Kristina Abernathy and Weathertainment

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My friend (and fellow board member) Mike C. shared this with me today. I thought it was interesting enough to share with you all.

Someone posted a question on answers.com, asking what happened to Kristina Abernathy. While the author is probably just a fan and doesn't know the true answer, I thought his/her comments about Kristina (as well as other OCMs and NBC's version of TWC were spot on). I was never really a fan of Kristina (she was a little to rigid for my tastes), but I agree that she was always professional. Both in appearance and in how she did her job.

Since I haven't watched the channel (for more than a few minutes) in years, I am not familiar with any of the antics mentioned (except for the "Storm Master G" thing), but I find them appalling. When I saw the "Storm Master G" thing, I thought "you have got to be kidding me!" I don't know the circumstances surrounding that ad, but Dr. Forbes does not seem like the kind of guy who lower himself to that level. If I was him, I would have said "no, I'm not doing that" and walked out.

Finally...although I've never really thought about it, Jim Cantore does seem to have changed over the years. I'm sure he's still a great guy, but he seems to have a bit of an ego these days that's a bit off-putting.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_happened_to_Kristina_Abernathy_of_the_weather_channel

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Everything in that answer is totally true, it's very sad how the network turned for the worse like that.

Also with all these names "The Severe Weather Authority," "The Winter Weather Authority," and "The Hurricane Authority," with a network priding itself in outstanding coverage they really should've thought about their employees rather than the network's image.

[Mike M]

Finally...although I've never really thought about it, Jim Cantore does seem to have changed over the years. I'm sure he's still a great guy, but he seems to have a bit of an ego these days that's a bit off-putting.

Jim's not the same probably because of all the work he's been doing for TWC. There's no doubt he's exhausted and stressed from all of that. I mean, there's no way I could host a live show, and host two pre-recorded shows, report during hurricanes, and be featured in promos all at once and still be happy and free of stress.

I do give kudos to whoever answered that question though.