> I provided this information a week or so ago when FTVLive
> reported the weather talent changes at WJAR. FTVLive
> reported the change for the 11:00 newscast was because of
> sinking ratings. I'm assuming WJAR feels putting Ghiorse on
> the 11:00 news will boost ratings. Personally, I don't
> understand changing weather anchors will do any good.
>
> I think that Kelly Bates does a fine job. I'm glad to see
> her on a station that people actually watch. She did
> weekends at WLNE before heading to WJAR. Former WPRI, WJAR,
> NECN, and whatever other station's weather guy Jim Corbin is
> handling weekend night duties at WLNE.
>
> > I think they have updated their bios on turnto10.com ...
> it
> > lists her as Forecaster for Sunrise and Dylan Dreyer for
> > Weekend Sunrise. It also has changed John Ghiorse to 5:30
>
> > and 11 and Gary Ley to Noon, 5, 6. It looks like they are
>
> > trying to portray a stronger presence in the weather
> > department by overlapping Gary and John. Which I think is
> a
> > positive step.
> >
>
The next logical step would be to make John Ghiorse and Gary Ley "Co-Chief Meteorologists" like WCVB has done with Dick Albert and Harvey Leonard. After all, John was the primary meteorologist at WJAR for 15 years before WLNE gave him the now-famous "Million Dollar Contract".