Paul Bartlett wrote:
In message , TudorHgh
writes

I've just listened to Rob McElwee's R4 0030 forecast wanting to know
roughly how wet it will be on Tuesday, and when it'll arrive, and I'm
none the
wiser.
McElwee's style and delivery must be one of the most irritating
features
on radio, all jokey little asides, clever-clever little remarks all
delivered
in that nasal mincing cod-intimate way he has. He seems to think he's
doing a
late-nite cabaret spot for an invited audience of weathermen. Someone
ought to
tell him that the purpose of a weather forecast is to disseminate
easily-assimilated information about the weather. The great Fish was
good at
it, delivering it straight and suppressing his considerable ego in a
totally
professional manner.
I've now (an hour later) seen a few charts and can now say about
McElwee's broadcast "oh, that's what he meant". Few others will have
bothered,
though.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.

Sorry to disagree Tudor - but I reckon Rob's presentation is second to
none - apart from Bert Ford of course.
Cheers
Paul.

I heard his effort on R5 this morning and didn't have a clue what he was
talking about. Mind you, it was just before half-past-five so I may not
have been at my brightest.

I think it was a big mistake to get rid of the specialist radio
forecasters in the misguided belief that the TV presenters could do the job.

Graham

Graham P Davis wrote in message ...
Paul Bartlett wrote:
In message , TudorHgh
writes

I've just listened to Rob McElwee's R4 0030 forecast wanting to know
roughly how wet it will be on Tuesday, and when it'll arrive, and I'm
none the
wiser.
McElwee's style and delivery must be one of the most irritating
features
on radio, all jokey little asides, clever-clever little remarks all
delivered
in that nasal mincing cod-intimate way he has. He seems to think he's
doing a
late-nite cabaret spot for an invited audience of weathermen. Someone
ought to
tell him that the purpose of a weather forecast is to disseminate
easily-assimilated information about the weather. The great Fish was
good at
it, delivering it straight and suppressing his considerable ego in a
totally
professional manner.
I've now (an hour later) seen a few charts and can now say about
McElwee's broadcast "oh, that's what he meant". Few others will have
bothered,
though.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.

Sorry to disagree Tudor - but I reckon Rob's presentation is second to
none - apart from Bert Ford of course.
Cheers
Paul.

I heard his effort on R5 this morning and didn't have a clue what he was
talking about. Mind you, it was just before half-past-five so I may not
have been at my brightest.

I think it was a big mistake to get rid of the specialist radio
forecasters in the misguided belief that the TV presenters could do the job.

Graham

I agree Graham. People like Vic Walters and Bob Pritchard were superb on radio.
The decision, as always, came down to money, the BBC wanted "Jack of all trades,
super heroes" to cut down on training. Mr Bean's grubby paws again :-(

Will.
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