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Bryan Norcross Does It Again!

J

Joseph_Gallant

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This evening (August 25th), I was able to watch streaming video of WFOR-4's coverage (not from WFOR's own website, but from other CBS O&O websites) of hurricane Katrina.

And once more, WFOR weather anchor Bryan Norcross is doing an outstanding job.

South Florida is lucky to have a TV meteologist like Bryan Norcross to be on the air at times like this.

Being from Boston, it seems that Norcross reminds me of a young Don Kent. For those not from the Boston area, Don Kent was a longtime weatherman on WBZ-1030/WBZ-4 (from the early 1950's through the early 1980's) who had a no-nonsense manner, was very knowledgable about the weather, and could easily explain it to viewers. That made Kent the most popular (and in the opinion of many, the best) on-air meteologist in the history of Boston radio and television.

I would think that many in South Florida think the same of Bryan Norcross.
 
> This evening (August 25th), I was able to watch streaming
> video of WFOR-4's coverage (not from WFOR's own website, but
> from other CBS O&O websites) of hurricane Katrina.
>
> And once more, WFOR weather anchor Bryan Norcross is doing
> an outstanding job.
>
> South Florida is lucky to have a TV meteologist like Bryan
> Norcross to be on the air at times like this.
>
> Being from Boston, it seems that Norcross reminds me of a
> young Don Kent. For those not from the Boston area, Don Kent
> was a longtime weatherman on WBZ-1030/WBZ-4 (from the early
> 1950's through the early 1980's) who had a no-nonsense
> manner, was very knowledgable about the weather, and could
> easily explain it to viewers. That made Kent the most
> popular (and in the opinion of many, the best) on-air
> meteologist in the history of Boston radio and television.
>
> I would think that many in South Florida think the same of
> Bryan Norcross.

I know I do. I remember watching him and Tony Segretto sitting in the bowels of the old WTVJ studios during Andrew, talking the storm out, making sure all the information that was available to them got on the air. Then, of course, the radar ball flew off the top of the National Hurricane Center :) But Norcross was still there, still keeping South Florida calm and safe. He is definitely my most respected meteorologist.

Post 880 dedicated to WCBS... who, according to the latest book, are being beaten at their own game by their own sister station in the same city. The idea of a need for two newsradio stations owned by the same company in the same market never made any sense to me.<P ID="signature">______________
"Get educated. Read stuff on the web and believe all of it."
-- Phil Hendrie
http://theradioblog.blogspot.com</P>
 
> This evening (August 25th), I was able to watch streaming
> video of WFOR-4's coverage (not from WFOR's own website, but
> from other CBS O&O websites) of hurricane Katrina.
>
> And once more, WFOR weather anchor Bryan Norcross is doing
> an outstanding job.
>
> South Florida is lucky to have a TV meteologist like Bryan
> Norcross to be on the air at times like this.

> I would think that many in South Florida think the same of
> Bryan Norcross.
>

Editor's Note: Joseph Gallant's maiden name was Bryan Norcross.
 
> Editor's Note: Joseph Gallant's maiden name was Bryan
> Norcross.

I'm laughing so loud, I almost fell out of my chair! ;)

Actually, Joseph Gallant is my real name.

I began this thread because I thought that Byran Norcross' work on WFOR during the time that Hurricane Katrina made landfall in South Florida was worthy of mention as he did a magnificent job.

I believe that anyone who feels that an on-air person in radio or television has done a fantastic job, especially in a crisis situation, should use Radio-Info.com to post a message praising the on-air person's work.

Many people use these messageboards to criticize. If someone reading these boards has something positive to say, then that person should by all means post those positive comments.
 
> This evening (August 25th), I was able to watch streaming
> video of WFOR-4's coverage (not from WFOR's own website, but
> from other CBS O&O websites) of hurricane Katrina.
>
> And once more, WFOR weather anchor Bryan Norcross is doing
> an outstanding job.
>
> South Florida is lucky to have a TV meteologist like Bryan
> Norcross to be on the air at times like this.
>
> Being from Boston, it seems that Norcross reminds me of a
> young Don Kent. For those not from the Boston area, Don Kent
> was a longtime weatherman on WBZ-1030/WBZ-4 (from the early
> 1950's through the early 1980's) who had a no-nonsense
> manner, was very knowledgable about the weather, and could
> easily explain it to viewers. That made Kent the most
> popular (and in the opinion of many, the best) on-air
> meteologist in the history of Boston radio and television.
>
> I would think that many in South Florida think the same of
> Bryan Norcross.
>

It is just me, or does Bryan Norcross speak in Spanglish? I expect this from Rick Sanchez and Elliot Rodriquez but Brian Norcross?

