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Is the forecast better coming from the Chief Met.?

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Since the station they work for give them the title "Chief Meteorologist" do we get a better forecast from them?

A few years back, I don't remember any of the stations calling one of the weather people a "Chief". Sean McLaughlin at 12 was one of the first to be called chief. Then 5 (Mike Harvey)and 15 (Bill "Tell Us" Bellis) brought in new talent and made them chiefs.

So do you feel better about the accuracy and detail in your forecast when it's given by a Chief Meteorologist?
 
> Since the station they work for give them the title "Chief
> Meteorologist" do we get a better forecast from them?
>
> A few years back, I don't remember any of the stations
> calling one of the weather people a "Chief". Sean
> McLaughlin at 12 was one of the first to be called chief.
> Then 5 (Mike Harvey)and 15 (Bill "Tell Us" Bellis) brought
> in new talent and made them chiefs.
>
> So do you feel better about the accuracy and detail in your
> forecast when it's given by a Chief Meteorologist?
>

I never expected it. I always assumed that the title "Chief Meteorologist" meant that they delivered the forecast in the most prominent newscasts. Now I do expect better accuracy and detail from a meteorologist, "chief" or not.

As a kid, I thought about pursuing a career in meteorology, so I knew that regardless of the credentials of the meteorologist, forecasting the weather is an inexact science at best, and a crapshoot at worst (long-range forecasts). The difference between a weatherperson and meteorologist is that the latter actually has some knowledge - anyone can relay an National Weather Service forecast, but it takes more to understand how the monsoon works and why its storms are hit and miss.

If they could, most meteorologists would avoid giving anything longer range than a 3-day forecast, but the marketing people insist on 5- and 7-day forecasts, even though they're seldom accurate. BTW, I'll bet that's all the "chief" title is - marketing.
 
Flagstaff fake "Local" weekend weather Reports

>My pet peeve is the weekend weather on Ch 2 in Flagstaff. The anchor will give a very brief report, then they switch to Ch 12 in Phoenix. Then the Ch 12 weather person (currently Caribe?) will state "HERE IN FLAGSTAFF WE HAD A HIGH OF 85" and you know darn well she hasn't been in Flagstaff for 72 hours. So why they keep trying to fool us by acting as if they are in Flagstaff?

Talk about credibility.
 
Re: Flagstaff fake "Local" weekend weather Reports

> >My pet peeve is the weekend weather on Ch 2 in Flagstaff.
> The anchor will give a very brief report, then they switch
> to Ch 12 in Phoenix. Then the Ch 12 weather person
> (currently Caribe?) will state "HERE IN FLAGSTAFF WE HAD A
> HIGH OF 85" and you know darn well she hasn't been in
> Flagstaff for 72 hours. So why they keep trying to fool us
> by acting as if they are in Flagstaff?
>
> Talk about credibility.
>

A disappointing trend in TV, to be sure.

I like the staff of KTVK 3 Phoenix doing Tucson's news as if they're in Tucson. Why have news at all? I suppose if you want to do a fake newscast, it's best to use fake newscasters. I think it's KMSB 11 Tucson that uses KTVK; I'm not certain.
 
Re: Flagstaff fake "Local" weekend weather Reports

> I think it's KMSB 11 Tucson that uses KTVK;
> I'm not certain.

Most likely so. Both are owned by Belo.
 
Re: Flagstaff fake "Local" weekend weather Reports

> > I think it's KMSB 11 Tucson that uses KTVK;
> > I'm not certain.
>
> Most likely so. Both are owned by Belo.
>

While broadcasting from another city is not the best situation, it is better to have an additional news option. At least it is in the SAME state. However, it is discouraging that the forecasters are saying, "Here in Flagstaff...". They could just say, "The current temperature in Flagstaff is..."

In the Pacific Northwest, they have NWCN (Northwest Cable News) which covers Washington, Oregon, and Idaho news, weather, and sports. They broadcast from Seattle, but do not hide that fact. They use reports from their own reporters as well as affliate reporters in Seattle, Boise, Portland, and Spokane.

A worse case is that Sinclair is doing this all over the country, particularly with weather and sports. Apparently, they have totally missed some life threatening weather situations because the meteorologist is 1,000 miles away!
 
Re: Flagstaff fake "Local" weekend weather Reports

> A worse case is that Sinclair is doing this all over the
> country, particularly with weather and sports. Apparently,
> they have totally missed some life threatening weather
> situations because the meteorologist is 1,000 miles away!

I'm sort of on the fence about this. There's that 'Clear Channel is evil because they voice track (radio)' rubbish, after all. Perhaps they ARE evil, but not necessarily because they like to centralize program production.

Regardless of where TV news and weather originate, I believe responsible broadcasters should not misrepresent the situation to the audience and should keep up with local emergencies, perhaps ultimately through some FCC imposed alarm monitoring (local NWS weather radio) scenario.
 
Re: Flagstaff fake "Local" weekend weather Reports

> > A worse case is that Sinclair is doing this all over the
> > country, particularly with weather and sports.
> Apparently,
> > they have totally missed some life threatening weather
> > situations because the meteorologist is 1,000 miles away!
>
> I'm sort of on the fence about this. There's that 'Clear
> Channel is evil because they voice track (radio)' rubbish,
> after all. Perhaps they ARE evil, but not necessarily
> because they like to centralize program production.
>
> Regardless of where TV news and weather originate, I believe
> responsible broadcasters should not misrepresent the
> situation to the audience and should keep up with local
> emergencies, perhaps ultimately through some FCC imposed
> alarm monitoring (local NWS weather radio) scenario.
>
I agree with you. Broadcasters must not misrepresent where they are. I really don't mind broadcasting within the same state or region, as long as they are actually monitoring the situation. My understanding is that KPNX actually has local reporters in Flagstaff who could visually verify the weather. Also, I believe that KTVK also employs local reporters in Tucson. But, again, they should never imply that they are in another place.

In other words, the Flagstaff reporter could say, "Let's go to Caribe Devine in our Phoenix weather center for the latest forecast." Caribe could then do her forecast for Flagstaff.
 
Re: Flagstaff fake "Local" weekend weather Reports

> A worse case is that Sinclair is doing this all over the
> country, particularly with weather and sports. Apparently,
> they have totally missed some life threatening weather
> situations because the meteorologist is 1,000 miles away!
>

Doesn't Sinclair do this to their own peril exclusively? If NewsCentral doesn't give me the info I need, I tune to somebody else, and Sinclair loses me as a news customer.

I can't figure out all of the bellyaching about Sinclair. If their product is so bad, people shouldn't watch it. If enough people aren't watching, they get the message and try something else.
 
Re: Flagstaff fake "Local" weekend weather Reports

I know we're talking local TV here, but I had to quit watching the Weather Channel because they were saying "our" highs and "our" weather forecast. For awhile I thought they had moved their studios to the west coast, but then I figured out they had started saying "our" for whatever weather they were talking about across the country.

On the local front, I can't watch local weathercasts because their forecasts usually have nothing to do with what is really going to happen. The graphics are usually nice, but that doesn't help them give a proper forecast.

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