I was looking up jobs and somehow I came across a job posting for an On-Air Meteorologist (WGN-TV CLTV). Could I be a weatherman? Maybe not after reading the job requirements.
Description
Purpose: Responsible for the preparation and presentation of the weather segments and associated computer weather graphics for broadcast on CLTV and WGN-TV. Must be able to handle multiple segments each hour according to the CLTV format. Must be able to provide live, breaking news coverage as weather events dictate.
Requirements
Degree in meteorology or equivalent related military or work experience required. AMS and/or NWA Seal of Approval preferred. Solid knowledge of state of the art graphics systems essential. Working knowledge of WSI Graphics system preferred. Thorough working knowledge of all numerical forecast guidance material distributed from the National Weather Service and other global meteorological agencies.
I think weatherman is one of those weird niche jobs. You pretty much have to know ahead of time that's what you want to do for a living and train for it. Either that or back into after getting some military training.
Regardless, assuming you had the training, it would be an interesting job. the only downside is that people would always expect you to know the forecast and then mock you later when your forecast happened to be wrong.
Posted by: Mark R on Aug 27, 08 | 10:44 am
I wouldn't have a problem with people yelling at me about getting the forecast wrong. That thing that would drive me nuts is the mindless, jibber-jabber banter that goes on before and after the weather segment between the weatherman and the anchorperson. I'd want to smack the anchorperson with my shoe every time.
Maybe that would be a gpod thing to be a weatherman, you could tell the anchors to not chit chat about the weather. I'd love to see the news 20 years ago and see if they did mindless chatter about the weather. This seems to be a recent phenomenom.
