The Weather Channel

Type	Cable network (Weather/meteorology)
Country	United States
Availability	National; affiliated services available internationally
Slogan	Bringing Weather to Life
Owner	Landmark Communications
Key people	Debora J. Wilson — President, The Weather Channel, Inc.
Launch date	May 2, 1982
Website	weather.com

For the Australian Weather Channel with the same name, see The Weather Channel, Australia

The Weather Channel (TWC) is a cable and satellite television network that broadcasts weather and weather-related news 24 hours a day. The Weather Channel is headquartered in Marietta, Georgia, near Atlanta. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Landmark Communications. In addition to its cable TV programming, TWC also provides forecasts for terrestrial and satellite radio stations, newspapers, and websites, and maintains an extensive online presence at weather.com. Image File history File links The_Weather_Channel_logo. ... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... A television network is a distribution network for television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many television stations. ... Weather is a term that encompasses phenomena in the atmosphere of a planet. ... Satellite image of Hurricane Hugo with a polar low visible at the top of the image. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Landmark Communications is a privately-held media company specializing in cable television, broadcast television, print publishing, and internet publishing. ... Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States (1861-1865) The majority of this article is about heads of states. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Weather Channel is a 24 hour channel that broadcasts weather information on pay TV in Australia. ... Weather is a term that encompasses phenomena in the atmosphere of a planet. ... NEWS is the abbreviation of North,East,West,South. ... Historic Downtown Marietta Marietta is a city located in central Cobb County, GeorgiaGR6, and is its county seat. ... Nickname: Hotlanta, The Big Peach, The ATL, A-Town Location in Fulton County in the state of Georgia Coordinates: Country United States State Georgia Counties Fulton, Dekalb Mayor Shirley Franklin (D) Area    - City 343. ... Landmark Communications is a privately-held media company specializing in cable television, broadcast television, print publishing, and internet publishing. ...

History

Kristina Abernathy (pictured from left) and Sharon Resultan (right) featured from a TWC broadcast in 1998.

TWC's Dave Schwartz showing the national weather map, from a January 5, 2002 broadcast.

Jim Cantore during Hurricane Ophelia on September 15, 2005.

Mike Seidel during Hurricane Wilma when TWC was in "Storm Alert" mode on October 23, 2005.

The Weather Channel went on the air on May 2, 1982. The channel reports the weather and other meteorological information for the United States as well as other countries and regions of the world. TWC originally gathered its national region forecasts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and gathered its local forecasts from local National Weather Service offices, but since 2002 has done local forecasting in-house from Marietta, Georgia. However, current weather and forecast model data is still provided by the National Weather Service, and the ultraviolet index and air quality reports are from the Environmental Protection Agency. The Weather Channel does not have any local meteorologists outside of the Atlanta area. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 133 KB)The Weather Channels Sharon Resultan and Kristina Abernathy. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 133 KB)The Weather Channels Sharon Resultan and Kristina Abernathy. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Image File history File links The Weather Channels Dave Schwartz showing the regional TWC weather map. ... Image File history File links The Weather Channels Dave Schwartz showing the regional TWC weather map. ... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Image File history File links Jimcantore. ... Image File history File links Jimcantore. ... Jim Cantore on The Weather Channel on July 19, 2006. ... the NHCs archive on Hurricane Ophelia the Canadian Hurricane Centres public advisories on Hurricane Ophelia. ... September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Mike-seidel-hurricane-wilma. ... Image File history File links Mike-seidel-hurricane-wilma. ... Mike Seidel Mike Seidel is an American Meteorological Society recognized on-air meteorologist for The Weather Channel. ... Lowest pressure 882 mbar (hPa) (Lowest pressure ever recorded in an Atlantic hurricane) Damage $28. ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Satellite image of Hurricane Hugo with a polar low visible at the top of the image. ... Antarctica Australia Africa Asia Europe North America South America Middle East Caribbean Central Asia East Asia North Asia South Asia Southeast Asia SW. Asia China Australasia Melanesia Micronesia Polynesia Central America Latin America Northern America Americas C. Africa E. Africa N. Africa Southern Africa W. Africa C. Europe E. Europe... The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a scientific agency of the United States Department of Commerce focused on the conditions of the oceans and the atmosphere. ... The National Weather Service (NWS) is one of the six scientific agencies that make up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the United States government. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... EPA redirects here. ...

