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Meteorologist :whip: (pg. 4)
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| tubularbills |
| quote: | Originally posted by igottaknow
obviously we greatly benefit from the advancements of meteorology its just enjoyable to poke fun at its inexactness. |
I actually think that's one of the coolest parts of meteorology - is that it's constantly changing. the atmosphere is always changing, and something is always happening somewhere around the globe.
yay for being a weather geek. lol |
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| _Nut_ |
Here is CNN in a nutshell:
Guillermo Arduino - no clue (ie not meteorology)
Jenny Harrison - no clue (ie not meteorology)
Martyn Jeanes - degree in Geography
Jacqui Jeras - degree in journalism and mass communications from Iowa State University
Rob Marciano - degree in meteorology from Cornell University
Lola Martinez - Masters degree in English and Spanish Literature from the University of Barcelona. Martinez also earned a Masters degree in Theater, Speech and Film from the University of South Carolina.
Chad Myers - degree in meteorology from the University of Nebraska
Fritz Nivose - bachelor's degree in meteorology from Millersville University
Femi Oke - bachelors degree in English literature and language from Birmingham University in England
Mari Ramos - Bachelor of Arts degree in communications and broadcast journalism from Florida International University in Miami. Currently, Ramos is working toward Broadcast Meteorologist Certification from Mississippi State University
Sad.... Only the red names at CNN are actual meteorologists. |
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| Ang ' ela_ie |
| quote: | Originally posted by FallingMoon
I don't like Meteorologists...they're overpaid shumcks who stand in front of a camera & tell us one thing & something else happens..
if you live in Miami you'd understand, their hurricane "predictions" couldn't be more off & although they do get it from the National Hurricane Center, they tend to change it around.
I respect the people who go out in those reconissence(sp?) planes & get data directly from there...or the people from the NHC
Also there was one local Meteorologist who was a pedophile & was caught by DT. He was talking to who he thought was a 14 year old boy & was going to meet him & it turned out to be a cop.
He was one of those shumcks getting paid six figure digits. :rolleyes: |
Bull post.
75% of TV WEATHER PERSONALITIES are not meteorologists. Meteorologists have real meteorology degrees and wouldnt come CLOSE to a green screen. The other 25% couldnt hack it in undergrad so they took 10 communications courses to graduate.
I will be a meteorologist. You should not use sweeping generalizations. |
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| _Nut_ |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ang ' ela_ie
Bull post.
75% of TV WEATHER PERSONALITIES are not meteorologists. Meteorologists have real meteorology degrees and wouldnt come CLOSE to a green screen. The other 25% couldnt hack it in undergrad so they took 10 communications courses to graduate.
I will be a meteorologist. You should not use sweeping generalizations. |
Snap! She has spoken! |
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| Driguez |
| i always wanted to be a metereologist :( the lies,THE LIES :thepirate |
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| _Nut_ |
| quote: | Originally posted by Driguez
i always wanted to be a metereologist :( the lies,THE LIES :thepirate |
Metereo? Me fail english? UNPOSSIBLE! |
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| igottaknow |
| quote: | Originally posted by Driguez
i always wanted to be a metereologist :( the lies,THE LIES :thepirate |
i feel a cold front is moving in with a chance of sarcasm :stongue: |
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| FallingMoon |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ang ' ela_ie
Bull post.
75% of TV WEATHER PERSONALITIES are not meteorologists. Meteorologists have real meteorology degrees and wouldnt come CLOSE to a green screen. The other 25% couldnt hack it in undergrad so they took 10 communications courses to graduate.
I will be a meteorologist. You should not use sweeping generalizations. |
& perhaps if you took the time to carefully read instead of selectively reading what you wanted, you'd see I said I respected the people from the NHC (National Hurricane Center) & those flying the reconissance(sp?) aircrafts...
I was refering to those ON the green screen.
Please read before you call bull. |
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| Mebot |
| quote: | Originally posted by Mebot
_Nut_'s going to smite you for saying that. |
| quote: | Originally posted by _Nut_
So here is the lay down. 90% of the on air personalities are NOT yes..
hold on.. maybe this will get the point across
Are NOT!!!!
Actual meteorologists. They are journalists or people with 'certification in meteorology' Let me describe both cases:
Journalists - Degree (or lack thereof) in Journalism. Weather background may contain a class here or there in weather 101 (or online equivalent). They know what a surface map is. They know what a cold front looks like (and most of the time what it is). Basically they are what I and many others in my field call 'Weather bunnies' or to simply put... eye candy.
'Certification in meteorology' - The people take online classes and or attend universities such as Miss State. They have a little more training and understand a little more than your average journalist. The one thing they lack is indepth knowledge of the atmospheric process, the mathmatics, physics, microphysics, dynamics and pretty much everything else to what actually drives the weather. They like the weather bunnies are generally paid to look good. TV stations can care less about accuracy. Ratings are the cashcow and what actually drive networks. Would you want to see a meteorologist up there who has a masters in meteorology/atmospheric sciences... or hear about it and look at some young lass who is hotter than hell?
True meteorologists undergo obtain a degree by following set guidelines that are standard across the US:
And as others have eluded to... all most on air personalities do is regurgitate script with a few catch phrases.
CNN is pretty good with the majoirty of their 'staff' being degreed meteorologists. The weather channel on the other hand... what you see on air .... they are NOT meteorologists. But there are a dozen or so behind the scenes that do give the forecasts and tell people the correct thing.
As for the pay scale. Broadcast meteorology--television and radio weathercasting--although offering high profile positions, does not necessarily offer commensurate salary profiles. Annual pay for a weathercaster just beginning his or her career at a small-market station is in the low to mid-20s. Overall, salaries in the field cover an enormous range. A 1992 American Meteorological Society survey indicated the average salary for weathercasters who were AMS members was about $46,000. The survey also found the top 10 percent in the field raked in over $100,000 per year. Keep in mind, though, that the big six-figure salaries are confined to the top 10 or 20 television markets in the country (as defined by the population of the viewing area). There certainly are opportunities in the field, since only about 10% of the 2000-some broadcast weather jobs are held by degreed meteorologists.
I would go on in detail more but this is getting ing long.
If you want accurate forecasts goto the following:
http://www.weather.gov/
No one working for the National Weather Service is below a degree in meteorology. Most are masters or PhD. |
Told you. |
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| Ang ' ela_ie |
| quote: | Originally posted by FallingMoon
& perhaps if you took the time to carefully read instead of selectively reading what you wanted, you'd see I said I respected the people from the NHC (National Hurricane Center) & those flying the reconissance(sp?) aircrafts...
I was refering to those ON the green screen.
Please read before you call bull. |
Thats correct. You respected the only meteorologists in your long list. As for the rest... wrong. |
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| _Nut_ |
| quote: | Originally posted by Mebot
Told you. |
I was nice though.. |
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| FallingMoon |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ang ' ela_ie
Thats correct. You respected the only meteorologists in your long list. As for the rest... wrong. |
Ok but I was talking about the stuff down here in Miami not a generalization (if you read where it says "stand behind a camera"...I never made my point to be as a whole...I meant the TV personalities which is what was being talked about from the start.
I said I respected the NHC etc BECAUSE it's relating to things here in Miami (as I said before) |
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