Dumbing down of the Weather Channel?

[MediaBoy4Radio]

Is it just my imagination......or has the quality of reporting and the depth of reporting suffered on the Weather Channel since being taken over by NBC- Universal....................and why is it that they no longer dress as professionally as they used to?

 

[kms575]

I think it was getting dumbed down long before NBC-U took over.

 

[gr8oldies]

Years ago they catered to weather geeks a lot more, then they dumbed it down. Now it's "all global warming, all the time".

 

[searadiofreak]

I like the geeky weather stuff, too. Weather CAN be interesting.

What I don't care for is all the constant "relating" the weather jockeys do to the cities. Like, "maybe you're headed to the pier along Lakeshore Drive for a morning stroll", to make it sound they are in touch with the cities. I know its a radio device to sound local, but the weather channel can't be "local" for everywhere! I think they may be trying though.

 

[charlestondxman]

It has gotten dumbed down, as instead of going to the blue screen to do the forecast, they do it on a projection monitor. Also, I find it ridiculous how biased the coverage is toward the Northeast and the Atlanta area. When there is a major storm system, say in Utah, they give like two minutes to it, and then they go "Look at the blue skies in New York!" and cover the Northeast for five minutes.

They do still have some great meteorologists who have taught me a lot, like Bill Kennely (great at knowing all the places in a storm), Cantore, even Paul Goodloe. However, some of the stiffer ones like Kevin Robinson, Marshall Seese, and Samantha Mohr can be annoying

 

[ansky212]

Also, I find it ridiculous how biased the coverage is toward the Northeast and the Atlanta area. When there is a major storm system, say in Utah, they give like two minutes to it, and then they go "Look at the blue skies in New York!" and cover the Northeast for five minutes.

Well when you think about how many people live in all the big cities in the Northeast, vs. how few people live in Utah or even travel there, it kinda makes sense.

 

[johnnyu]

It has gotten dumbed down, as instead of going to the blue screen to do the forecast, they do it on a projection monitor. Also, I find it ridiculous how biased the coverage is toward the Northeast and the Atlanta area. When there is a major storm system, say in Utah, they give like two minutes to it, and then they go "Look at the blue skies in New York!" and cover the Northeast for five minutes.

They do still have some great meteorologists who have taught me a lot, like Bill Kennely (great at knowing all the places in a storm), Cantore, even Paul Goodloe. However, some of the stiffer ones like Kevin Robinson, Marshall Seese, and Samantha Mohr can be annoying

I believe Marshall Seese retired.