The Weather Channel was the brainchild of former WLS-TV Chicago chief meteorologist and Good Morning America forecaster John Coleman, who took his idea to Landmark's then-chief Frank Batten. WLS-TV, officially branded as ABC7 Chicago, is a United States television station in Chicago, Illinois owned and operated by the American Broadcasting Company, known nationwide as ABC. ABC7 Chicago produces its broadcasts at 190 North State Street in The Loop and transmits its signal from the Sears Tower. ... This article is about Illinois largest city. ... Good Morning America is a weekday morning news show that is broadcasted on the ABC television network. ... John Coleman is an American meteorologist and the founder of The Weather Channel. ... Frank Batten is creator of the Weather Channel and the Batten Scholership. ...

In the early years of the network, there were many meteorologists in their 20s and 30s, except for Charlie Welsh, Bill Schubert, and hurricane expert John Hope. John Raymond Hope (May 4, 1919-June 13, 2002) was an American meteorologist who specialized in hurricane forecasting and was an on-air personality on The Weather Channel. ...

Current

TWC uses special proprietary equipment that inserts local weather forecast and warning information if it is viewed on a cable TV system. The original WeatherStar technology has been upgraded on most cable systems to IntelliStar, including Vocal Local to announce the three-day local forecast. Satellite viewers see a roundup of local TWC forecasts for major cities across the U.S., as well as satellite and radar images, and severe weather watch and warning maps when active. Proprietary indicates that a party, or proprietor, exercises private ownership, control or use over an item of property, usually to the exclusion of other parties. ... WeatherStar is the name of the technology used by The Weather Channel (TWC) to generate their local forecast segments (such as Local on the 8s) on cable TV systems nationwide. ... By the mid 20th century humans had achieved a level of technological mastery sufficient to leave the surface of the planet for the first time and explore space. ... The IntelliStar is the fifth generation successor to the WeatherStar systems used by the American cable TV and satellite TV channel The Weather Channel (TWC), for inserting local forecasts and current weather information (such as the Local on the 8s portion of their program schedule) into TWCs programming. ... Prediction of future events is an ancient human wish. ... This long range RADAR antenna, known as ALTAIR, is used to detect and track space objects in conjunction with ABM testing at the Ronald Reagan Test Site on the Kwajalein atoll[1]. RADAR is a system that uses radio waves to determine and map the location, direction, and/or speed...

The Weather Channel produces a service, based on modified versions of WeatherStar technology, called Weatherscan on which a separate channel constantly displays local and regional conditions and forecasts along with The Weather Channel's logo and advertisements. Weatherscans look prior to September 2005 Weatherscan (formerly Weatherscan Local) is a digital TV channel offered by The Weather Channel. ... Generally speaking, advertising is the paid promotion of goods, services, companies and ideas by an identified sponsor. ...

TWC's sister channel in Canada is The Weather Network in English and MétéoMédia in French, which uses similar technology that is currently in use in the USA. TWC also runs websites in Brazil (Canal do Tempo), the United Kingdom (Weather Channel), France (Meteo 123) and Germany (Wetter 123). Apart from their stake in The Weather Network/MétéoMédia, TWC only runs their US channel, although it does air an international forecast. Morning on-air personalities Kim MacDonald and Chris Murphy on December 9, 2005. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... MétéoMédia is a 24 hour Canadian French language cable television specialty channel and web site, which provides accurate weather information 24 hours a day. ...

A definitive history of the network, The Weather Channel: The Improbable Rise of a Media Phenomenon, by Frank Batten and Jeffrey L. Cruikshank, was published by Harvard Business Press in May 2002, on TWC's 20th anniversary. Frank Batten is creator of the Weather Channel and the Batten Scholership. ...

In March 2005, The Weather Channel announced that it would receive a new logo/tagline, "Bringing Weather to Life," replacing the 2001 "Live By it" campaign. This change began on August 15, 2005, with changes in formats and programming taking place as part of a subsequent gradual transition that lasted until December, it has increased airtime to weather forecasts by June 2006. ← - 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in March • 31 – Terri Schiavo • 30 – Mitch Hedberg • 29 – Johnnie Cochran • 27 – Wilfred Bigelow • 26 – Paul Hester • 26 – James Callaghan • 21 – Jeff Weise • 21 – Bobby Short • 19 – John De Lorean • 18 – Gary Bertini • 17 – George F... This article is about the year 2001. ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Overseas versions

Over the years, attempts to broadcast international versions of TWC (apart from Canada's The Weather Network/MétéoMédia and the Australian version of the Weather Channel) have failed.

