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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
.
In February 2009, The Weather Channel's media kit began showing a different logo for the program; the most notable change to come from this, however, was an addition, showing the program's name as "Weather Center with Abrams & Bettes
. Changes to electronic program guide
systems revealed that Weather Center would absorb the repeating overnight hour on weeknights, and that Weather Center was becoming an evening program (which correlates to the merger of Evening Edition and A&B). The expansion of Weather Center reversed a trend of partitioning that took place between 1998 and 2003. The changes themselves are some of the most far-reaching since the 2003 addition of Day Planner
, Afternoon Outlook
, and Weekend Outlook
, itself a casualty of the changes (being replaced by Weekend View
).
From May 5, 2009 through June 12, 2009, Mike Bettes left the studio to report on the VORTEX
2 project, a project in which researchers spent five weeks in tornado alley
hunting down tornadoes in an attempt to discover more information about the formation of tornadoes. Throughout the entire duration of the project, Bettes reported live in the field throughout every edition of Abrams & Bettes Weather Center except for a couple of days where the entire project took the day off due to lack of tornadic activity. Several editions of the show featured Bettes and the Vortex2 crew actively chasing potential tornado-producing supercells, and on June 5, 2009, the crew caught its first and only tornado of the year live on PM Edition
, the coverage of which spilled over into the beginning of Weather Center; both programs covered the entire tornado event commercial-free. While Bettes was gone in the field, Adam Berg filled his role in the studio.
On June 22, 2009, Stephanie Abrams and Mike Bettes moved to Your Weather Today
. The final edition of Weather Center with Abrams & Bettes was actually a week and a half before this on June 12 to allow Abrams and Bettes to take a week off from studio work prior to moving to mornings. This allowed Alexandra Steele and Jim Cantore
to permanently take over their 7 p.m. ET timeslot on June 15, 2009 despite the fact that TV listing services such as Zap2it
listed Cantore and Steele as taking over the show on June 22, the same day as Abrams and Bettes began hosting Your Weather Today. Kevin Robinson, a former host of Your Weather Today, began his role as a third host on the show on June 22. On the same day, Nicole Mitchell became Paul Goodloe's permanent co-host on the 10 p.m. ET edition of Weather Center. The 7-10 p.m. ET edition of Weather Center has a different name called Weather Center with Cantore and Steele with Jim Cantore
and Alexandra Steele, similar to the morning show on The Weather Channel called Your Weather Today with Abrams & Bettes with co-hosts Stephanie Abrams
and Mike Bettes.
In December 2009, Kevin Robinson left Weather Center with Cantore and Steele, moving to WLWT-TV in Cincinnati; Chris Warren became his replacement. A month later in late January 2010, Cantore had left the program for a month's time to cover the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Chris Warren was Steele's co-host during this time frame.
In late September 2010, Crystal Egger joined Weather Center as a full time co-host. Jim Cantore
remains on the show reporting on breaking weather news from the newsroom. In September 2010, Weather Center co-host Alexandra Steele left the network, and later became an on-camera meteorologist for CNN
in early 2011. It is confirmed that Crystal Egger has officially taken Alexandra Steele's place in the evenings on Weather Center. In May 2011, Weather Center changed its on-air name and off-air branding to Weather Center Live.
On November 16th, Weather Center Live debuted the winter weather updatretaking over the Tropical Update, which is usually on at :50 past each June to November. The segment
Weekdays
Weekends
Weather
Weather is the state of the atmosphere, to the degree that it is hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloudy. Most weather phenomena occur in the troposphere, just below the stratosphere. Weather refers, generally, to day-to-day temperature and precipitation activity, whereas climate...
news
News
News is the communication of selected information on current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or word of mouth to a third party or mass audience.- Etymology :...
program produced by The Weather Channel in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
.
