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OCMs & Personalities / Dave Malkoff TWC reporter

« on: August 15, 2012, 08:41:04 PM »

TWC has hired reporter Dave Malkoff.
He was on YWT.
Flying Radar Into the Storm
August 14, 2012
Your Weather Today welcomes The Weather Channel's new correspondent Dave Malkoff, and he reports on how one flight is going directly into the path of a storm to test out new radar gear.
http://www.weather.com/weather/videos/on-tv-43/your-weather-today-606/flying-radar-into-the-storm-30117

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Everything Else TWC / Weather Services International Acquires Weather Central

« on: August 10, 2012, 09:26:53 PM »

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/weather-channel-acquires-weather-broadcasting-provider-weather-central_b141254
http://www.weathercentral.tv/news/2012/080912_wsi.html
Andover, MA and Madison, WI – August 9, 2012 – Weather Services International (WSI) today announced an agreement to acquire Weather Central, a Madison, WI based global provider of interactive weather technology, graphics and data services for professional, media, and consumers delivered to television, web and mobile screens. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

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Everything Else Classic TWC / The Weather Channel Stuido Tour 1998

« on: June 19, 2012, 01:34:23 AM »

Ken Dewey, School of Natural Resources, UNL post this page showing the TWC studios in 1998.
http://www.nebraskaweatherphotos.org/TWC98.html

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TWC and your Cable Company / The Weather Channel App added to FiOS

« on: May 06, 2012, 04:30:12 PM »

When you tune to The Weather Channel a graphic will display for a few seconds telling you to press FiOS TV to access the app.

TWC FiOS App

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Programming and Graphics / TWC Weekday Schedule Changes 3/26

« on: March 23, 2012, 10:51:16 PM »

Heather Tesch on Facebook
TWC is going to move some things around in their schedule to bring viewers some new programming. Starting Monday Nick and Vivian will keep you informed on Day Planner from 11-2 ET. Beginning April 14 I will cover the weekends between 11-2 ET and again from 4-5 pm ET. I will be working with Todd. I hope you'll join us!

Crystal Egger Facebook
Our last day on the LATE LATE shift. Join Jim Cantore, Chris Warren and me at 4p, 7p & 10p ET beginning Monday! Weather Center LiVE will still air at 1am ET. #WCL

That means TWC will be on tape 2pm-4pm and 5pm-7pm and Heather takes Maria's place on Weekends. 
Weather Center Live will be on 4pm, 7pm and 10pm with the same OCM's.
Thw 1am edition will have different OCM's.

Not sure what this means for Maria LaRosa who is losing her weekend shows.

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Programming and Graphics / New Show: "Coast Guard Florida"

« on: March 15, 2012, 07:57:15 PM »

The Weather Channel Companies (TWCC) announced today it has greenlit the new original docu-series "Coast Guard Florida," produced by Al Roker Entertainment (ARE). The series will premiere on The Weather Channel in October 2012 and will feature 13x 60-minute episodes. Al Roker and C. Russell Muth will serve as co-executive producers. This original concept will take full advantage of the significant audience The Weather Channel brand
has on television, web, mobile and tablet.

"Coast Guard Florida" will follow the men and women of the 7th Coast Guard District who are charged with keeping America's ports secure and waterways safe, stemming the flow of illegal narcotics, securing the southeast border, protecting the environment, enforcing maritime laws and treaties and saving those in peril on the sea. The danger, drama and excitement will grow out of the assignments coming from three bustling Coast Guard Bases located in Clearwater, the Keys and Miami/Everglades. The 7th Coast Guard District area of responsibility (AOR) spans 1.8 million square miles with more than 9,500 miles of shoreline, and borders 34 nations or independent territories. There is a fleet of approximately 2,000 commercial vessels that are inspected by the U.S. Coast Guard within the 7th District AOR, and there are about two million recreational boats within the AOR. The 7th District Commander has 39 cutters, 190 boats and 36 aircraft at his disposal to accomplish the U.S. Coast Guard missions in this dynamic AOR.

http://press.weather.com/press_detail.asp?id=385

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Local Forecast / Custom photo background on WS 3000

« on: August 23, 2011, 01:31:14 PM »

I noticed in the clip posted from 1986,

http://www.twcclassics.com/files/weatherstar-3000/backgrounds/el%20solitario.wmv

there is a custom photo as the background instead of a solid color.
How many cable systems used a custom background photo or animated photo?
In our area the local forecast always had a solid color.