• A UK version of The Weather Channel ran from 1 September 1996 to 30 January 1998, when it was closed due to low viewing figures.

• TWC also ran The Weather Channel Latin America, which operated in Spanish in Mexico, Puerto Rico and South America, this network ceased operations in December 2002. The service's three original anchors were Paola Elorza, Sal Morales and Mari Carmen Ramos who left the channel within a year of its launch and went on to work for Univision in Miami, Telemundo in Los Angeles and CNN International. At one point, there was also a Portuguese version in Brazil.

• On Time Warner's Oceanic cable system in Hawaii, The Weather Channel aired overnights on a local cable channel, and around the clock on digital [1]. However, its Weather STAR 4000 unit suffered from several technical difficulties during its run (including a persistent "Radar Temporarily Unavailable" notice, showing the Seattle-based radar map), its programming has since been dropped. However, up to 2000, The Weather Channel showed the Weather Star 4000's Travel Cities Forecast off the national feed if there's a problem when tuning in.

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The Weather Channel logo

The Weather Channel's most recognized logo started out as a slightly-squished blue rectangular box that debuted on TWC’s first broadcast on May 2, 1982. This logo would later be revised in 1996, with the corners and "Weather Channel" text font less rounded. The URL text weather.com was permanently added underneath the logo in 1999. More recently, in August 2005, the logo was re-overhauled; the blue rectangle’s corners are straight, and "The Weather Channel" text is now in lower-case and left-justified, similar to the Weather Network in Canada. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in August August 31: Michael Sheard August 26: Lord Fitt August 24: Jack Slipper August 24: Maurice Cowling August 24: Dr. Tom Pashby August 23: Brock Peters August 22: Lord Lane August 21: Robert Moog August... The Weather Network is a Canadian cable television channel, which provides weather information 24 hours a day. ...

The first Weather Channel logo, used from 1982 to 1996. The Weather Channel logo. ...

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Local on the 8s

The Local on the 8s (also known as the "Local Forecast" or "LOT8s") is the part of TWC's programming where viewers see the current conditions and local forecast for their respective area at times ending in "8" (e.g., 9:18).

Before this was implemented, the local forecast was seen about 8 times an hour at various times, depending on the time of day (more in the morning, less at night). The concept of Local on the 8s debuted in 1996, although it was initially implemented in mid-1995. TWC's Local on the 8s has confused some New York metro viewers and listeners into thinking it is owned by CBS Corporation because WCBS-TV and WCBS-AM has a similar service on its TV and Radio broadcast called "Traffic and Weather on the 8s." Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... CBS (an abbreviation for Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name) is one of the largest television networks, and formerly one of the largest radio networks, in the United States. ... WCBS-TV, channel 2, is the flagship television station of the CBS television network, located in New York City. ... WCBS-AM 880 is a Class A 50,000 watt radio station broadcasting from New York City featuring an all news and format. ...

Any cable company that carries The Weather Channel can install a Weather STAR unit in a cable headend and receive the information, which is then shown to viewers. Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... WeatherStar is the name of the technology used by The Weather Channel (TWC) to generate their local forecast segments (such as Local on the 8s) on cable TV systems nationwide. ... Cable television headend is a master facility for receiving television signals for processing and distribution over a cable television system. ...

The current WeatherSTAR units in use are:

• Weather Star Jr
• Weather STAR 4000
• Weather STAR XL
• IntelliStar

As of 2006, the majority of cable companies use the IntelliSTAR, the network's newest STAR system. Some cable companies in smaller markets continue to use the XL, 4000, or Jr units because the IntelliSTAR exceeds their budget. However, the IntelliSTAR has lower maintenance costs than older systems. The Weather STAR Jr is one of many versions of the Weather STAR technology developed for The Weather Channel by Wegener Communications in Duluth, GA. (Above) Picture of a WeatherSTAR Jr Unit // The Jrs Concept The Weather Star Jr is based on Wegeners Series 2450 Graphics Display Unit... The Weatherstar 4000 was the first graphics-capable model of the WeatherStar line from The Weather Channel. ... The WeatherSTAR XL was the fourth system designed for The Weather Channels Local Forecast. ... The IntelliStar is the fifth generation successor to the WeatherStar systems used by the American cable TV and satellite TV channel The Weather Channel (TWC), for inserting local forecasts and current weather information (such as the Local on the 8s portion of their program schedule) into TWCs programming. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Cable viewers can see current weather conditions for their location and surrounding areas, weather forecasts, doppler radars of the region, almanacs (tidal information for most coastal locations), air quality conditions, and in larger metro areas, traffic conditions. Some viewers also see forecasts for popular vacation destinations. A media market, broadcast market, or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same (or similar) television and radio station offerings, and may also include other types of media including newspapers or Internet content. ...

