Snowpocalypse

Snowpocalypse
The timing of this snow storm could not be better as far as local television stations concerned are: The right at the beginning of February sweeps, attracting viewers with Pavlovian predictability to the TV. Not only will viewers get the station to tune in now, it gives special coverage of stations that can brag about at a later time (and "When the storm of the century hit Pittsburgh, but Channel Ten News brought to you blah blah blah.")

Channel 11 Strom used to unveil a new radar system called, funny, "Storm Tracker 11 Doppler radar." Seriously, to the mouth of the mumbo jumbo is what they call. When I first heard about this subject, I thought it was a joke, a parody of the excesses of television news bulletins and upgrade. Both. It comes with a "1 million watts of power," as the meteorological station kept reminding the audience again and again during the evening news bulletins on Friday. Wake me when it's 1.21 gigawatts, and Brown is a document meteorology. Then I'll be impressed.

There Viewer Ben Hills e-mail this note Friday night: "Channel 11 and reached a peak of irritation and annoyance this evening with constant reference to a 'brand new powerful radar' which seems to be not much different from the former regime, or those that other channels . Why should we remember that almost every other minute, even within the other stories told, and they have introduced this radar? funny exaggeration of the new game. "

I can not disagree with this view.

My favorite moment of the early television news bulletins and madness came Friday night when WPXI in Jodine Costanzo ran to the side of the car which tried to raise a hill in the snow. Shouted to the driver, "What is like to drive in this weather?"

Saturday morning, all three centers were on the air at 6 am WTAE seemed most interested in taking advantage of the storm, bringing in two meteorologists (Stephen Cropper and Demetrius Ivory), on the morning of the week anchor Mike Clark day of the week, traffic reporter Scott Stiller.

WPXI anchor Nottingham, Daniel finally got the fire in some real news break (it was off last weekend of many breaking news) and KDKA sent Harold Hayes and Orlando them to show us the white stuff to report on road conditions. WTAE but really seem to have the best morning report with live rounds and most workers in the invitation to discuss the situation in their areas.

Of course, Channel 4 also did not know when he resigned, and pre-empt ABC's "Good Morning America" at 7 on Saturday morning, to the chagrin of viewers with a broader and less than the narrow view.

Next stage must be the reaction of the viewer, as people began to complain about a never-ending coverage, like they have no choice but to watch. This is when it's time to turn off the TV and go skiing.