I just saw on my facebook that former OCM Nicole Mitchell is sueing TWC.
Nicole Mitchell Sues The Weather Channel for USERRA Discrimination
I hope it's all right that I put a link to a video about this on here.
She's getting payback. But she wasn't the only one done wrong
Here are my thoughts(Warning: Long and uses Several Parentheses)
I hope she wins and by the way let NBC bring back Marshall Seese, Kristina Abernathy, Dave Schwartz, Bill Keneely, Sharon Resultan, Kristen Dodd, Jeanetta Jones(Car Accident possible exception), Rich Johnson, Cheryl Lemke, and Mark Mancuso. These people were awesome. I believe just as many people( maybe more) would watch Marshall ad Heather as Al and Stephanie. Al cannot be paid 10x everyone else and only be on for 2 hours. I hope this is the platform for changes in the weather channel. I just saw Heidi Cullen ion TWC for the Top 5 storms of 2011. Heidi Cullen, Miranda Cosgrove, and Tim Tebow have been on the Weather Channel, but Bill Keneely and Marshall Seese aren't. Al is paid 1M+, Yet Dave Schwartz sells shoes at Macy's in Lenox mall(when I go to Lenox I will see him). Al dances all day
. Dave gives us the weather in a down to earth manor
. NBC will pay Matt Lauer 30M. Yet OCM's making 350-400K were laid off to "reduce costs". I don't believe that salary was the reason for the layoffs. I think they wanted the old OCM's to speak about Global warming( Heidi Cullen's guest appearance). Maybe it was something else they didn't want to say(Other than global warming). Another reason is probably that they wanted Kristina, Dave, Mark to be a cheesy comedy show( This is the reason for the dancing and stupid jokes). Another TWC problem is the dumb Reality Shows. Back in the 1980's - 1990's and even into the early 2000's NBC had some good shows (Matlock, Golden Girls etc.). Now all you see is The Voice.
I guess since NBC owns part of Bravo that's where the ideas came from. Listen NBC don't try to turn TWC into the second real house wives of Atlanta(I live here). NBC, NO MORE Ice Pilots, WUWA, Lifeguard or any thing.
You may keep It Could Happen Tomorrow, Storm Stories, and other shows that are atleast 90% weather. If you want to keep the reality shows then create The Weather Channel 2. In short, Let Al go to NBC and stay
Let us keep the more seasoned and brilliant OCM's. NBC doesn't realize you can be a good OCM without being stupid. If we want a joke, We know Jay Leno is on at 11:35. Also Give us back the Positive Feel of The Weather Channel that we had just a few years ago. TWC doesn't need comedy after all it survived for 26 years before you instituted it. Last thing NBC, When I put on TWC, I want weather. I am not blaming anyone, but I do want weather back. Good job Nicole. We're rooting for you. NBC can still Change TWC for the better.
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Note: I realize that those older OCM's wouldn't be around forever. We would eventually have to learn new people. However, what happened was not right. Those OCM's had a good 10-15 years left. I don't have a problem with NBC or anyone at TWC personally, but I do want change. I have a problem with the dancing and bad comedy. Only Stephanie Abrams and Al Roker do it. You can be funny and professional at the same time.
An example would be Dave Schwartz
. And There are some I like about as much as as the older ones(They are older themselves and are still there). I really like (who is still there) Mike Siedel, Jim Cantore, Vivian Brown, Jeff Morrow, Kim Cunningham Carl Parker(Very professional), Dr. Greg Forbes and Adam Burg (he isn't old but is funny and down tho earth like Dave Schwartz(No One can be just like Dave though
). Some people are too new for me to formulate an opinion, some are on too late for me to know them, and some I know but can't remember their names. Any professional I will like them and get use to them. They(New OCM's :Maria Larosa, Todd Santos, Jen Carfagno, Stephanie Abrams) look like they are just trying to do their jobs. But if they (New OCM's) tried to get the older OCM's fired ON PURPOSE and used their younger looks and bodies to get the job then remember Karma is a
. Kristina Abernathy and Sharon Resultan were still very good looking when they were layed off. Keneely and Schwartz were capable and professional too. So if you used your age a looks and bodies to try to replace them, You have 10 years until you're 40 and the next people will come and you feel like Abernathy and Schwartz. So if you did that to get them fired watch out.
This Really last. I don't know what happened or why. Were the older OCM's fired for 1 money,2 not wanting to be silly and a cheesy comedy, 3 Global Warming controversy, or 4 the younger OCM's screwing them over.
If the answer is 4 them we have a problem. Rich Johnson if you read this please reply. Anyone please reply
Sorry for the long paragraph and series of parentheses. I just had to vent. Good luck Nicole!!!!!!!!!!!!
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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).