HSNN4 Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Hello Everyone.... I would like to know what your opinions are on your local broadcast weather caster, this can include the following, TV, Cable and Radio. Even those outside the New York and Philly markets are good as well for those who watch weather and the super stations. Here are my ratings for some of the best out there in the NYC / NJ Market. Radio. Allan Kasper - NJ101.5 I like to call Allan the voice of reason and if your up early enough between 4am and 5 am Allan gives some synoptic reasoning on the air of his thoughts on his forecast. I like his take no prisoner approach but has lightened up a bit on that over the last few years. TV. Overall Tom Skilling - WGN Chicago Hands down the best TV Meteorologist I have ever watched hands down, He explains the weather and does not dumb it down and really seems to enjoy what he does, he is the real deal folks. NYC Market 1 Nick Gregory - Fox 5 2 Craig Allan - Fox 5 3 Lee Goldberg - ABC 7 4 Bill Evans - ABC 7 5 John Marshall - WCBS 2 & Jeff Smith - ABC 7 Nothing on the cable side makes the list this includes News 12 NJ and The Weather Channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainshadow Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Hi Tony, Alan Kasper is the reason I'm a meteorologist today, a NYC childhood hero of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phlwx Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 In Philly, Hurricane Schwartz and Adam Joseph are the only two TV mets worth watching. Kathy Orr is ok but she isn't big on details. The NWS is far and away the best forecasting group of the bunch locally, with Elliot Abrams the best on radio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainshadow Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 In Philly, Hurricane Schwartz and Adam Joseph are the only two TV mets worth watching. Kathy Orr is ok but she isn't big on details. The NWS is far and away the best forecasting group of the bunch locally, with Elliot Abrams the best on radio. Who do I make out the check to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSNN4 Posted December 12, 2010 Author Share Posted December 12, 2010 The Mount Holly WFO is the best all around office in the Eastern Region hands down, no sake in even starting a discussion about it, with there recent additions over the summer ( Hayes & Drag ) put them over the top in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Road Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 The Bolaris-Schwartz on-air war can be entertaining at times. Lasty year, Adam Joseph had the balls to go 18-24" for the 2/10 event almost 48 hours out...and for most people that verified (PHL ended up with 15.8") while Schwartz was still saying 8-12" in Philly right up through the day before. Finally at 11pm as snow was already falling he raised it to 16-24". I think I will try making 6abc my preferred station this winter - which I have never done before because of what's-his-face who didn't even know how to read a weather map, but it looks like Adam Joseph actually knows what he's doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainshadow Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 The Bolaris-Schwartz on-air war can be entertaining at times. Lasty year, Adam Joseph had the balls to go 18-24" for the 2/10 event almost 48 hours out...and for most people that verified (PHL ended up with 15.8") while Schwartz was still saying 8-12" in Philly right up through the day before. Finally at 11pm as snow was already falling he raised it to 16-24". I think I will try making 6abc my preferred station this winter - which I have never done before because of what's-his-face who didn't even know how to read a weather map, but it looks like Adam Joseph actually knows what he's doing. Technically if you take the mid point of each of their forecast ranges as the verification forecast for Philadelphia, their errors were nearly the same. The service assessment from the March Hyper Storm in 2001 as one of its bullet points was that most people latch onto to the highest forecast accumulation in any forecast range and ignore the rest, so in that regard Glenn would have "won". Just sayin... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainshadow Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 The Mount Holly WFO is the best all around office in the Eastern Region hands down, no sake in even starting a discussion about it, with there recent additions over the summer ( Hayes & Drag ) put them over the top in my opinion. Where do Jim and Walt have to mail their checks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allsnow Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 I agee with the first post and also on mt holly......Alan Kasper is def one of the best/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Alan Kasper was my favorite after Tex Antoine retired...Actually he was fired but that's another story...Now it's Craig Allen and Nick Gregory... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doncat Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Yup Alan Kasper was the best when I was growing up. Wonder if he realizes how much he was and is liked by so many of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k*** Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 how many of you regularly go to nynjpaweather.com for weather info? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomieV Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 I like Heidi Jones but thats because shes hot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEXtreme Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 I like Heidi Jones but thats because shes hot She's not a real met! She is awful. I hope this was a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmagan Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Believe it or not, a meteorologist said on air Sunday night that we wont see 50's again until April. He might have been jesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Believe it or not, a meteorologist said on air Sunday night that we wont see 50's again until April. He might have been jesting. Oh I heard and saw that too. It was on NBC after the football game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericjcrash Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 I miss Bolaris in the NY market, I like how he handled Feb 06 live all morning and he was generally entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg ralls Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 I'm a Hurricane Schwartz guy. I also liked Rob Guarino when he was on Fox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goombatommy Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Amanda Cox - WFMZ!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Hi Tony, Alan Kasper is the reason I'm a meteorologist today, a NYC childhood hero of mine. Its scary that I can almost say the same thing... I remember listening to his broadcasts on NJ 1015 very fondly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty97 Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 No NYC-area Met discussion is complete without a Lloyd Lindsay Young mention Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSNN4 Posted December 14, 2010 Author Share Posted December 14, 2010 No NYC-area Met discussion is complete without a Lloyd Lindsay Young mention And his son George !! HEEELLLLLLLLLLLO Lloyd !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chazman Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 I like Heidi Jones but thats because shes hot Yikes..just saw this: WABC weather gal in 'rape' lie: cops My link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 I like Heidi Jones but thats because shes hot Heidi was arrested for filing a false police report...She said she was attacked in Central Park...What a douche... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocoAko Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Heidi was arrested for filing a false police report...She said she was attacked in Central Park...What a douche... Wow, yeah. That is very shocking... Crazy. http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/12/15/weather-anchor-heidi-jones-arrested-for-allegedly-lying-to-police/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 how many of you regularly go to nynjpaweather.com for weather info? Raises hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSNN4 Posted December 19, 2010 Author Share Posted December 19, 2010 Wow, yeah. That is very shocking... Crazy. http://newyork.cbslo...ying-to-police/ While she like most local media weather forecasters are a non factor and awful in my opinion I think it's rather sad what happen to Hedi, also it only goes to show you can make it in the number 1 media market in the country with zero skill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgwp96 Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 how many of you regularly go to nynjpaweather.com for weather info? haha, only the idiots that cant afford jb lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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