
Is the End Near for Philly TV Forecasters?
🔺 One television company has eliminated the local weathercasters from all their stations.
🔺 New Service will be based in Atlanta
🔺 Weathercasters in Atlanta are providing forecasts nationwide
Through the years, we grew up watching them each evening on the news.
It was like watching a show within the show.
They'd keep up informed and up-to-date about upcoming weather we needed to know about, so we could prepare for the next day.
Some of the better-known Philadelphia TV Weather people through the years include,
▪️ John Bolaris
▪️ Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz
▪️ Sue Sero
▪️ Kathy Orr
▪️ Dave Roberts
▪️ Mark Howard
▪️ Steve Williams
They stood out from the anchors in that many seemed to have a schtick to keep up entertained.
Remember Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz? He was famous for wearing a bowtie.
Now comes word that changes in the news business may result in the elimination of local weather forecasters.
A television company called Allen Media Group, announced earlier that they are eliminating all of their local weather people.
This move impacts about 24 television stations across the country.
The company announced that in their place, the company will be using weather segments produced by The Weather Channel from a national hub in Atlanta.
The company said this will allow them to use updated technologies, better graphics, and better forecasting abilities.
Of course, by combining the resources, they'll also be able to eliminate jobs at the local level.
One meteorologist will now do the job that had been held by many individual people.
So what does this have to do with Philadelphia?
The advent of the internet and instantaneous information has taken its toll on local television stations.
People don't have to wait to get their current weather.
Television viewership has changed dramatically with streaming services battering network television viewership.
The younger generations are more accustomed to getting their news and information instantly on the internet.
Pick up your phone, and you probably have a current weather forecast on your screen.
Allen Media purchased the Weather Channel a few years ago, so it seems like a logical synergy for them to make this move.
However, it is believed that once this service is up and running, it will expand and offer the service to other television companies looking to cut costs.
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