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weather guy on wkrg

#1 Postby Houstonia » Sat Jul 09, 2005 11:30 pm

Is anyone else watching the live wkrg feed? Does it strike any of you that this weather guy is not very good, or is it just me??
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#2 Postby rtd2 » Sat Jul 09, 2005 11:37 pm

Houstonia wrote:Is anyone else watching the live wkrg feed? Does it strike any of you that this weather guy is not very good, or is it just me??


Allen Seals? He stinks! Jerry Hugh is much Better!
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#3 Postby Ixolib » Sat Jul 09, 2005 11:40 pm

I'm sure he's got something to offer. Everybody's gotta make a living dong something.
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#4 Postby air360 » Sat Jul 09, 2005 11:40 pm

whoa.. met bashing..haha...lets hope mr seals doesnt check this forum. :wink:
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Re: weather guy on wkrg

#5 Postby fci » Sat Jul 09, 2005 11:40 pm

Houstonia wrote:Is anyone else watching the live wkrg feed? Does it strike any of you that this weather guy is not very good, or is it just me??


The African American guy?
I kind of thought that he was pretty good....
Maybe, I am used to "not so good" ones already?
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#6 Postby drezee » Sat Jul 09, 2005 11:41 pm

He knows weather, but he has no personality! He also knows nothing about the local weather history. He is an outsider.
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Re: weather guy on wkrg

#7 Postby Houstonia » Sat Jul 09, 2005 11:43 pm

fci wrote:
Houstonia wrote:Is anyone else watching the live wkrg feed? Does it strike any of you that this weather guy is not very good, or is it just me??


The African American guy?
I kind of thought that he was pretty good....
Maybe, I am used to "not so good" ones already?


He seems very uncertain and hesitant to me. Plus it seems like the entire news group doesn't get along very well. But again - if the "weekend crew" is anything like the Houston weekend crew - well, that kind of explains it. (my mom says that nothing big better happen on a weekend in Houston, 'cause they won't report it 'til Monday).

But, as this is not a crew that I watch every day, maybe I should reserve judgement. :wink:
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#8 Postby Houstonia » Sat Jul 09, 2005 11:44 pm

drezee wrote:He knows weather, but he has no personality! He also knows nothing about the local weather history. He is an outsider.


YES Absolutely - he has no TV personality - and ya know - my thought was that if he was in Houston - I would think he was some new guy from Iowa or something!! :lol:
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Re: weather guy on wkrg

#9 Postby Ixolib » Sat Jul 09, 2005 11:45 pm

Houstonia wrote:
fci wrote:
Houstonia wrote:Is anyone else watching the live wkrg feed? Does it strike any of you that this weather guy is not very good, or is it just me??


The African American guy?
I kind of thought that he was pretty good....
Maybe, I am used to "not so good" ones already?


He seems very uncertain and hesitant to me. Plus it seems like the entire news group doesn't get along very well. But again - if the "weekend crew" is anything like the Houston weekend crew - well, that kind of explains it. (my mom says that nothing big better happen on a weekend in Houston, 'cause they won't report it 'til Monday).

But, as this is not a crew that I watch every day, maybe I should reserve judgement. :wink:


Typically, the way the news crews work here is that they put the "seconds" on for the 24-hour, round the clock stuff just prior to a landfalling storm so they can keep the "first seaters" fresh and ready to go when the %&$# hits the fan.
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#10 Postby air360 » Sat Jul 09, 2005 11:47 pm

you know, it is amazing how we can be all over the world and becuase of computers and the internet we can view webcams, live local tv broadcasts, local radio stations, live local weather reports and everything else from the location that hurricanes come into....its as close to being there as one can get without the actual storm going on outside
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Re: weather guy on wkrg

#11 Postby Houstonia » Sat Jul 09, 2005 11:53 pm

Ixolib wrote:
Typically, the way the news crews work here is that they put the "seconds" on for the 24-hour, round the clock stuff just prior to a landfalling storm so they can keep the "first seaters" fresh and ready to go when the %&$# hits the fan.


Well and to be fair to them - I think they began their "around the clock coverage" a little early. There's very little wind and rain around yet for them to report on. It must be hard to maintain some sense of urgency when you start so soon.
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#12 Postby tropicana » Sun Jul 10, 2005 8:58 am

Yeah, that guy Alan Seals, I do know he has about 18 years in the weather industry from the advertisements I saw, plus he is a teacher too.
He used to work for WGN-CHICAGO as the weekend meteorologist...does anyone remember that?
(No one can beat Tom Skilling on WGN..one of the best).

-justin-
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#13 Postby KatDaddy » Sun Jul 10, 2005 9:03 am

I think he just trying to be calm and relaxed. There are many scared people in their viewing area.
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#14 Postby baygirl_1 » Sun Jul 10, 2005 9:06 am

allen sealls is lead met on wkrg. he is good and is always calm. may not have much on-air personality--- he is all business--- but we trust him. jere hough and john nodar there are pretty good, too. you can watch channel 15 from mobile at wpmi.com. david glenn and jim loznicka have more on-air charisma.
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#15 Postby jlauderdal » Sun Jul 10, 2005 9:17 am

tropicana wrote:Yeah, that guy Alan Seals, I do know he has about 18 years in the weather industry from the advertisements I saw, plus he is a teacher too.
He used to work for WGN-CHICAGO as the weekend meteorologist...does anyone remember that?
(No one can beat Tom Skilling on WGN..one of the best).

-justin-


working behing skilling would be like trying to get a starting position behing m.jordan
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#16 Postby The Big Dog » Sun Jul 10, 2005 10:33 am

I'm watching it, but I'm sort of wondering if I'm taking bandwidth away from people who need it the most. Think we should get off?
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#17 Postby Guest » Sun Jul 10, 2005 10:41 am

The Big Dog wrote:I'm watching it, but I'm sort of wondering if I'm taking bandwidth away from people who need it the most. Think we should get off?


I would think the people who need it the most are the ones that are in the storm's path. They either evacuated, listening to the coverage via radio simulcast, or will likely soon lose power. I would be surprised if anyone would be using their computer in these areas.
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