2012 Layoffs

[weathergirl1987]

Did Heather get a chance to say goodbye? My power went off prior to the end of her scheduled shift. She looked really sad(like she had been crying) but like the dedicated professional she is. she was great! I looked at the "new" TWC November schedule. And Day Planner is still on as usual. Sadly, it seems to me, because she has seniority there, and probably makes more money. Management decided to not renew her contract. Sad, very sad. Go to school, learn your craft well. Make a good living. Only to be shown the door. Because u are good at what you do. And make good money.

[jtmal0723]

Did Heather get a chance to say goodbye? My power went off prior to the end of her scheduled shift. She looked really sad(like she had been crying) but like the dedicated professional she is. she was great! I looked at the "new" TWC November schedule. And Day Planner is still on as usual. Sadly, it seems to me, because she has seniority there, and probably makes more money. Management decided to not renew her contract. Sad, very sad. Go to school, learn your craft well. Make a good living. Only to be shown the door. Because u are good at what you do. And make good money.

Due to circumstances beyond her control, due to Sandy's approach, they could not do a proper goodbye for her.

[Spring Rubber]

Heather has been kept around due to Sandy. I'm assuming they have her through October 31st due to her contract; it's just that barring the storm, she wasn't going to get any airtime Monday-Wednesday, but now because of Sandy, they're taking advantage of the remaining three days of her contract.

[weathergirl1987]

I know the hurricane is serious. Maybe, if she does not get a chance to say goodbye live. Perhaps she could record a goodbye and post it on youtube or her facebook page?

[jtmal0723]

I know the hurricane is serious. Maybe, if she does not get a chance to say goodbye live. Perhaps she could record a goodbye and post it on youtube or her facebook page?

She already said her goodbyes on her TWC Facebook page. She set up a Facebook Fan Page for herself separate from TWC.

[phw115wvwx]

I know the hurricane is serious. Maybe, if she does not get a chance to say goodbye live. Perhaps she could record a goodbye and post it on youtube or her facebook page?

Weathergirl1987, for as much as you have posted here lately, why haven't you registered here yet?

[jtmal0723]

Heather Tesch just posted on her Facebook:

Heather Tesch
This is my final day at TWC. I have been here for 14 years, and loved every minute! One hour left.
Like ·  · Share · 126157 · 21 minutes ago via mobile

[twcclassics]

Wow. My mom was watching TWC this afternoon and texted me about some "dumb blond on TWC." Then said she announced she was leaving. I thought for sure she was talking about Stephanie. Never would have guessed it was Heather.

[TWCC_DJK5555]

I was watching, and she did say goodbye on the air.

We'll miss you Heather. 

[WeatherWitness]

Wow. My mom was watching TWC this afternoon and texted me about some "dumb blond on TWC." Then said she announced she was leaving. I thought for sure she was talking about Stephanie. Never would have guessed it was Heather.

I wouldn't consider Heather a "dumb blond."

[toxictwister00]

Wow. My mom was watching TWC this afternoon and texted me about some "dumb blond on TWC." Then said she announced she was leaving. I thought for sure she was talking about Stephanie. Never would have guessed it was Heather.

I wouldn't consider Heather a "dumb blond."

Eh, she's kinda been "dumbing" down in her on air performance the past year or two if you ask me. Maybe that's why I didn't enjoy seeing her as much as I used to.

Regardless, I hate I missed her on air goodbye.

[Spring Rubber]

Wow. My mom was watching TWC this afternoon and texted me about some "dumb blond on TWC." Then said she announced she was leaving. I thought for sure she was talking about Stephanie. Never would have guessed it was Heather.

I wouldn't consider Heather a "dumb blond."

TWC sure seemed to make her look like one over the past few years. Pretty much every woman on air there now is expected to have the same "generic blond" look. I hate what TWC has done to the image of the female OCMs there over the past three years.

[Eric]

TWC sure seemed to make her look like one over the past few years. Pretty much every woman on air there now is expected to have the same "generic blond" look. I hate what TWC has done to the image of the female OCMs there over the past three years.

Are they really trying to focus on sex to get viewers?  It seems so.  All of the female OCMs now have to be young (or at least realistically appear so), wear tight dresses and show their legs, wear heels that have no business being in front of a weather map, and, on occasion, show more cleavage than one needs to see on a serious network.

[Spring Rubber]

There's no doubt about it. That's exactly what their policy is now.

[ndinminot]

Sad how our fav OCMs we grew up watching are getting laid off. I think only Jim Cantore and Vivian Brown are left. Seems like all the classy ones are being phased out, like almost all TV in America anymore. We live in an extremely oversexed society where it is in your face 24/7/366, and TWC seems to be going along with the sheeple program. I dont watch TV much, almost all of it is garbage. TWC is almost all fluff now, except during breaking weather events like superstorm Sandy