FanDuel’s Andrew Moore talks how Kentucky Derby ‘transcends racing,’ and how they’re covering it.But it’s notable that different local stations treat severe weather warnings differently, with some choosing only to use a crawl at certain stages of the warning and others going to the double-box or replacing existing programming altogether. And two confirmed tornadoes did hit Virginia May 12, although damage was reportedly limited to a couple of structures. Sentiment in both the YouTube comments and the Reddit thread on this is running heavily in favor of Flickinger’s actions, complete with a lot of people making fun of the callers who complained and saying that sports aren’t as important as the tornado warnings. Thank you for watching ABC 13, especially during severe weather.” We take this responsibility very seriously, and if we had a chance to do it all over again, we would. You never know when someone new is tuning in and looking for critical information to protect themselves and their families.
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“Thankfully, no lives were lost, and that’s why we go on TV and stay on over programming and commercials. Whenever there’s a tornado warning, lives are at risk.”įlickinger then shows photos of past local tornado damage and describes them, and concludes with a wrap-up. If you’re watching this from Bedford, for example, you’re just as important to us as someone watching from Danville or Lynchburg. This is B.S., you guys are terrible at your jobs.” And he then says “Tonight, we are not going to apologize for what we did.
But apparently, that upset some of you.”įlickinger then plays angry voicemails, including “And I’d just like to say, I thank you for absolutely ruining Game 7 of Denver versus Portland because you have to show a tornado warning for over half an hour,” and “We get it, there’s a tornado, it’s been on the TV for over 20 minutes and I’m trying to watch the last three minutes, not on the B.S. This weekend, per our severe weather policy, we broke into programming with the tornado warning and allowed you to continue watching Game 7 on a split screen. It’s our commitment to you that when we do have a tornado warning, we go on the air and stay on until it is over and you are safe. “This weekend during Game 7 of the NBA semifinals here on ABC 13, we had a tornado warning in our area. This starts with Flickinger explaining the station policy and how his actions followed it.
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