OPEN LETTER TO YOU ALL Just wanted to let you know Ive read every single one of your comments about the coastal storm, and its much more benign impact on our region than we had predicted. Not easy, but something I felt I had to do. Clearly there are a lot of people who are upset and you have every right to be. Not getting the forecast right served as a great inconvenience to a lot of people. I remember hearing it from others around this time yesterday, claiming Action News was underestimating snow totals (yes, UNDERestimating). Here are a few posted comments: I love Action News, but I ignore them when it comes to snow... They always low ball the totals. They are the only station with #s these low. Be cautious & stay safe. We had actually downgraded our outlook of the storm late last night (I watched the rebroadcast). For many, that was too late. The bottom line: you just cant win. I know. Its part of the business. You expect us to be right, and thats what we aim to do. We were not. But I think given we were on the lower end of predicted snow totals, claims that we aimed to hype this storm just dont make sense. Our priorities are the safety of our viewers, the accuracy of the forecast, and adjusting if things change. If we think a storm is going to make conditions dangerous, we will always err on the side of caution. Well take the flack later. So before I ramble on too long, just wanted to say: sorry folks. This is a real bummer for a news guy who wants nothing more than to be accurate, objective, and to make complete sense. For those of you who read this far down, thanks for listening. Please take it safe as you travel today. And Ill still be here tomorrow morning.
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 13:41:00 +0000
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