Program history
Weather Center initially debuted in 1998 and was originally a program devoted to hard weather. Weather Center aired almost 24 hours a day during its first few years. In 2000, with the additions of First Outlook and Your Weather Today, the program became a daytime and evening show only. Weather Center has been shortened regularly since as more shows debuted, and by the end of 2008 it aired only an hour a day during the week.In February 2009, The Weather Channel's media kit began showing a different logo for the program; the most notable change to come from this, however, was an addition, showing the program's name as "Weather Center with Abrams & Bettes
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:...
. Changes to electronic program guide
Electronic program guide
Electronic program guides and interactive program guides provide users of television, radio, and other media applications with continuously updated menus displaying broadcast programming or scheduling information for current and upcoming programming...
systems revealed that Weather Center would absorb the repeating overnight hour on weeknights, and that Weather Center was becoming an evening program (which correlates to the merger of Evening Edition and A&B). The expansion of Weather Center reversed a trend of partitioning that took place between 1998 and 2003. The changes themselves are some of the most far-reaching since the 2003 addition of 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...
, Afternoon Outlook
Afternoon Outlook
-Program history:In fall 2003, The Weather Channel launched two afternoon/evening programs: Afternoon Outlook and PM Edition. Its pairing of meteorologists for the entire duration of the show was Jeff Morrow and Vivian Brown....
, and Weekend Outlook
Weekend Outlook
Weekend Outlook was a weekend morning weather program on The Weather Channel. It was comparable to First Outlook, but with a different focus: Weekend Outlook was geared toward weekend planning and forecasts, compared to the commuter/straightforward style of First Outlook...
, itself a casualty of the changes (being replaced by 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...
).
From May 5, 2009 through June 12, 2009, Mike Bettes left the studio to report on the VORTEX
Vortex
A vortex is a spinning, often turbulent,flow of fluid. Any spiral motion with closed streamlines is vortex flow. The motion of the fluid swirling rapidly around a center is called a vortex...
2 project, a project in which researchers spent five weeks in tornado alley
Tornado Alley
Tornado Alley is a colloquial and popular media term that most often refers to the area of the United States where tornadoes are most frequent. Although an official location is not defined, the area between the Rocky Mountains and Appalachian Mountains is usually associated with it.The areas...
hunting down tornadoes in an attempt to discover more information about the formation of tornadoes. Throughout the entire duration of the project, Bettes reported live in the field throughout every edition of Abrams & Bettes Weather Center except for a couple of days where the entire project took the day off due to lack of tornadic activity. Several editions of the show featured Bettes and the Vortex2 crew actively chasing potential tornado-producing supercells, and on June 5, 2009, the crew caught its first and only tornado of the year live on PM Edition
PM Edition
PM Edition is a weather program on The Weather Channel, an American television station. It focuses on weather conditions for the evening commute...
, the coverage of which spilled over into the beginning of Weather Center; both programs covered the entire tornado event commercial-free. While Bettes was gone in the field, Adam Berg filled his role in the studio.
On June 22, 2009, Stephanie Abrams and Mike Bettes moved to Your Weather Today
Your Weather Today
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...
. The final edition of Weather Center with Abrams & Bettes was actually a week and a half before this on June 12 to allow Abrams and Bettes to take a week off from studio work prior to moving to mornings. This allowed Alexandra Steele and Jim Cantore
Jim Cantore
James D. Cantore is an American meteorologist. He is best known as an on-air personality for The Weather Channel.- Career :...
to permanently take over their 7 p.m. ET timeslot on June 15, 2009 despite the fact that TV listing services such as Zap2it
Zap2it
Zap2it is an American website and affiliate network that provides news, photos and video, local TV listings and movie showtimes. The site is produced by Tribune Media Services , part of the publishing division of the Chicago-based Tribune Company...