Due to the non-locality of satellite television, things are different for its viewers. During this time, the segment includes hourly forecasts for 20 major cities, three-day forecasts for 40 U.S. cities, satellite loops and Doppler radars of the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Northwest, and Southwest, respectively. At :18 and :48 after the hour, the Northwest and Southwest radars are replaced by the a radar showing the entire West. Artists impression of a Boeing 601 satellite, as configured for digital television transmission by SES Astra Satellite television is television delivered by way of communications satellites, as compared to conventional terrestrial television and cable television. ... The states in dark red are usually included, while all or portions of the striped states may or may not be considered part of the Northeastern United States. ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... Midwest as shown by U.S. Census Bureau official map from [3] Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... If you have been redirected here after viewing any statistical information, note that as defined by the Census Bureau, the western United States includes 13 states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. ...

As of November 8, 2006, Dish Network viewers are now able to view local weather conditions and radar on The Weather Channel, based on their billing zip code, along with access to weather in other cities [2]. November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... DISH Network is a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service that provides satellite television and audio programming to households and businesses in the United States, owned by parent company EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH). ... Mr. ...

Music for the local forecasts comes mostly from commercially available music published with BMI. Tracks from the albums of popular jazz fusion artists such as David Benoit, Trammell Starks, The Rippingtons, Spyro Gyra, St. Germain and the Yellowjackets have been used as local forecast music in the past. Ryan Farish [3], Pat Metheny, Boney James, Charles Mingus, and Nestor Torres are some of the artists whose music is currently used on a regular basis for the local forecasts. The Weather Channel has also played music from the band Phish, The Allman Brothers, jazz legend Herbie Hancock and famed guitarist Eric Clapton. Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI) is a collecting society that protects composers intellectual property in the communications business, especially radio. ... Bitches Brew (1970) by Miles Davis is considered the most influential early fusion album. ... David Benoit, (May 9, 1953 - ) is a jazz fusion pianist, composer and producer, representative of the West Coast L.A. style of fusion. ... The Rippingtons are a contemporary or Fusion jazz group that are often considered Smooth jazz. ... Spyro Gyra is an American jazz fusion band that was originally formed in the early 1970s. ... For the vespid wasp, see Yellowjacket The Yellowjackets are an American smooth jazz quartet. ... Ryan Farish is a popular American new age artist. ... Patrick Bruce Metheny (born August 12, 1954 in Lees Summit, Missouri) is an American jazz guitarist. ... James Oppenheim, better known as Boney James, is a smooth jazz saxophonist who popularized urban jazz (an updated version of smooth jazz that contains elements of hip-hop). ... Charles Mingus (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979), also known as Charlie Mingus, was an American jazz bassist, composer, bandleader, and occasional pianist. ... Jazz flautist and Latin Grammy Award winner Nestor Torres has been captivating audiences with his sensual mix of Latin, jazz and pop sounds for more than fifteen years. ... This article is about a rock band; for deceptive e-mail practices, see Phishing. ... The Allman Brothers Band is a pioneering and innovative Southern rock group from Macon, Georgia originally popular in the 1970s, described by Rolling Stones George Kimball in 1971 as the best . ... Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an Academy Award and multiple Grammy Award winning jazz pianist and composer from Chicago, Illinois, USA. Hancock is one of jazz musics most important and influential pianists and composers. ... An example of the famous Clapton is God graffiti craze Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born March 30, 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning English guitarist, singer and composer, who is one of the most respected and influential musicians of the rock era, garnering an unprecedented three inductions into...

