Tuesday, March 01, 2005
Early morning weather
At least two listeners have written to us with similar messages to this one...and we've had a few calls to the Listener Comment Line as well...
Could WMUB please announce the current temperature along with the weather report, especially in the early morning?
I am a WMUB member and long time listener. I have Morning Edition on by ~5:30 am and am out of the house by 6 am. While it is useful to know what the weather will be for the next day or two, I really need to know the temperature right now, in order to decide what to wear as I leave the house.
Can you please have the announcers state the current temperature during the weather report, even in the early morning? Obviously they have the information available, since the temperature is frequently reported later in the day.
Our reply:
You may or may not be aware that, during some hours of the day, announcements during our programming are recorded in advance and played back by our computer automation system. This is the case during the 5:00 - 6:00 hour, especially since Darrel Gray is no longer a full-time employee at WMUB. At some times, it is possible that "breaks" at around 5:50 AM and 5:59 AM are done "live" but that is by no means a certainty at this point.
Could WMUB please announce the current temperature along with the weather report, especially in the early morning?
I am a WMUB member and long time listener. I have Morning Edition on by ~5:30 am and am out of the house by 6 am. While it is useful to know what the weather will be for the next day or two, I really need to know the temperature right now, in order to decide what to wear as I leave the house.
Can you please have the announcers state the current temperature during the weather report, even in the early morning? Obviously they have the information available, since the temperature is frequently reported later in the day.
Our reply:
You may or may not be aware that, during some hours of the day, announcements during our programming are recorded in advance and played back by our computer automation system. This is the case during the 5:00 - 6:00 hour, especially since Darrel Gray is no longer a full-time employee at WMUB. At some times, it is possible that "breaks" at around 5:50 AM and 5:59 AM are done "live" but that is by no means a certainty at this point.
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