Your Weather Today
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Your Weather Today is a morning television program on The Weather Channel
, an American television station, airing from 7 am to 10 am Eastern Time on weekdays. It focuses on morning weather conditions around the country, and more recently, news and business information that does not pertain to weather.
) to a multi-program system. TWC started with its morning schedule, formerly composed of solely Weather Center AM. Two programs were carved out of Weather Center AM at first, First Outlook
and Your Weather Today. (A third "morning" program, Day Planner
, premiered in 2003.)
At its launch, Your Weather Todays anchor pair was Heather Tesch (who made her TWC debut the year prior) and Marshall Seese. For Your Weather Today, the Local on the 8s
concept was revived (specifically the brand). The "Travel Desk" segment focuses on air travel and highway travel conditions.
In 2008, Your Weather Today underwent a total graphic relaunch as part of a major TWC move to high-definition; between June 2 and August 12, all of The Weather Channel's live weather programming moved to the HD format and new HD studio. Marshall Seese retired in November of that year, and he was replaced by Kevin Robinson in March 2009.
In March 2009, Tesch left Your Weather Today for Day Planner, and was permanently replaced by Nicole Mitchell. Also at this point, storm tracker Jim Cantore joined the show from Evening Edition
, which was canceled.
On June 22, 2009, Stephanie Abrams and Mike Bettes, both of whom previously hosted Beyond the Forecast
(which was also canceled), took over hosting duties of the show. On September 14, 2009, Jeff Morrow joined the show as a third host, but later on, also left YWT, for Weekend View (Part 1)
.
Due to the fact Abrams has to fill-in for Al Roker on the Today Show in New York City commonly including her work with one of TWC's shows WeatherProof, Jen Carfagno is officially a sub co-host on Your Weather Today alongside Abrams or Bettes. On mornings when she doesn't have to fill in, she can be seen as main co-host alongside Eric Fisher on Weekend View
Part 2.
A new graphics and music package debuted for Your Weather Today on April 5, 2010. This revamp removed the "with Abrams & Bettes" from the on screen graphics, however the show title remains Your Weather Today with Abrams & Bettes on interactive programming guides and weather.com.
2010: Carfagno's appearances on the show have increased significantly in recent months, due to Bettes' absence during the course of Vortex 2, May 1 through June 15, and Abrams' absence working on the 2nd season WeatherProof. The move coincides with the cancellation of the controversial Flick and a Forecast movie series, which Carfagno hosted. Chris Warren fills in when a second substitute is needed.
2011: Mike Bettes has head out again for the third year in a row on Vortex 2, now called/renamed "The Great Tornado Hunt" from May 9 - June 3. This year the program will last slightly shorter due to the fact they are on their own this year and the Vortex 2 project itself has ended. Jen Carfagno will once again take Mike Bettes's role while he is gone. Part of the time though Eric Fisher may take Bettes's role as well, when needed, due to the fact Carfagno has moved to anchoring the weekends with him. This year Stephanie Abrams will not have an absence on Your Weather Today during The Great Tornado Hunt due to her duties of the making of Weatherproof unlike last year.
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The Weather Channel
The Weather Channel is a US cable and satellite television network since May 2, 1982, that broadcasts weather forecasts and weather-related news, along with entertainment programming related to weather 24 hours a day...
, an American television station, airing from 7 am to 10 am Eastern Time on weekdays. It focuses on morning weather conditions around the country, and more recently, news and business information that does not pertain to weather.
Program history
In 2000, The Weather Channel began a multi-year reformatting of its program schedule, converting from a one-program approach (embodied in Weather CenterWeather Center
Weather Center Live, previously named Weather Center from its March 2009 relaunch until May 2011, is a weather news program produced by The Weather Channel in Atlanta, Georgia.-Program history:...
) to a multi-program system. TWC started with its morning schedule, formerly composed of solely Weather Center AM. Two programs were carved out of Weather Center AM at first, First Outlook
First Outlook
First Outlook is a morning weather program produced by The Weather Channel, an American television channel. The program regularly airs from 4-6 a.m...
and Your Weather Today. (A third "morning" program, Day Planner
Day Planner
Day Planner is a late morning-early afternoon weather forecast program airing on The Weather Channel.-Program history:Day Planner was added in 2003 as one of the last programs to be added to The Weather Channel's morning programming block...
, premiered in 2003.)
At its launch, Your Weather Todays anchor pair was Heather Tesch (who made her TWC debut the year prior) and Marshall Seese. For Your Weather Today, the Local on the 8s
Local on the 8s
The Local on the 8s or Local Forecast is the portion of programming where viewers see current weather conditions and local weather forecasts for their respective area on The Weather Channel in the United States...
concept was revived (specifically the brand). The "Travel Desk" segment focuses on air travel and highway travel conditions.
