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Local Forecast / Re: General LF Discussion

« on: August 05, 2014, 01:40:16 PM »

Impossible! Chris Hoitsma would never go into such details!

 

Probably explains why the radar city choices have been different the last few months. He must be the new local product manager.

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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?

« on: July 30, 2014, 06:38:04 PM »

81° clear.

The high yesterday at KPHL was 76°, 11° below normal. Lows this morning were 62 in the city with 50s in the suburbs and down to 45° in the Poconos.  I don't mind this weather,  but this has me concerned about this upcoming winter 

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Everything Else TWC / Re: Create your own TWC schedule

« on: July 28, 2014, 12:29:55 PM »

Weekdays

4:00am-6:00am
First Forecast
Reynolds Wolf & Kait Parker (M/T/W), Jen Carfagno and Alex Wallace (R/F)

6:00am-7:00am
Wake Up with Al
Al Roker and Stephanie Abrams

7:00am-10:00am
AMHQ
Mike Bettes and Stephanie Abrams with Jim Cantore (severe wx)

10:00am-11:00am
Wake Up with Al (reprise)

11:00am-2:00pm
Weather Center Live
Alex Wilson and Jennifer Delgado with Mark Elliott (severe wx)

2:00pm-5:00pm
Weather Center Live
Dave Schwartz and Vivian Brown with Nick Walker (severe wx)

5:00pm-7:00pm
Weather Center Live
Kelly Cass and Kyla Grogan with Chris Warren (severe wx)

7:00pm-9:00pm
Weather Center Live
Paul Goodloe and Kim Cunningham with Chris Warren (severe wx)

9:00pm-4:00am
Long Form


Weekends

4:00am-5:00am
Weather Center Live
Ray Stagich (Sat), Mark Thibudeax (Sun)

5:00am-7:00am
Weather Center Live
Reynolds Wolf

7:00am-11:00am
AMHQ Weekend Edition
Jen Carfagno and Alex Wallace

11:00am-2:00pm
Weather Center Live
Keith Carson & Kait Parker

2:00pm-5:00pm
Long Form

5:00pm-5:30pm
Weather Update
Julie Martin

5:30pm-8:00pm
Long Form

8:00pm-8:30pm
Weather Update
Julie Martin

8:30pm-4:00am
Long Form

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Local Forecast / Re: General LF Discussion

« on: July 28, 2014, 11:53:45 AM »

Remember Chris Hoitsma who was laid off back in 2008? Apparently he's back, but now as a local product manager!

Good morning, Mike.

There is a problem related to the computer unit we provide to Comcast Cable to deliver your local weather for Audubon, New Jersey. A replacement computer unit is on its way...it was ordered on Saturday evening (7/26/2014). Please allow a few days for delivery of the computer and installation by Comcast Cable, and local weather for Audubon and south Jersey will return.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Chris Hoitsma

Local Forecast Product Manager

The Weather Channel

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OCMs & Personalities / Ray Stagich and Mark Thibodeau

« on: July 27, 2014, 06:51:26 PM »

Are these people still at TWC? According to Wikipedia (not sure if its true) these two no longer host weekend mornings from 4-7a ET as Keith Carson hosts those hours now. I noticed on Ray's FB page his profile picture was removed, and he hasn't utilized his page much since April.

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Local Forecast / Re: Traffic on LDL

« on: July 27, 2014, 01:52:36 PM »

Since I remember seeing a bunch of iHeartRadio promos recently on TWC, I wonder if perhaps the new traffic vendor is Total Traffic. Both are products of Clear Channel, and perhaps the two sides worked out a trade deal - you get our data. we get some ad time.

"Lisa Fairfax Total Traffic"

Sorry that voice really gets in me every morning.

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General Discussion / Re: YouTube subscriptions

« on: July 26, 2014, 02:28:56 PM »

Now YouTube changed how to get to your video manager. Used to be as simple as clicking your username and selecting video manager on the pull down menu, now you have to go to you channel and click a random video of yours to get to it. And why is it sometimes I can't reply to comments on videos and that it keeps asking me to sign in even after doing it 50 times and selecting "keep me logged in."

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Local Forecast / Re: Traffic on LDL

« on: July 26, 2014, 01:57:46 PM »

Still not getting a local forecast to check it out myself, along with that seems to be 50% of the country based on what I'm seeing on their facebook.

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Weatherscan Discussion / Re: Weatherscan Topic

« on: July 25, 2014, 01:22:19 PM »

Since the traffic conditions have returned to many of the domestic IntelliSTARs, has the product returned to Weatherscan as well? 

No. Don't count on it, either. Remember, development on Weatherscan has been stopped indefinitely for years.

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Local Forecast / Re: Ken Gregory - 5 LINED SKINK

« on: July 25, 2014, 01:20:17 PM »

I haven't been able to find that version either. The slower version (which also played on TWC in May 2004) is available in many places, but I prefer the more aggressive one.

146

The Game Room / Re: Control+V (or command+V for Macs)

« on: July 25, 2014, 01:03:29 PM »

 We were unable to process your order with the current payment information. Please click 'Continue' to select a default payment method and 1-Click address.

147

WeatherSTAR Tech Support / IS2 not cueing all day

« on: July 24, 2014, 05:27:24 PM »

My Intellistar 2 in Audubon, NJ /Comcast has not been cueing anything all day long today (Local on the 8s, LDL, etc). Thanks for looking into this.

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Local Forecast / Re: Traffic on LDL

« on: July 24, 2014, 03:21:02 PM »

I love the graphics for them! Can't get it right now since of course the IS2 here is simulcasted in SD. My IS2 hasn't been cueing today anyway.

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Local Forecast / Re: Ficara now on Amazon MP3

« on: July 22, 2014, 12:16:28 PM »

Honestly the quality sounds worse than my two tapes of her music. At least there's no static.

Also am I to assume this "untitled" track is a lost song of hers? Can't find it anywhere.

http://files.twcclassics.com/local-forecast/music/Ficara%20-%20Untitled.mp3

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Show: "WXGeeks"

« on: July 21, 2014, 10:54:34 AM »

Here's an article regarding the show. Sounds like Chris Warren is demonstrating his typical behavior - interrupting people mid-sentence. Who even picked this guy?

http://thevane.gawker.com/wxgeeks-great-promise-wrapped-up-in-great-disappointme-1607986635/+kellyconaboy