![]() ![]() "Don is a highly skilled forecaster and an expert in tracking severe weather. "Don has gained the trust of our morning audience over the past 10 years, and I am thrilled that he is taking on new responsibilities as our next chief meteorologist," said Elmore. Schwenneker, aka 'Big Weather,' has been with the station since 2011 and will now provide weather reports during the 4 p.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m. ![]() Together we will continue to deliver the area's most accurate forecast daily." "I am excited to lead such a diverse team of meteorologists, all with a wide range of weather experiences. I can't wait to take the lessons I've learned to my new role as chief meteorologist at a station with such a rich history," said Schwenneker. Big weather schwenneker tv#"I've had the privilege of working under some amazing chief meteorologists, including one of the most experienced TV meteorologists this area has ever seen, Chris Hohmann. This comes after Chris Hohmann announced that he was retiring at the end of May after 30 years with the station. President and general manager Rob Elmore made the announcement on Thursday. Sigh.Morning meteorologist Don Schwenneker will be the new ABC11 Chief Meteorologist effective Monday, May 31. Having said all that, I wonder what my future going away party and gift will be. Certainly a lunch together to celebrate occasions such as going away parties would be nice, but why then do we need to buy "stuff" to show others our gratitude? Why do we do that? Why do we celebrate everything? Is it because we have nothing to do, or nothing better to do, or is this a display of power from those who have so little? Since when did I allow others to tell me what the appropriate amount is to give to certain things? Why, and when did this begin and why didn't anybody tell me? And why should I ever feel guilty for not giving anything at all? WHY? Why are we ask to give to newpaper delivery people on holidays when delivering newspapers is their job? Why don't we receive monetary gifts on holidays from our co-workers for simply being here? Why do we celebrate so much? Why do we need to pitch in? Why am I asked to "give" to: going away parties, birthdays, baby showers, or even, and etc. One of the topics we discussed that I enjoyed was regarding the workplace and that it at times feels like kindergarten. ![]() And of course, Don Schweneker's post today is a recipe for pierogies. I mean, they'll give a blog to anybody these days.Seriously. After some further investigation on the Channel 4 web site I discovered that she and several of her fellow co-anchors have their own blogs. That being said, today during lunch at an undisclosed location in Oakland (which I can't reveal lest the paparazzi show up for pictures of the OPP staff), I was excited to see none other than Channel 4's diva divine, Sally Wiggin. Ouch! I say this in love, though, as anybody who knows me well knows my love for local news anchors. Some of the stories they report on (the turkey problem in Shadyside, viewers' snow pictures) are so insipid they give me pause to reevaluate my own life and consider how well it is going compared to the lives of the tools who report these kind of stories for a living. I'm usually a Channel 2 person, but lately Channel 4 has been bringing me great pleasure. There are all kinds of things I can say about local news. ![]()
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