And you thought D-FW weather coverage was fear-mongering and ridiculous
Posted By Chad Jones in Square Pegs on June 15, 2007
You might know that Gary England is the chief meteorologist for KWTV Channel 9, the CBS affiliate in Oklahoma. But what you don't know is that Gary England could be the deciding factor between whether you live or whether you die.
Below is an actual commercial created by KWTV. (Pay particular attention at 00:18, when the mother comforts her crying child by saying "Listen to Gary England. He's going to let us know when it's OK.")
Props to the Daily Show for airing this last night.
Gary Cohen, says:
I saw this on the Daily Show and thought it was hilarious. As someone who is tired of the fear mongering and dramatics among our local weatherpeople, I enjoyed that this ad makes our weatherpeople/news stations look calm by comparison.
The sad thing is that our local news affiliates are probably sitting around right now, talking about how great the commercial is, only they are doing so in an un-ironic and deadly serious manner. It's just a matter of time before we see the first Pete Delkus Saves Us From The Killer Tornado commercial.
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Pavel Lishin, says:
Way to leave the cellar door open.
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kirk, says:
They forgot to warn viewers about the dangers of flying kitchen knives! And they dare to use the American Meteorological Society Seal of Approval.
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tdog10, says:
I grew up in Oklahoma City; believe it or not, Gary England is a quasi-legend there. I still have childhood memories of gathering with my parents and sisters in the center of our house during tornado warnings and listening to his voice.
As a matter of fact, Gary England served as the weather announcer in god-awful 1996 movie "Twister," starring Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt.
Unlike some of DFW's faux-weathermen, however, England is actually a meteorlogical heavyweight, having participated in the development of Doppler radar and authored several books about weather, among other things.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Eng...
Now, about the tone of the advertisement itself.... good grief!
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