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TV weather promos are confusing viewers
John Rassler
Feb. 27, 2021 12:00 am
The practice of television stations running promotions for their weather departments that feature a clip from the past with one of the weather forecasters announcing the coming of a disastrous weather event ('Death and destruction to sweep across the viewing area tonight into tomorrow!”) is a disservice to the viewers. How this practice benefits the viewers escapes me. This can be very startling and confusing, especially to elderly people who mistake the blurb for a current forecast.
John Rassler
Belle Plaine
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