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Rick Rose 2.0

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I just noticed that WRAL-TV has 6 Certified Broadcast Meterologists on staff. Here in Atlanta WSB-TV has 3 of their 4 meterologists that met the CBM requirements. Another strong weather team exists at WTVT Tampa where all 5 of their meterologists are CBMs.

Only 1 of the 4 weather teams in Atlanta has the CBM seal meterologist on their main newscasts especially sad in a top 10 market is that their is 2 stations that do not have a meterologist as the main weather person.
 
The CBM, in my opinion, is more-or-less a croc and stations use it as nothing more than a marketing device. It in now way guarantees that (1) a tv meteorologist is actually doing the grunt work of forecasting and (2) is accurate if he or she does. They took and passed a (rigorous) test on their meteorological knowledge.

The CBM came about when the American Meteorological Society decided to upgrade their old television "seal of approval" in an effort to strengthen the educational requirements. The problem is, the AMS had previously issued "SOA"s to just about anyone without regard to having a specific atmospheric sciences degree (including WGRZ-Buffalo's gameshow host *** weatherman Kevin O'Connell). The AMS grandfathered-in those seal holders to automatically qualify for the CBM if they pass the exam (without the burden of taking additional classes). I, however, despite my degree in Geosciences/Meteorology do not qualify for the CBM because I lack 9 credit hours in Physics 2, Differential Equations and Atmospheric Dynamics. I can understand the Atmospheric Dynamics requirement, but having been forecasting for just short of a year, I have yet to use Physics or Differential Equations in my day-to-day forecasting duties.

I'm in no way defending those stations that do not hire and promote talent who have a degree in meteorology/atmospheric sciences, but understand that the CBM does not automatically confer accuracy or knowledge.
 
Meanwhile, in D.C. the ABC affiliate just snagged away longtime WRC-TV meteorologist Bob Ryan; they already have a big-name weatherperson on their staff at this time. Even more surprising is the move when you figure nobody watches a "weather channel" to stick around and find out what the temperature is going to be the next day.
 
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