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Programming and Graphics / Re: Major schedule changes on the way

« on: February 20, 2009, 10:08:53 AM »

The rest of the weekend schedule:

8-9PM Storm Stories
9-10PM When Weather Changed History
10-10:30 Full Force Nature
10:30-11PM It Could Happen Tomorrow
11PM-2AM Weekend Weather Center
2-3AM Storm Stories
3-4AM When Weather Changed History

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OCMs & Personalities / Heather Tesch moving to weekends

« on: February 19, 2009, 05:52:01 PM »

I just read on another forum that Heather posted a message on her twitter page that she'll be moving to weekends 11-2 and Mon-Wed 10-2. Nicole will replace her on Your Weather Today.

Here's the link http://twitter.com/HeatherTesch

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Programming and Graphics / Re: Major schedule changes on the way

« on: February 19, 2009, 10:05:20 AM »

Lots of changes on the weekend as well...

4-4:30 - Weather Classroom
4:30-5AM - Sunrise Weather
5-7AM - Weekend View
7-9AM - Weekend View
9-11AM - Weekend View
11AM-2PM - Weekend Now
2-3PM - Storm Stories
3-4PM - When Weather Changed History
4-4:30 - Full Force Nature
4:30-5PM - It Could Happen Tomorrow
5-8PM - PM Edition Weekend

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Programming and Graphics / Re: Major schedule changes on the way

« on: February 15, 2009, 10:03:42 AM »

Update: It looks like Evening Edition is cancelled. Here's the new weekday evening schedule

7-10PM Weather Center
10PM-1AM Weather Center
1-2AM Weather Center
2-3AM Weather Center
3-4AM Weather Center

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Programming and Graphics / Re: Major schedule changes on the way

« on: February 15, 2009, 05:42:37 AM »

BTW, where do you get these Zap2It guides for times so far in the future? Obviously the guide on their site only goes forward two weeks.

I get it from the TV Guide on my cable box.

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Programming and Graphics / Re: Major schedule changes on the way

« on: February 14, 2009, 12:30:23 PM »

Do you possibly have the new schedule for all of the day? This is a MAJOR change, and I don't like it one bit.

Yep, I have it

Weekends
4-5AM When Weather Changed History
5-7AM Weekend Outlook
7-11AM Weekend View
11AM-2PM Weekend Now
2-3PM Storm Stories (I'm thinking It Could Happen Tomorrow will take over this slot after Tornado Week)
3-4PM Storm Session (I'm thinking Full Force Nature will take over this slot after Tornado Week)
4-5PM Weekend Weather Center
5-8PM PM Edition Weekend
8-9PM Storm Stories
9-10PM When Weather Changed History
10PM-12AM PM Edition Weekend
12AM-1AM When Weather Changed History
1AM-4AM PM Edition Weekend

Weekdays
4AM-7AM First Outlook
7AM-10AM Your Weather Today
10AM-2PM Day Planner
2-3PM It Could Happen Tomorrow
3-4PM Full Force Nature
4-7PM PM Edition
7-9PM Weather Center
9PM-4AM Unknown (My guide doesn't go out that far yet, I Should have the rest of the schedule tomorrow)

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Programming and Graphics / Major schedule changes on the way

« on: February 14, 2009, 10:44:38 AM »

According to my Zap2it guide there's some major schedule changes on the way starting March 1st. I checked the Zap2it.com website to try to confirm the changes but unfortunately the listings don't go out that far. However, I checked TV Guide.com and it confirms these changes so they seem legit to me.

Weekends
8-9PM - Storm Stories
10PM-12AM - PM Edition Weekend
1-4AM - PM Edition Weekend

Weekdays
2-3PM - It Could Happen Tomorrow
3-4PM - Full Force Nature
4-7PM - PM Edition
7-9PM - Weather Center

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Programming and Graphics / Re: Storm Stories

« on: February 07, 2009, 09:38:50 AM »

According to Zap2it Storm Stories will indeed be returning at 8PM eastern February 22nd and yes, they will indeed be new episodes. Also on that day both airings of Forecast Earth are being replaced by PM Edition Weekend so the show will now run for 3 hours from 5-8PM eastern.

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OCMs & Personalities / More layoffs - 4 OCM'S axed

« on: February 03, 2009, 09:59:48 AM »

According to Newsblues, Kristina Abernathy, Kristin Dodd, Rich Johnson and Mark Mancuso have all been layed off. In fact, I just looked and their bio's have already been removed from weather.com It looks like yesterday was their last day.

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Programming and Graphics / Re: TWC considering going off air on Christmas

« on: December 12, 2008, 06:09:19 PM »

It looks like this won't be happening after all. Zap2it has the schedule out for Christmas and it's just a normal weekday schedule.

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Everything Else TWC / Re: TWC Lays off Staff

« on: December 01, 2008, 10:56:34 AM »

TWC just updated the Bios page and Schwartz, Lemke and Deon are indeed gone. However it appears that the Forecast Earth staff as well as Jeff Mielcarz, Tetiana Anderson and Jorma Duran remain for now.

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Programming and Graphics / Forecast Earth cancelled, entire environmental unit laid off

« on: November 21, 2008, 09:47:11 AM »

From Newsblues:

On the same week NBC celebrated “Green is Universal Week” by jetting crews to four distant locations, ostensibly to report on the environment, the Weather Channel, which is owned by NBC Universal, laid off the entire TWC Environmental Unit.

"Forecast Earth" aired weekends and was fronted by former CNN anchor Natalie Allen with contributions from TWC climate expert Heidi Cullen. The staff includes several producers and a photog.

In perhaps the ultimate irony, Allen urged viewers, in her final blog post on Monday, to embrace NBC's "Green is Universal event."

Tipsters in Atlanta says cuts continued yesterday and will most likely exceed the 50 job losses initially reported.

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Everything Else TWC / Re: TWC Lays off Staff

« on: November 21, 2008, 06:20:56 AM »

I found an article from USA Today and it says that Dave Schwartz, Cheryl Lemke and Eboni Deon are the 3 OCM's that have been layed off.

http://blogs.usatoday.com/weather/2008/11/weather-channel.html

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Everything Else TWC / Re: TWC Lays off Staff

« on: November 20, 2008, 08:08:53 AM »

I just read on the easternuswx forums that Cheryl Lemke, Dave Schwartz, and Dennis Smith have all been let go.

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Programming and Graphics / Re: TWC tagging along for NBC's Green Week

« on: November 11, 2008, 03:21:34 PM »

It looks like the extra Forecast Earth episodes will be airing at 2PM Eastern in place of the ICHT hour.