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CHUCK!

Chuck George, Chief Meteorologist at KOLD News 13, AKA my FAVORITE local Celebrity, in fact, my favorite celebrity period. I know I am weird for not having a national renowned actor or actress as a favorite, but I am just not that interested, I am a news junkie. Anyway back to Chuck… as a 30th birthday gift (to ease the pain of turning the big 3-OHHHH) my mom (with the help of a few others) set up a meet and greet with Chuck in studio. So yesterday Matt and I got the chance to see how Chuck prepares for the 5pm news hour. I was a bit star-struck when he came to the front to meet us, but that only lasted a few seconds as he was busy and needed to get stuff done (there was an earthquake in the Washington area). We followed him over to the studio where he does what he does best… maps, maps and more maps with plenty of fun facts thrown in the mix. We got to watch the news in studio and during the taping we got to go into what I believe is the control room where the “magic” happens. I really thought there would be chaos in the studio but everyone was as calm as could be (like they’d done this before?). After the news he was nice enough to snap a shot and walk us out.

I have to say I was a bit disappointed that I didn’t get a chance to talk with him more, not about the weather ;)… I wanted to know what makes him Chuck! I am sure he thought I was a girl who loves meteorology and science but maybe to his disappointment, that’s not what I love about him. So this begs the questions, why do you like him so much? In short… he’s got mad skills as a public speaker on the camera and off. He rolls with the glitches, I see his own personality coming through the TV, and I learn something new every day I watch the news… and that’s all doing it through the weather! His signature smile is not fake, and I love that he’s out in the community any chance he gets. He’s just good at what he does, he’s not just another weather guy! After meeting him and getting the little time that I had with him, he didn’t disappoint. Here are a few pics I snapped!

Thanks for the gift mom!

In studio

Control Room

Pay no attention to the cheesy smile happening here!


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