Meteorologists Leave New Orleans; Likely to Hit North Carolina Next
CHARLOTTE, NC-- More than one week after Hurricane Katrina subsided, meteorologists are leaving New Orleans and moving on to North Carolina. It appears that most of the meteorologists will hit somewhere between Wilmington and New Bern, North Carolina over the next 24 hours.
"I did one last remote broadcast from New Orleans the day before yesterday," said Kent Grainger of station KTST in Reno, Nevada. "But with order being restored, and an absence of dangerous weather conditions, it just wasn't that dramatic."
"That last remote was hardly worth broadcasting," said KTST station manager Don Sweeney. "I kept asking Kent, 'can't you go somewhere windier?' His hair wasn't even blowing. It just wasn't compelling viewing, and the ratings reflected that."
Once it became clear that Hurricane Ophelia would make landfall somewhere in the Carolinas, the first crews began to move out, and others quickly followed.
"I saw 'em all, taking down their antennas and taking off their windbreakers," said local resident John Dwyer. "Pretty soon there was a long line of 'em headed north out of town."
"I did one last remote broadcast from New Orleans the day before yesterday," said Kent Grainger of station KTST in Reno, Nevada. "But with order being restored, and an absence of dangerous weather conditions, it just wasn't that dramatic."
"That last remote was hardly worth broadcasting," said KTST station manager Don Sweeney. "I kept asking Kent, 'can't you go somewhere windier?' His hair wasn't even blowing. It just wasn't compelling viewing, and the ratings reflected that."
Once it became clear that Hurricane Ophelia would make landfall somewhere in the Carolinas, the first crews began to move out, and others quickly followed.
"I saw 'em all, taking down their antennas and taking off their windbreakers," said local resident John Dwyer. "Pretty soon there was a long line of 'em headed north out of town."
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