http://forum.netweather.tv/topic/678...end-of-an-era/

damn shame

On 09/01/2011 19:46, Western Sky wrote:
http://forum.netweather.tv/topic/678...end-of-an-era/


damn shame

Is the following explanation from netweather post correct?

No choice for him, Phillip Avery, Tomasz Schafernaker and at least one
other. After a re-interview process they were deemed not to have
sufficient team-member skills to appear on television and have been
moved to the role of "duty weather manager" providing forecasts for the
others (presumably managers don't need team-member skills) in a
cost-cutting exercise (BBC broadcast meteorologists' salaries have until
now been topped up with allowances depending on what broadcasts they are
qualified to do, so cutting down on the number of people who appear on
television cuts down on the wage bill).

On Jan 9, 7:46*pm, Western Sky wrote:
http://forum.netweather.tv/topic/678...t-shift-is-ton...

damn shame

end of an era - just watched the final presentation

Andy

good old Sir Rob signed out "if youve been listening to me , Thank You".

well Rob,

Thank YOU


"if you been listening to me, than
On 09/01/2011 9:04 PM, Alan Greig wrote:
On 09/01/2011 19:46, Western Sky wrote:
http://forum.netweather.tv/topic/678...end-of-an-era/



damn shame

Is the following explanation from netweather post correct?

No choice for him, Phillip Avery, Tomasz Schafernaker and at least one
other. After a re-interview process they were deemed not to have
sufficient team-member skills to appear on television and have been
moved to the role of "duty weather manager" providing forecasts for the
others (presumably managers don't need team-member skills) in a
cost-cutting exercise (BBC broadcast meteorologists' salaries have until
now been topped up with allowances depending on what broadcasts they are
qualified to do, so cutting down on the number of people who appear on
television cuts down on the wage bill).

Just saw it. Well said Rob.

On 09/01/2011 22:57, Andy M. wrote:
On Jan 9, 7:46 pm, Western wrote:
http://forum.netweather.tv/topic/678...t-shift-is-ton...

damn shame

end of an era - just watched the final presentation

Andy

he got shafted well and truly.

not a mention anywhere on news prior.

20yrs and you sign yourself off like that.

well done bbc and met office. another great f*ck up decision.


On 09/01/2011 11:00 PM, Alan Greig wrote:
Just saw it. Well said Rob.

On 09/01/2011 22:57, Andy M. wrote:
On Jan 9, 7:46 pm, Western wrote:
http://forum.netweather.tv/topic/678...t-shift-is-ton...

damn shame

end of an era - just watched the final presentation

Andy

On Jan 9, 11:10*pm, Western Sky wrote:
he got shafted well and truly.

not a mention anywhere on news prior.

20yrs and you sign yourself off like that.

well done bbc and met office. another great f*ck up decision.

On 09/01/2011 11:00 PM, Alan Greig wrote:



Just saw it. Well said Rob.

On 09/01/2011 22:57, Andy M. wrote:
On Jan 9, 7:46 pm, Western wrote:
http://forum.netweather.tv/topic/678...t-shift-is-ton....

damn shame

end of an era - just watched the final presentation

Andy- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Now that he's gone and BBC weather presentation is pretty well
information-free, can we please bring on the topless
weatherpresenterettes?

On 09/01/2011 19:46, Western Sky wrote:
http://forum.netweather.tv/topic/678...end-of-an-era/


damn shame

Nice pic at link.

http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-b...loudy-language

Rob's final forecast began: "After 20 years of doing this, you'd think
I'd get it right by now. Well, here's one last go."

A typically well-crafted two minutes later, it ended: "Waiting behind me
is the wild week ahead. And if you've been listening to me, thank you."

I have been listening to Rob for some time. A Cloudy Language features
the words of several weather forecasters and was originally inspired by
ITV presenter Siân Lloyd's pronouncement that "Tomorrow we'll be
speaking mainly a cloudy language." But Rob has always been the master.

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On 09/01/2011 22:57, Andy M. wrote:
On Jan 9, 7:46 pm, Western wrote:
http://forum.netweather.tv/topic/678...t-shift-is-ton...

damn shame

end of an era - just watched the final presentation

Andy


It certainly is. His forecasts were always informative and done
professionally.

Unlike the new "weather forcaster" on BBC midlands today called Des
Colman, who looks like he'll be rapping the weather forecast before too
long.

As per this example, he's more showman than presenter.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hcp75...eature=related

--
Joe Egginton
Wolverhampton
175m asl

On Jan 11, 12:31*am, Alan Greig wrote:

I have been listening to Rob for some time. A Cloudy Language features
the words of several weather forecasters and was originally inspired by
ITV presenter Si n Lloyd's pronouncement that "Tomorrow we'll be
speaking mainly a cloudy language." But Rob has always been the master.

He was idiosyncratic and despite slowly morphing into a cross between
a badger and Prince Charles, really should be considered to continue.
Not quite sure how team-related skills are correlated with ability to
present a forecast per comments above. Bill Giles was apparently a
nasty piece of work as a manager of the team and still turned out a
good forecast.

If I wanted to keep, say, 5 forecasters it would probably be McElwee,
Gibbs, Avery, Betts and Willetts - in no particular order (although I
think Peter Gibbs is the best of the lot).

Richard