016, 11:49:53 AM »

Storm Alert music is playing on the LF today but the LDL is still blue.

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: April 22, 2016, 11:39:51 AM »

TWC logo is green today for Earth Day.

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: April 04, 2016, 04:40:04 PM »

Anyone noticed that so far today on Weather Center Live, it's been just one OCM and a locked camera shot?

At 9AMET, Keith Carson was solo on WCL.
At 11AMET, Alex Wallace was solo on WCL. He is usually on at 12PMET.
At 3PMET, Chirs Warren and Jen Delgado hosted WCL. They are usually on at 9AMET.

Very weird schedule. Did TWC shuffle OCM shifts again or maybe several OCMs are in meetings or something?

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Programming and Graphics / Re: 23.5 Degrees with Sam Champion

« on: March 18, 2016, 11:54:22 AM »

The show will launch next Tuesday at 11PMET. I'm not sure why the show will be airing this late in the evening and it's timeslot has a potential to have low ratings.

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Programming and Graphics / Re: 23.5 Degrees with Sam Champion

« on: February 18, 2016, 02:40:30 PM »

I got two bulletin announcements today about a schedule change..

@TWCProgramming: RT @TWCenter1: Starting Monday 2/29 #WUTV is going to be on from 6-8p as well as our new block 10p-Midnight!

@TWCProgramming: PROGRAMMING NOTE: Starting Monday 2/29, #WUTV will be 6-8pm and 10pm-12amET because of our brand new show, @23pt5, debuting the same day!

That's great news! Let the restoration of live weather hours begin!

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Everything Else TWC / Re: Weather Channel Meteorologist Killed in Car Accident

« on: January 26, 2016, 06:50:13 PM »

It turns out it was suicide:

http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/weather-channel-meteorologists-death-ruled-a-suicide/283075

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: Kait Parker Leaving TWC

« on: January 09, 2016, 03:08:43 PM »

She was one of my favorites and I'll definitely miss her on AMHQ Weekend and sometimes on 9am ET WCL. I wish her the best in her future endeavors! I did not know she was engaged to Michael Lowry.

Meanwhile, I do hope TWC will re-hire Kelly Cass to replace her

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: January 04, 2016, 10:13:20 AM »

Sam Champion will be back on ABC's Good Morning America filling-in for a couple of days. I wonder when will his TWC primetime show will debut but I predict that Sam will be gone from TWC by the end of this year.

http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/sam-champion-returns-to-gma-for-a-while/280881

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: December 26, 2015, 11:08:41 PM »

TWC was live from 5PM-10PM ET covering the storms. Storm Alert music did not play until 9:18 ET. Overall, TWC did a good job covering the storms but they did went to longform at 10PM ET. I assume they were shorthanded today.

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Local Forecast / Re: Holiday Playlist 2015

« on: December 26, 2015, 03:38:43 PM »

Did The Playlist end? I don't have TWC so that's why I'm asking

Yes

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: November 24, 2015, 08:36:21 PM »

Anyone else not looking forward to "Dead of Winter: The Donnor Party"? Looks like a movie to me.....Not good TWC!!!!!! Hopefully we'll hear of more live hours soon! I have a couple of new OCMs over the last week so I hope that's a good sign.

Sadly, there's more reality shows to come before they restore live weather hours. Hopefully, this will be the last seasons for these shows:

http://www.theweathercompany.com/newsroom/2015/11/16/prospectors-and-highway-thru-hell-return-weather-channel-season-premieres-dec-6