Radio and newspaper presence

The Weather Channel provides forecasts for both the Sirius and XM satellite radio services in the United States. Both services run regional forecasts on one station and have a block of combined local weather and traffic stations for major metropolitan areas. Sirius Satellite Radio NASDAQ: SIRI is one of two satellite radio (SDARS) services operating in the United States and Canada. ... XM redirects here. ... A satellite radio or subscription radio (SR) is a digital radio that receives signals broadcast by communications satellite, which covers a much wider geographical range than terrestrial radio signals. ...

TWC also has content partnerships with a number of local radio stations in the USA to provide local forecasts, though as a general rule they provide only data feeds that are read by the station's on-air talent. Similarly, TWC also provides weather reports for a number of US newspapers, including a half-page national forecast for USA Today. USA Today is a national American newspaper published by the Gannett Corporation. ...

Online services

TWC provides numerous customized forecasts for online users, including home and garden and event planning forecasts. They also provide WAP access for mobile phone users, desktop widgets for quick reference by computer users, and customized weather feeds for individual websites. They follow a two-tiered service model, with the free service bearing advertisements and their pay ("Gold") service lacking ads and having enhanced radar and mapping functions. Cell Phone customers can even have their local forecast sent to their mobile handsets from TWC for a fee via SMS by sending a text message with their zip code to 42278 which spells 4cast. Other services include Yahoo!, in which the weather pages are produced by TWC. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Motorola T2288 mobile phone A mobile phone is a portable electronic device which behaves as a normal telephone whilst being able to move over a wide area (compare cordless phone which acts as a telephone only within a limited range). ... SMS arrival notification on a Siemens phone Received and displayed SMS message on a Motorola RAZR handset. ... A received SMS being announced on a Nokia phone. ... Yahoo! - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

Programming

The Weather Channel was historically a network that simply gave weather forecasts and discussions. However, in 2000, that began to change with the debut of their first hourlong feature program, "Atmospheres." Since then, The Weather Channel has continued to add numerous weather-related documentaries to their lineup.

Current programs

• Abrams & Bettes: Beyond The Forecast
• Day Planner
• Evening Edition
• Evening Edition West Coast
• First Outlook
• Forecast Earth
• Full Force Nature
• It Could Happen Tomorrow
• PM Edition
• Storm Stories
• The Climate Code
• The Weather Classroom
• Weather Center
• Weekend Now
• Weekend Outlook
• Weekend View
• Your Weather Today

Future Programs

• Epic Conditions (February 2007)

Programming Schedule

Source: The Weather Channel.

The following list is the current programming lineup provided by The Weather Channel (as of October 2006). Long-form programs are in orange while forecasting programs are in light blue.

(All Times Eastern)

Weekdays

• Note: On Friday, Full Force Nature airs from 09:00PM-09:30PM; 12:00AM-12:30AM; and 02:00AM-02:30AM, and It Could Happen Tomorrow airs from 09:30PM-10:00PM; 12:30-01:00AM; and 02:30AM-03:00AM.

Rich Johnson A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Rich graduated from The Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida, with a B.S. in Meteorology. ...

Saturday

Sunday

Personalities

Current OCMs

• Kristina Abernathy
• Stephanie Abrams
• Adam Berg
• Mike Bettes
• Vivian Brown
• Jim Cantore
• Jennifer Carfagno
• Kelly Cass
• Betty Davis
• Eboni Deon
• Kristin Dodd
• Paul Goodloe
• Ryan Goswick (Substitute Anchor)
• Rich Johnson
• Jeanetta Jones
• Bill Keneely
• Cheryl Lemke
• Sarah Libby (Weather.com Meteorologist & Substitute Anchor)
• Jennifer Lopez
• Warren Madden
• Mark Mancuso
• Nicole Mitchell
• Jeff Morrow
• Carl Parker
• Kim Perez
• Sharon Resultan
• Kevin Robinson
• Dave Schwartz
• Marshall Seese
• Mike Seidel
• Alexandra Steele
• Bob Stokes
• Heather Tesch
• Nick Walker
• Alex Wallace (Weather.com Meteorologist)

Abrams with Rich Johnson during a live broadcast An on-camera meteorologist, Stephanie Abrams joined The Weather Channel in 2003. ... Jim Cantore on The Weather Channel on July 19, 2006. ... Rich Johnson A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Rich graduated from The Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida, with a B.S. in Meteorology. ... Mike Seidel Mike Seidel is an American Meteorological Society recognized on-air meteorologist for The Weather Channel. ...

