Kyla Grogan

[WeatherWonderGuy]

It says further up on this page that she went to Boston University which is one of those schools in the "Most Competitive" categories.  That means that her IQ is likely higher than yours and mine combined.  I'm pretty sure they don't have a looks section on the college application to get in there.  I sure as hell couldn't have gotten in.  On her page for facebook it says she's also in the process of getting a meteorology degree.  So just how many credentials does a person need to have to satisfy you?  I think you're ruling out the possibility that someone can be smart and beautiful at the same time. Granted, it doesn't happen often but it certainly happens!  If TWC found someone who is both we should be so lucky!

[toxictwister00]

It says further up on this page that she went to Boston University which is one of those schools in the "Most Competitive" categories.  That means that her IQ is likely higher than yours and mine combined.  I'm pretty sure they don't have a looks section on the college application to get in there.  I sure as hell couldn't have gotten in.  On her page for facebook it says she's also in the process of getting a meteorology degree.  So just how many credentials does a person need to have to satisfy you?  I think you're ruling out the possibility that someone can be smart and beautiful at the same time. Granted, it doesn't happen often but it certainly happens!  If TWC found someone who is both we should be so lucky!

You missed the point ENTIRELY. I never said she wasn't smart, she probably is smarter than me when it comes to meteorology. Great! I'm just an amateur anyway. I commend and appreciate her for wanting to earn her meteorology degree to further her education in the field. My point was TWC doesn't give a crap about how smart she is, their concern is whether or not she has the sex appeal to hold/build an audience just like the rest of the female OCMs. Having a degree and being knowledgeable to weather/meteorology is a bonus for them.

If you want a perfect example of this, look at three of our veteran female OCMs: Kelly Cass, Kim Cunningham (Perez), and heck even Vivian Brown. All three have changed appearances, not modestly, but radically. Kim is the best example of the three, she's hardly recognizable to me at times.

Also, I don't want to make it out to seem like this only happens at TWC, it happens on a local level as well. At our CBS affiliate we used to have a female weather forecaster who was the chief met named Dagmar Midcap. She was voted "Sexiest Weathergirl in Atlanta" and boy did that station run on that sex appeal angle to drum up ratings. I guess I can't blame them, they were obviously desperate since they were (and still are today) in the toilet with their ratings. They started plastering up numerous billboards and TV ads all based on how she look instead of what she knew. After she left, they had to find their new Dagmar Midcap to bring in ratings and they found her (quickly) with Markina Brown. Once again, she met the eye candy criteria, her meteorological credentials were just a bonus. Just like Kyla, I don't doubt Markina's expertise in weather, but the ad makes it clear that shouldn't be the only thing you should love about her.

Atlanta's Newest Meteorologist, Markina Brown

[WeatherWonderGuy]

And you have missed the point ENTIRELY that television is a visual medium.  If you find smart, attractive people so hard to cope with, perhaps you should get your news and weather information from the radio.  Then if someone was attractive you wouldn't have to be so horribly accosted by their beauty LOL!
It's fun to watch pretty people on TV. Their appearance is part of their ability to communicate and yes, draw in an audience and in turn possibly boost ratings. Looks will always be a factor when you're dealing with a visual medium.  Anyone who gets into that business is well aware of it and I think it's smart of the OCMs to evolve their look, stay current, it's part of their profession and they know that when they choose to work in TV.
If you want to gripe that the information given is sub par that's one thing but to complain that it's wrong to put attractive people on television is flat out ridiculous.   

[gt1racerlHDl]

Guys, Guys please calm down, we don't need the topic to get locked over an argument.

Kyla is a great meteorologist, whatever she wants to wear is her decision alone and shouldn't be argued about.

[toxictwister00]

And you have missed the point ENTIRELY that television is a visual medium. If you find smart, attractive people so hard to cope with, perhaps you should get your news and weather information from the radio. Then if someone was attractive you wouldn't have to be so horribly accosted by their beauty LOL!
It's fun to watch pretty people on TV. Their appearance is part of their ability to communicate and yes, draw in an audience and in turn possibly boost ratings. Looks will always be a factor when you're dealing with a visual medium.  Anyone who gets into that business is well aware of it and I think it's smart of the OCMs to evolve their look, stay current, it's part of their profession and they know that when they choose to work in TV.
If you want to gripe that the information given is sub par that's one thing but to complain that it's wrong to put attractive people on television is flat out ridiculous.   

Everything in bold once again was EXACTLY the point of both of the posts I made. I may not have worded it the way you like, but that's what I was trying to get across to you in the first place. I don't understand why you keep ranting on about me being offended by a female OCM having both beauty and brains you're not making any sense there since I never said that.  You're right she can dress any way she likes and as beautiful as she likes, again I don't care. I don't think beauty alone should speak for the OCM, the smarts she has should too.

[phw115wvwx]

Calm down, everyone!  Looks are just as important to an OCM as are the ability to present and have some knowledge of weather.  They all serve a part of the process, and ratings do matter on all of those aspects.  Yes, I sometimes wish knowledge weighed a little bit more here in importance, but it's not worth a back-and-forth debate.  Please don't make me come back here to this topic again as I will lock it next time.

[Charismatic Applesauce]

I don't know why, but when I first found out about Kyla Grogan, I thought she was ugly. But I decided to Google her, and you people are right, she is attractive. And it's good that she also wants credentials to back her looks up. That's all I have to say. I don't want to argue.

[Lightning]

TWC HAS had anchors do the forecast who don't have certificates in meteorology before. Examples include Marshall Seese, Dave Schwartz, Kristin Dodd, and Jeanetta Jones (the first three which eventually received their certificates during their last few years at TWC).

What about Danielle Banks, is she certified?

[IceManNYR]

Banks received her bachelor’s degree in media studies from Radford University and her Broadcast Meteorology Certification from Mississippi State University.
http://press.weather.com/company-info/meteorologists/danielle-banks-on-camera-meteorologist/

[alex979]

Kyla is leaving TWC...

https://www.facebook.com/KylaWeather/photos/a.300603840056076.71334.295965273853266/648337608616029/?type=1

[PAweatherman]

What a shame. Another great OCM gone.

[Metarvo]

Oh, no!  I'm sorry to see her go.  It seems as though nobody wants to (or gets to) stay at TWC these days.

[ap215]

WTNH News 8 Welcomes Meteorologist Kyla Grogan

Kyla joined Storm Team 8 in January 2015 returning to her home state of Connecticut. She began her meteorology career at The Weather Channel where she was part of the team that covered Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath, as well as several major tornado outbreaks.

http://wtnh.com/2015/01/02/wtnh-news-8-welcomes-meteorologist-kyla-grogan/

Congratulations Kyla best wishes.