Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Naming Winter Storms? R U Kiddin' ???
Ya know, I've been in this business for over 4 decades and thought I had seen everything, but nooooooo! Today The Weather Channel announced they will name Winter Storms. Why? Winter storms are not like Hurricanes/Tropical Storms where sometimes we're tracking 3-4 systems at once. Usually the winter snowstorm is alone with nothing else to follow. Again I ask why? Does TWC think the folks are that stupid that they'll pay more attention to a blizzard if they give it a silly (Brutus...give me a break!) name? I can see it now...some T-Shirt shop putting out a shirt that says, ..."I survived Brutus" and then TWC suing for violating naming rights! Can you say MONEY? Nothing more than a juvenile prank to attract the younger crowd. What I wonder is 1) will TWC, which is owned by NBC, require their local affiliates (Ch. 6 here) to carry these names and 2) what if other stations not NBC start using these names? What's next? TWC starting a new hurricane scale different than NHC? TWC hiring Hooter girls to attract the male audience? Other ideas gang? What say you?
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too funny, bob..I just love your blog..i hope you never stop blogging..:)
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