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My top five Seattle TV weather wizards

 




Here's my top five take on Seattle TV's besst weather talent:

#!  Shannon O'Donnell/KOMO - total pro, understands the region, climate and impact.  Perfect Chief Met to succeed Steve Pool, also teaches meteorology at UW.  Nails it every time.  Bright spot for Sinclair.

#2 Nick Allard/KIRO - One of KIRO7's only talent bright spots, total pro as well, talented, knowledgeable and versatile.  Has a great sense of humor to go along with the bad hours and changing news talent.

#3 Leah Pezzetti/KING - newcomer to the market, but she has also done some good climate/weather reporter packages.  Works weekends, but has a lot of energy and solid forecasting.  Lots of potential to be a lead weather anchor at some point in the market.

#4 Rebecca Stevenson/KOMO - Has worked at all five stations in Seattle (KING, KIRO, NWCN, KCPQ and now KOMO), which makes one wonder about committment, etc.  But she still does a solid presentation with experienced regional knowledge over the years and gives KOMO a lot os cred along with O'Donnell.  

#5 Rich Marriott/KING - Gotta put Rich on this list because of longevity, credibility and concsistent presentation.  A true PNW performer.  Knows the territory.

Honorable Mentions:

Morgan Palmer/KIRO - Solid, knowledgeable presenter and accurate forecaster.  Good on-cam.

Claire Anderson/KCPQ -Enthusiastic presentation and great viewer draw as a result.

Theron Zahn/KOMO - This guy can seemingly do it all, news anchor, weather, reporter.  Great utility player and that is a high compliment.

Full disclosure:  Shannon, Nick and Rebecca all worked for me, and Rich was a colleague when I was at NWCN.  But this list is based on current presentation, accuracy and longevity.

Please let me know in comments if you have other suggetions, plaudits or protests.    

Comments

  1. Mike BarerJanuary 4, 2025 at 9:44 AM

    80s and 90s had all the classic area weatherman like Steve Pool, Jeff Renner, and Harry Wapler.

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