The Weather Channel

[nathannah 2472]

Has anyone seemed to lose their local weather conditions lately on the channel? My Spectrum system has local SD conditions but no HD equipment, and through the Spectrum app they have been carrying the Milwaukee conditions in HD, but in the last week they've disappeared and been replaced with the national feed only. Hoping this isn't Allen cheaping out; I know they really want to stop the local on the 8s but this is the worst way to withdraw it.

[xoddf2 2]

On 3/3/2025 at 1:46 PM, nathannah said:

Has anyone seemed to lose their local weather conditions lately on the channel? My Spectrum system has local SD conditions but no HD equipment, and through the Spectrum app they have been carrying the Milwaukee conditions in HD, but in the last week they've disappeared and been replaced with the national feed only. Hoping this isn't Allen cheaping out; I know they really want to stop the local on the 8s but this is the worst way to withdraw it.

I smell a STAR outage.

 

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My Spectrum system has local SD conditions but no HD equipment, [...]

Is it an IntelliStar 2 xD (letterbox) or an IntelliStar 2 Jr (full 4:3)?

[T.L. Hughes 892]

In advance of the expected tornado outbreak impacting portions of the Deep South (which some atmospheric analogues suggest could be under similar conditions to those that caused the 2011 Super Outbreak that struck the same region), TWC has announced schedule changes for Saturday (March 15).

 

According to TitanTV and OnTVTonight, AMHQ will be extended by one hour until 10:00 a.m. ET, accordingly shifting Weekend Recharge one hour later (pushing it to 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., preempting Pattrn). Long-form programming reruns will be preempted for extended storm coverage through at least 10:00 p.m. ET. (Barring that the event busts, Frozen Gold reruns still scheduled from 10:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m. ET will likely be preempted as well.)

Edited March 14 by T.L. Hughes

[nathannah 2472]

I know it's just a break but I think I'd just stay on-air rather than putting reality as the priority on the Weather Channel during a weather event.

[ThunderJay27 45]

1 hour ago, nathannah said:

I know it's just a break but I think I'd just stay on-air rather than putting reality as the priority on the Weather Channel during a weather event.

 

They actually did a double box like this while going back to regular programming for a bit, while there were active confirmed tornadoes, then going back full on coverage "when needed". I was kind of perplexed & disappointed. 

[T.L. Hughes 892]

 

After more than 15 years at TWC, Chris Warren has left the network (as confirmed by the well-wishes by colleagues like Jim Cantore, Mike Bettes and Charles Peek in the comments of this Twitter post).

[Megatron81 266]

All the best Chris Warren in the next chapter. 

[NBC 5 Chicago 191]

Jacqui Jeras just posted that today is her last day. She's on now with Felicia Combs. 

 

 

Edited April 1 by NBC 5 Chicago

[nathannah 2472]

So are they just hiring the Weatherology Voicebot 4000 to do Allen station weather hits? It feels like they should be adding staff rather than subtracting from it, and hiring cheaper and younger inexperienced talent (God forbid the worst of young WeatherTwitter) just puts them in the same boat.

[Spring Rubber 705]

So Chris and Jacqui are both out after being removed from Storm Center a little over 5 months ago. The fact that they both left at almost the same time tells me that both of them were not being renewed by TWC.

 

As for the Allen station hits, I'm told that Carl Parker and Todd Borek are two of the OCMs doing those hits. Not sure if any others are involved.

 

With Chris and Jacqui gone, plus Carl and Todd focusing all efforts on the local hits, plus Jim Cantore and Alex Wilson off today, TWC went with a super bizarre OCM lineup for today's severe weather coverage.

 

AMHQ Shift 1: Stephanie Abrams, Jordan Steele, and Reynolds Wolf

AMHQ Shift 2: Jen Carfagno and Molly McCollum

TWC Live: Alex Wallace and Felicia Combs

Weather Unfiltered: Chris Bruin and Dr. Rick Knabb

Extra 10pm-2am ET shift: Dr. Greg Postel and Mike Bettes

 

So apparently the strategy was to move everyone downward from their normal timeslots just to fill out the schedule.

[Megatron81 266]

Chris & Jacqui would be good hires for FOX Weather I don't know if they want to move to NYC may have family in the ATL so I don't blame them if they don't sign with FOX Weather.

[Spring Rubber 705]

Wanted to give a quick update on what's been happening at TWC ever since the departure of Chris Warren and Jacqui Jeras... and actually some changes that happened slightly before that as well.

 

Starting I believe the week of March 17th, if memory serves correctly, Weather Unfiltered was reduced to a two-person show. Dr. Knabb is the only constant on the show now. On any given night, he hosts the show alongside either Mike Bettes or Alex Wilson, but not both. There doesn't seem to be any noticeable pattern. I've seen Mike and Alex swap from week-to-week or sometimes mid-week. If Dr. Knabb is on vacation, which he is right now, then Mike and Alex will host the show together, as they did this past Friday, Monday, and Tuesday. With that being said, now that neither Mike Bettes nor Alex Wilson are on the network full-time, does anyone know if they're covering the local Allen stations, or if they've simply been cut back to part-time?

 

With all of these cutbacks, the hosts of the 10am-2pm AMHQ and the hosts of the 2pm-6pm TWC Live are now responsible for sliding down the schedule to cover any gaps. It seems that in general, Jen Carfagno stays put on the 10am-2pm AMHQ, but over the past several weeks, Alex Wallace and Dr. Greg Postel have repeatedly been tasked with hosting the 2pm-6pm block if Chris Bruin or Felicia Combs are out. Sometimes there are also double swaps, such as today, with Mike Bettes and Dr. Knabb both out, Felicia Combs slid down to the 6pm-10pm Weather Unfiltered block to cover for them, and Dr. Postel slid down into the 2pm-6pm block to cover for Felicia.

 

On weekends, the any one of the hosts of Weekend Recharge (Paul Goodloe, Molly McCollum, or Lynette Charles) are responsible for covering the 6am-10am America's Weekend Headquarters shift if either Kelly Cass or Reynolds Wolf are out. If that happens, then Weekend Recharge is reduced to a two-person show for the day.