Re: Weather guys and gals

["gic" <gary@garysicecream.com>]

What about Josh Judge - he went from Metro traffic reporter and Salisbury
Beach outdoor disc jockey to weatherman.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Bello" <rbello@BelloAssoc.com>
To: "Larry Weil" <kc1ih@mac.com>; "Sean Smyth" <ssmyth@suscom.net>
Cc: <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 4:49 PM
Subject: Re: Weather guys and gals


>
> In Boston all (I believe) all TV weatherpeople are meteorologists.
> Even part timers are......David Epstein is on channel 5.
>
> In many other markets, New York included, it is hit or miss
> between a weatherperson reporting the weather or a meteorologist.
>
> PS - Why won't channel 5 record an intro for Epstein instead of the
> generic one they use?   He is on often enough.
>
>
> At 04:30 PM 8/27/03 -0400, Larry Weil wrote:
> >
> >On Wednesday, August 27, 2003, at 05:22PM, Sean Smyth <ssmyth@suscom.net>
> >wrote:
> >
> > >How many of the weather people we see on TV are truly meteorologists?
And
> > >how many are not? When growing up and being spoonfed Channel 5's
newscasts,
> > >I got so used to seeing the little 'ams' logo next to Dick Albert's
name
> > >(does he look old now or what?) that I presumed all TV weatherpersons
were
> > >meteorologists.
> >
> >I think that among the women, more of them are meterologists now than
were
> >years ago.  Remember the "weather girl" in the bikini, who was just
> >reading what was written by the real meterologist?  I don't think you see
> >that anymore.
> >
> >Larry Weil
> >Lake Wobegone, NH
>
>