Other Personalities

• Dr. Heidi Cullen (Climate Expert and host Of The Climate Code)
• Jorma Duran (Reporter)
• Dr. Marcus Eriksen (Commando Weather)
• Tatiana Anderson (Reporter)
• Dr. Greg Forbes (Severe Weather Expert)
• Danny Lipford (Home Improvement Expert)
• Dr. Steve Lyons (Hurricane Expert)
• Julie Martin (Reporter)
• Jeff Mielcarz (Road Crew Host)
• Dao Vu (Host: Weekend View)

Dr. Greg Forbes is The Weather Channels current severe weather expert. ...

Former OCMs

• Janine Albert (occasionally does tropical reports)
• Hillary Andrews
• Will Annen
• Carl Arredondo
• Dan Atkinson
• Ray Ban (current Senior Meteorologist)
• Fred Barnhill
• Diane Barone
• Melissa Barrington
• Andre Bernier
• Mike Bono
• Jill Brown
• Mary Brown*
• Don Buser
• Declan Cannon
• Kam Carman
• Bob Child
• Tom Chisholm
• Gay Dawson
• Sandra Diaz
• John Doyle
• Brian Durst
• Dale Eck
• Brad Edwards
• Bruce Edwards (Kalinowski)
• George Elliot
• Paul Emmick
• Neal Estano
• Rick Griffin
• John Hope* (former Tropical Weather Expert)
• Liz Jarvis (former Morning Host)
• Cheryl Jones
• Paul Kocin (former Winter Weather Expert)
• Bonnie McLaughlin
• Vince Miller
• Karen Minton
• Tom Moore (current Senior Meteorologist)
• Lisa Mozer
• Myke Motley*
• Jon Nese (former Storm Expert On Your Weather Today)
• Stu Ostro (current Senior Meteorologist)
• Dan Pope
• Cindy Preszler
• Kevan Ramer
• Gene Rubin
• Jodi Saeland
• John Scala
• Bill Schubert
• Dennis Smith (current Senior Meteorologist)
• Terri Smith
• Lisa Spencer
• Marny Stanier
• Jerry Tracey
• Melissa Tuttle
• Dave Watson
• Charlie Welsh*
• Keith Westerlage (current On-Camera Meteorology Manager)
• Colleen Wine

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Slogans

• "We Take The Weather Seriously, But Not Ourselves" (1982–1984)
• "Weatherproofing America" (1984–1986)
• "You Need Us, The Weather Channel, For Everything You Do" (1986–March 1991)
• "Weather You Can Always Turn To" (March 1991–1995)
• "No Place on Earth Has Better Weather" (1996–1999)
• "Keeping You Ahead Of The Storm" (2000)
• "Live By It" (2001–2005)
• "Bringing Weather to Life" (2005–present)

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Hurricane coverage slogans

• "Hurricane Central" (August–October 2005)
• "Your Hurricane Authority" (October 2005-January 2006)
• "The Hurricane Authority" (May 31, 2006- present)

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Winter coverage slogans

• "The Winter Weather Authority" (December 2006-present)

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Trivia

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• During the commercial slogan of "Bringing Weather To Life" in 2005, the Guster song "Window" from the album Parachute was played.
• Nick Walker, Host of First Outlook, is referred to as the "Weather Dude".
• Stephen Arnold Music did all of the 2003-2005 show music.
• Comedian Lewis Black, and John Salley (host of Fox Sports Net's The Best Damn Sports Show Period) have done The Weather Channel's "Celebrity Forecast"
• Kristin Dodd and Jeanetta Jones are currently the only 2 non-certified weather anchors at TWC, however, there are reporters who are also not meteorologists, and Dao Vu , host of Weekend View..is also not a meteorologist
• Nicole Mitchell and Warren Madden are Hurricane Hunters.
• Heather Tesch tells Marshall Seese what color clothing she is wearing the next day, and Marshall tries to wear a tie of a matching color.
• As of December 12, 2006, weather icons that have been in use from 1998-2006 were replaced by more realistic icons.

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See also

• List of Firefox extensions
• The Weather Network - (the Canadian counterpart to TWC)
• List of DirecTV channels
• List of Dish Network channels

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External links

Weather Portal

• Official Site of The Weather Channel
• Landmark Communications
• The Weather Channel: The Improbable Rise of a Media Phenomenon
• News regarding TWC's 2005 relaunch
• The Weather Channels Launches One Degree