How It All Works Together–Part IV
This is another in a series of excerpts from my unpublished book INSIDE THE WEATHER CHANNEL. This particular series details how forecasters, on-camera talent and producers work together–well, most of the time–to get a show on the air. The show being discussed here is “Your Weather Today” as it was in late 2008. HOW IT ALL WORKS TOGETHER–Part IV Forecasters, On-camera Meteorologists and Producers–Tenuous Allies THE MOTHER HEN, THE SWEETHEART AND CARY GRANT A couple of hours prior to the start of “Your Weather Today,” Marshall Seese, Heather Tesch and Nicole Mitchell gather for a detailed weather briefing from Mark Avery. Marshall...
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This is another in a series of excerpts from my unpublished book INSIDE THE WEATHER CHANNEL. This particular series details how forecasters, on-camera talent and producers work together–well, most of the time–to get a show on the air. The show being discussed here is “Your Weather Today” as it was in late 2008. HOW IT ALL WORKS TOGETHER–Part III Forecasters, On-camera Meteorologists and Producers–Tenuous Allies Lisa Watkins, a gal who put in eight years with the U.S. Navy Reserve, is “Your Weather Today’s” producer. “The training I received in the military,” she says, “certainly serves me well in the pressure-cooker...
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This is another in a series of excerpts from my unpublished book INSIDE THE WEATHER CHANNEL. This particular series details how forecasters, on-camera talent and producers work together–well, most of the time–to get a show on the air. HOW IT ALL WORKS TOGETHER–Part II Forecasters, On-camera Meteorologists and Producers–Tenuous Allies NO, I DON’T WANT TO SEE THE DAMN AP STORY Back in the “Wild West” days of The Weather Channel, there were neither producers nor weather producers. Over time, however, the need for more professionally-polished shows became obvious, and producers were gradually hired onto the staff. Most had earned their...
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This entry begins a new series of excerpts from my unpublished book INSIDE THE WEATHER CHANNEL. The series details how forecasters, on-camera talent and producers work together–well, most of the time–to get a show on the air. HOW IT ALL WORKS TOGETHER–Part I Forecasters, On-camera Meteorologists and Producers–Tenuous Allies It’s three-thirty in the morning, I haven’t had my coffee yet, and I’m barreling down an eight-lane freeway at 70 mph heading for The Weather Channel. It’s a god-awful time of day to be going to work. But in Atlanta, it’s a great hour to be commuting: the road is virtually empty. That is, until I hit I-285, the...
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Senior Meteorologist
The Weather Channel (Ret)
Colonel, USAF Weather Officer (Ret)
Awarded the Legion of Merit
