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WHERE IS JOE CRAIN? (Sinclair Broadcasting now censoring the weather!)
This is happening in Springfield, Illinois. We have a Sinclair station here in Seattle, KOMO 4, and they have created a similar initiative that the news has to say 'nice' things about tRump! Now they wish to control how people see the weather?! The 217 Twitter site says that this weatherman who spoke out against Sinclair has been fired.
WHERE IS JOE CRAIN? LONGTIME SPRINGFIELD TV WEATHERMAN OFF AIR SINCE SLAMMING STATION'S CODE RED 'CORPORATE INITIATIVE' DURING BROADCAST
A veteran television meteorologist who criticized his own station's Code Red weather alerts for being a "corporate initiative" in a broadcast Wednesday has not been seen on-air since airing his grievances—sparking an outpouring of support on social media.
Joe Crain—a weatherman for Springfield media outlet WICS-TV—spoke out during a segment warning of strong-to-severe thunderstorms potentially hitting regions of Illinois. Code Red alerts are assigned by the station prior to extreme weather, but not everyone is a fan.
"We want you to know it's not us," Crain said in the Wednesday segment. "This is a corporate initiative, the Code Red alert. And behind the scenes, many of us have tried to dissuade it for the last few months, to try something else that's less controversial to the viewers.
"So, keep in mind, despite the fact that this facility is owned by a corporation, it's still licensed under the authority by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to serve the public interest, convenience and necessity. So you still have a voice—keep those cards and letters coming. I'll let you be the judge on whether or not Code Red serves the public interest."
A veteran television meteorologist who criticized his own station's Code Red weather alerts for being a "corporate initiative" in a broadcast Wednesday has not been seen on-air since airing his grievances—sparking an outpouring of support on social media.
Joe Crain—a weatherman for Springfield media outlet WICS-TV—spoke out during a segment warning of strong-to-severe thunderstorms potentially hitting regions of Illinois. Code Red alerts are assigned by the station prior to extreme weather, but not everyone is a fan.
"We want you to know it's not us," Crain said in the Wednesday segment. "This is a corporate initiative, the Code Red alert. And behind the scenes, many of us have tried to dissuade it for the last few months, to try something else that's less controversial to the viewers.
"So, keep in mind, despite the fact that this facility is owned by a corporation, it's still licensed under the authority by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to serve the public interest, convenience and necessity. So you still have a voice—keep those cards and letters coming. I'll let you be the judge on whether or not Code Red serves the public interest."
https://www.newsweek.com/joe-crain-springfield-illinois-weatherman-viral-video-code-red-weather-alerts-sinclair-1442776
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