Technology1 min ago
Weather Forecaster!!!
Between regional and national TV, covering all channels, just HOW MANY weather forecasters are there and what do they do all day when not giving a 2 minute update every few hours? Surely we don't need so many? There are 100s and new ones every week!!
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I asked my local BBC TV station that very same question last week. I'm still waiting for a reply.
I also asked them why, since the studio underwent a multi thousand pound makeover almost two years ago, are there dozens of TV monitors on the wall above a desk behind the presenters. There are couple of chairs in front of the desk and I have never seen anyone sitting in these chairs. These monitors are all switched on and some showing the same picture. As we licence payers pay the electric bill I suppose they aren't too bothered.
I also asked them why, since the studio underwent a multi thousand pound makeover almost two years ago, are there dozens of TV monitors on the wall above a desk behind the presenters. There are couple of chairs in front of the desk and I have never seen anyone sitting in these chairs. These monitors are all switched on and some showing the same picture. As we licence payers pay the electric bill I suppose they aren't too bothered.
The Weather Forecasters that work for the Met Office are paid by the Met Office, not the BBC, though the BBC will pay the Met Office for the weather service, just as they pay Camelot for the rights to broadcast the Lottery draw.
I met Micheal Fish a few years ago (I had to make replica of the weather map and magnetic clouds and sunshines for a short film) and he said when he joined the Met Office he was told to read the weather on TV, he didn't have a choice, it was part of his job. He light-heartedly said that if he had refused to read the weather on TV, he would more than likely have found himself working in a weather station in a remote part of the country...
I met Micheal Fish a few years ago (I had to make replica of the weather map and magnetic clouds and sunshines for a short film) and he said when he joined the Met Office he was told to read the weather on TV, he didn't have a choice, it was part of his job. He light-heartedly said that if he had refused to read the weather on TV, he would more than likely have found himself working in a weather station in a remote part of the country...