listed Cantore and Steele as taking over the show on June 22, the same day as Abrams and Bettes began hosting Your Weather Today. Kevin Robinson, a former host of Your Weather Today, began his role as a third host on the show on June 22. On the same day, Nicole Mitchell became Paul Goodloe's permanent co-host on the 10 p.m. ET edition of Weather Center. The 7-10 p.m. ET edition of Weather Center has a different name called Weather Center with Cantore and Steele with Jim Cantore
Jim Cantore
James D. Cantore is an American meteorologist. He is best known as an on-air personality for The Weather Channel.- Career :...
and Alexandra Steele, similar to the morning show on The Weather Channel called Your Weather Today with Abrams & Bettes with co-hosts Stephanie Abrams
Stephanie Abrams
Stephanie Abrams is an American on-camera meteorologist for The Weather Channel, a 24-hour American cable television weather program. She has also done live reporting for the 2010 Winter Olympics at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.-Early life:...
and Mike Bettes.
In December 2009, Kevin Robinson left Weather Center with Cantore and Steele, moving to WLWT-TV in Cincinnati; Chris Warren became his replacement. A month later in late January 2010, Cantore had left the program for a month's time to cover the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Chris Warren was Steele's co-host during this time frame.
In late September 2010, Crystal Egger joined Weather Center as a full time co-host. Jim Cantore
Jim Cantore
James D. Cantore is an American meteorologist. He is best known as an on-air personality for The Weather Channel.- Career :...
remains on the show reporting on breaking weather news from the newsroom. In September 2010, Weather Center co-host Alexandra Steele left the network, and later became an on-camera meteorologist for CNN
CNN
Cable 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...
in early 2011. It is confirmed that Crystal Egger has officially taken Alexandra Steele's place in the evenings on Weather Center. In May 2011, Weather Center changed its on-air name and off-air branding to Weather Center Live.
On November 16th, Weather Center Live debuted the winter weather updatretaking over the Tropical Update, which is usually on at :50 past each June to November. The segment
Current
- Tropical Update (seasonal, from June-November)
- Open Mike, Hosted by Mike Bettes from Your Weather TodayYour Weather TodayYour 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...
- 60 Second Forecast
- Winter Weather Update (seasonal, from November-June)
Former (March 2009 – June 2009)
- Destination:
- YourCast (Now "Weather Wannabe")
- Now You Know! (Moved to Your Weather TodayYour Weather TodayYour 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...
) - 6 Degrees
- Extreme-O-Meter
- Weather 101
- Forecast EarthForecast EarthForecast Earth is the name for The Weather Channel's environmental initiatives. It also was the name of an environment news program that ran on TWC from 2006 to 2008.-History of the brand:The Forecast Earth brand was introduced in 2003 for special series...
Climate Scorecard - Forecast EarthForecast EarthForecast Earth is the name for The Weather Channel's environmental initiatives. It also was the name of an environment news program that ran on TWC from 2006 to 2008.-History of the brand:The Forecast Earth brand was introduced in 2003 for special series...
Eco Update (Presented By Natalie Allen)
Schedule
All times are eastern time.Weekdays
- 07:00pm-08:00pm / 10:00pm–11:00pm / 01:00am-02:00am with Chris Warren & Crystal Egger
Weekends
- 07:00pm–08:00pm / 10:00pm-11:00pm / 01:00am-02:00am with Paul Goodloe & Kelly Cass
Former hosts
- Stephanie AbramsStephanie AbramsStephanie Abrams is an American on-camera meteorologist for The Weather Channel, a 24-hour American cable television weather program. She has also done live reporting for the 2010 Winter Olympics at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.-Early life:...
- Weather Center (Part 1), Departed June 2009 for Your Weather Today - Mike Bettes - Weather Center (Part 1), Departed June 2009 for Your Weather Today
- Nicole Mitchell - Weather Center (Part 2), Departed November 2010 and left from The Weather Channel
- Kevin Robinson - Weather Center (Part 1), Departed December 2009
- Alexandra Steele - Weather Center (Part 2) until June 2009, Weather Center (Part 1) until September 2010), Departed September 2010 for 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...