In 2008, Your Weather Today underwent a total graphic relaunch as part of a major TWC move to high-definition; between June 2 and August 12, all of The Weather Channel's live weather programming moved to the HD format and new HD studio. Marshall Seese retired in November of that year, and he was replaced by Kevin Robinson in March 2009.
In March 2009, Tesch left Your Weather Today for Day Planner, and was permanently replaced by Nicole Mitchell. Also at this point, storm tracker Jim Cantore joined the show from Evening Edition
Evening Edition
Evening Edition was a weather program broadcast by The Weather Channel. Evening Edition included multiple hours of programming, cut into by long-form programs such as When Weather Changed History, as well as a repeating overnight hour.-Program history:...
, which was canceled.
On June 22, 2009, Stephanie Abrams and Mike Bettes, both of whom previously hosted Beyond the Forecast
Abrams & Bettes: Beyond the Forecast
Abrams & Bettes Beyond the Forecast, commonly abbreviated Abrams & Bettes, Beyond the Forecast, or A&B, was a weather program produced by The Weather Channel.-Program history:...
(which was also canceled), took over hosting duties of the show. On September 14, 2009, Jeff Morrow joined the show as a third host, but later on, also left YWT, for Weekend View (Part 1)
Weekend View
Weekend View is a weekend weather program on The Weather Channel, airing from 5-7 a.m. and 7-11 a.m. Eastern Time. Because of this timeslot, it can be considered the weekend equivalent to Your Weather Today, although it airs for six hours in comparison to the three-hour time length of Your Weather...
.
Due to the fact Abrams has to fill-in for Al Roker on the Today Show in New York City commonly including her work with one of TWC's shows WeatherProof, Jen Carfagno is officially a sub co-host on Your Weather Today alongside Abrams or Bettes. On mornings when she doesn't have to fill in, she can be seen as main co-host alongside Eric Fisher on Weekend View
Weekend View
Weekend View is a weekend weather program on The Weather Channel, airing from 5-7 a.m. and 7-11 a.m. Eastern Time. Because of this timeslot, it can be considered the weekend equivalent to Your Weather Today, although it airs for six hours in comparison to the three-hour time length of Your Weather...
Part 2.
A new graphics and music package debuted for Your Weather Today on April 5, 2010. This revamp removed the "with Abrams & Bettes" from the on screen graphics, however the show title remains Your Weather Today with Abrams & Bettes on interactive programming guides and weather.com.
2010: Carfagno's appearances on the show have increased significantly in recent months, due to Bettes' absence during the course of Vortex 2, May 1 through June 15, and Abrams' absence working on the 2nd season WeatherProof. The move coincides with the cancellation of the controversial Flick and a Forecast movie series, which Carfagno hosted. Chris Warren fills in when a second substitute is needed.
2011: Mike Bettes has head out again for the third year in a row on Vortex 2, now called/renamed "The Great Tornado Hunt" from May 9 - June 3. This year the program will last slightly shorter due to the fact they are on their own this year and the Vortex 2 project itself has ended. Jen Carfagno will once again take Mike Bettes's role while he is gone. Part of the time though Eric Fisher may take Bettes's role as well, when needed, due to the fact Carfagno has moved to anchoring the weekends with him. This year Stephanie Abrams will not have an absence on Your Weather Today during The Great Tornado Hunt due to her duties of the making of Weatherproof unlike last year.
Segments
- Rise & Shine
- Weather Headlines (formerly "In the Weather: In the News")
- Weather out your Window
- Out the Door
- What We're Watching
- Tropical Update
Schedule
All times are Eastern Time.Weekdays
- 7:00 am–10:00 am with Mike Bettes & Stephanie Abrams
Former hosts
- Nicole Mitchell - Left in June 2009 for Weather Center.
- Jeff Morrow - Was on YWT for only September 2009. Left for Weekend View.
- Bill Keneely - common fill in after Marshall Seese left.
- Kevin Robinson - First was a common fill-in on the show after Marshall Seese retired, but in March 2009, became one of the main co-hosts. Then he left in June 2009 for Weather Center with Cantore and Steele, but in December 2009, left The Weather Channel.
- Marshall Seese - Retired after being on the show for eight years, and being employed with The Weather Channel for over 20 years.
- Alexandra Steele - Left in 2004, and started anchoring Evening Edition, until it got canceled on March 1, 2009, and ever since has anchored Weather Center. Left the network in September 2010. Now works at CNNCNNCable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
- Heather Tesch - Left in March 2009 for Day Planner and Weekend Now.