It's big Neil, it's bigger then both of us!
 
> > Editor's Note: Joseph Gallant's maiden name was Bryan
> > Norcross.
>
> I'm laughing so loud, I almost fell out of my chair! ;)
>
> Actually, Joseph Gallant is my real name.
>
> I began this thread because I thought that Byran Norcross'
> work on WFOR during the time that Hurricane Katrina made
> landfall in South Florida was worthy of mention as he did a
> magnificent job.
>
> I believe that anyone who feels that an on-air person in
> radio or television has done a fantastic job, especially in
> a crisis situation, should use Radio-Info.com to post a
> message praising the on-air person's work.
>
> Many people use these messageboards to criticize. If someone
> reading these boards has something positive to say, then
> that person should by all means post those positive
> comments.
>



Joe...no harm intended...glad you took it in the spirit of fun. That's the manner in which it was offered.

You make a valid point: there is so much positive about Broadcasting that sometimes goes under-reported. Nice of you to spotlight one of those broadcasters and his or her accomplishment(s).
 
Re: Bryan Norcross Does It Again-He is WAY Overrated

> > This evening (August 25th), I was able to watch streaming
> > video of WFOR-4's coverage (not from WFOR's own website,
> but
> > from other CBS O&O websites) of hurricane Katrina.
> >
> > And once more, WFOR weather anchor Bryan Norcross is doing
>
> > an outstanding job.
> >
> > South Florida is lucky to have a TV meteologist like Bryan
>
> > Norcross to be on the air at times like this.
> >
> > Being from Boston, it seems that Norcross reminds me of a
> > young Don Kent. For those not from the Boston area, Don
> Kent
> > was a longtime weatherman on WBZ-1030/WBZ-4 (from the
> early
> > 1950's through the early 1980's) who had a no-nonsense
> > manner, was very knowledgable about the weather, and could
>
> > easily explain it to viewers. That made Kent the most
> > popular (and in the opinion of many, the best) on-air
> > meteologist in the history of Boston radio and television.
>
> >
> > I would think that many in South Florida think the same of
>
> > Bryan Norcross.
>
> I know I do. I remember watching him and Tony Segretto
> sitting in the bowels of the old WTVJ studios during Andrew,
> talking the storm out, making sure all the information that
> was available to them got on the air. Then, of course, the
> radar ball flew off the top of the National Hurricane Center
> :) But Norcross was still there, still keeping South
> Florida calm and safe. He is definitely my most respected
> meteorologist.
>
> Post 880 dedicated to WCBS... who, according to the latest
> book, are being beaten at their own game by their own sister
> station in the same city. The idea of a need for two
> newsradio stations owned by the same company in the same
> market never made any sense to me.

Bryan Norcross started out being a 2nd string behind Don Noe, got a break and moved to another station (or 2 or 3...hasn't he hit them all except SVN?) Then he got a big head after ANDREW and became sooooo sensationalistic, that he is almost unbearable to watch. I swear I saw him intentionally move his hand down over the map towards Miami, insinuating we were done for when there was no way possible no matter how unpredictable Hurricanes can be. After that episode and many more "the sky is falling" scenes, I lost any desire to watch Bryan Norcross. Out of all the weather...people, the only who is/was even somewhat credible was Don Noe. In his heyday, Bob Weaver (who was shafted by WTVJ) was the (weather)MAN! The pickings are slim in South Florida.
 
Re: Bryan Norcross Does It Again-He is WAY Overrated

> Bryan Norcross started out being a 2nd string behind Don
> Noe, got a break and moved to another station (or 2 or
> 3...hasn't he hit them all except SVN?) Then he got a big
> head after ANDREW and became sooooo sensationalistic, that
> he is almost unbearable to watch. I swear I saw him
> intentionally move his hand down over the map towards Miami,
> insinuating we were done for when there was no way possible
> no matter how unpredictable Hurricanes can be. After that
> episode and many more "the sky is falling" scenes, I lost
> any desire to watch Bryan Norcross. Out of all the
> weather...people, the only who is/was even somewhat credible
> was Don Noe. In his heyday, Bob Weaver (who was shafted by
> WTVJ) was the (weather)MAN! The pickings are slim in South
> Florida.

He may have become sensationalistic, but don't you think he at least deserves some credit for what he did during Andrew? You can't have sat through that coverage and not have respect for at least what he did that night, I'd think.

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"Get educated. Read stuff on the web and believe all of it."
-- Phil Hendrie
http://theradioblog.blogspot.com</P>
 
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