![]() Bad Call - I remember this older silver hair Met on NY CBS evening news in the early '80's during winter time- we were at the tale end of a NorEaster (it had been mostly rain) and things were winding down - he gets on the air and predicts that the tri state area was still to be hit with 1 to 2' of snow - I remember the weather maps on the TV - everyone was in a panic - nothing happened - he was shortly released there after - sorry I don't remember the year or Met but definitely remember the circumstance on the backside.įor Radio - Alan Kasper and Joe Cioffi - I remember growing up in Point Pleasant NJ listening to Alan about local snow storms on a radio station called WADB - oldies type music (we used to call it "WBAD")There was a a lot of classic Mets growing up on TV but the one that really just sticks out in my mind is Jim Cantore when he started out with the Weather Channel back in the mid 80's - when he had hair and before he went running around to chase storms. Needless to say another foot fell overnight Monday into Tues morn. We were in the midst of being dry slotted when he went on air and said the storm was over. ![]() His son Storm of course worked rival ABC for many years and I will never forget his 6PM report during the Feb. His medical reports were more interesting to watch than his forecasts and it might have been he, who introduced the Heimlich Maneuver for the first time on TV in this area. and of course conferred with the NWS for his forecasts since both the NY office and NBC were located at Rockefeller Center during most of his years on TV. He learned his weather in the Air Force during WWII. His doctorate was in Optometry, but he had a BA in Geology. after living many years in Massapequa here on L.I. His famous catch phrase was "chance of significant snow" when something promising was on the horizon. He did not hold a doctorate in Geophysics as he stated on his resume, but regardless he was a good listen. I think Dave Bowers from Accu-Weather should be mentioned also, since he has worked the drive time slot at 1010WINS for nearly 2 decades.Īs for "Dr Bob Harris" it should be mentioned that he lied about his credentials to get his foot in the door at WCBS. I can think of that was missed is Hank Berg who worked the daytime shift after Craig Allen in the 1980's on WCBS radio. Great recollection by everybody! The only Met. Lee Goldberg I believe interned under Harvey Leonard.Bob Harris was one of the most likable guys on tv and for over a decade PIX had a great one two punch in weather and sports with Bob and Jerry Girard who PIX never should have demoted when they hired Sal Marciano. Todd Gross, who did 21 years in Boston before foolishly being let go was excellent as well.Bill Keneely is great and I can't believe he's not working at the moment.īoston's tv Mets have always been far better than New York's but when I was living in New York in the mid 1990s I thought Nick Gregory was the best even though his presentation is not the greatest.and how can you not like Bill Evan's voice. He can get more words out in a 3 segment than anyone on the planet. Whatever happened to John Bothe from 880? He had a great New York sound to him.īoston's Harvey Leonard may have done some radio in New York in the early 70s before heading to Providence in 1974 and Boston in 1977 and I believe he is the best local tv forecaster in the history of the medium.
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