Veteran Tribune Fox affiliate WJW/8 "Fox 8 News" meteorologist Dick Goddard almost left this earth after over 83 years (28 Celsius, as he says), but not due to his advanced age. Goddard, and weather forecasters across Northeast Ohio, have surely repeated advice to those driving in flooded areas..."turn around, don't drown"...but he didn't take that advice this week in Medina County. The Medina County Gazette's David Knox has details, including very vivid on scene pictures of Goddard's … [Read more...]
The Big Flood
Posted on August 10, 2010 · 4 Comments
UPDATED 8/10/10 10:45 PM: Oops! There's one more item we forgot to mention, which you can read by scrolling down to the bottom if you read this when it came out... --------- We don't know why we bother to go on hiatus, no matter how busy life beyond the Mighty Blog of Fun(tm) may be. Items tend to write themselves, anyway, and basically demand to be put up...and there's another flood we have to deal with... WCLV MOVE: Classical mainstay WCLV in Cleveland has already made one big move in the … [Read more...]
Some Other Monday Stuff
Posted on March 23, 2009 · Leave a Comment
We were going to do our usual Monday "mix" item, but the previous entry got a bit larger than we expected.So, here's the rest of the "mix"...NEWS HITS HOME: We've noted a few occasions where a local news organization either becomes the story, or is directly affected by it.Among other items: recently, Raycom Media CBS affiliate WOIO/19-MyNet affiliate WUAB/43 saw a high profile killing just across the street from their main entrance at Reserve Square in downtown Cleveland, at Perk Park. The same … [Read more...]
Weather Or Not
Posted on February 14, 2007 · Leave a Comment
The local TV news operations in the Cleveland market rarely need help emphasizing bad weather. Most of 'em pull out all the stops even when moderate storms are forecast anywhere NEAR Cleveland, complete with flashy graphics, hyperactive and excited weather forecasters, and bundled up live reporters all over town.Give them a real storm, and they're off to the races.Local stations preempted such important programming as soap operas and popular syndicated talk shows for coverage of this winter … [Read more...]
Weather Claims Northwest Ohio Radio Tower
Posted on February 13, 2007 · Leave a Comment
In extreme weather, like, well, we're experiencing now, broadcast facilities often take hits.That's just what happened to Findlay's WFIN/1330, which lost its 280 foot tower Tuesday during near-blizzard conditions in the Northwest Ohio city. The tower collapse took the station off the air.Via its website, the station says it is hesitant to say when it'll be able to reconstruct the tower. But the message from WFIN says it is "in the process" of figuring out a way to return to the air on an … [Read more...]
