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and who's a cold spell. Now let me see...? 
John Ketley or.....www.chatshow.co.uk/Hosts/host.aspx?hostID=1 .....
Now thats a hard one......literally!
>> Edited by DeltaFox on Sunday 13th February 11:33
John Ketley or.....www.chatshow.co.uk/Hosts/host.aspx?hostID=1 ..... Now thats a hard one......literally!
>> Edited by DeltaFox on Sunday 13th February 11:33
Time for a rousing Pie and Piston rendition of one of the great songs of our time:
OOOOhhhhhhhh
Ayrton Senna's got the voice of a tenor
Peter Snow sings very low
Mark Barano is a soprano
and John Kettley, John Kettley, John Kettley
is a weatherman
John Kettley is a weatherman
a weatherman
a weatherman
John Kettley is a weatherman
and so is Michael Fish
Simon Parkin's always larkin
Eric Lane is the same
Jonothan Ross collects moss
and John Kettley, John Kettley, John Kettley
is a weatherman
Lester Piggot couldn't dig it
David Icke rides a bike
Richard Keys has got no knees
and John Kettley, John Kettley, John Kettley
is a weatherman
Debbie Thrower's got a lawnmower
Johnny Marr he plays guitar
David Steele lives in Keele
and John Kettley, John Kettley, John Kettley
is a weatherman
Chuck Knox has blue socks
Andy Crane has got no brain
Bernard Davy left the navy
and John Kettley, John Kettley, John Kettley
is a weatherman
John Kettley is a weatherman
a weatherman
a weatherman
John Kettley is a weatherman
and so is Michael Fish
and so is Billy Giles
and so is Ian McGaskill
so is Wincy Willis
OOOOhhhhhhhh
Ayrton Senna's got the voice of a tenor
Peter Snow sings very low
Mark Barano is a soprano
and John Kettley, John Kettley, John Kettley
is a weatherman
John Kettley is a weatherman
a weatherman
a weatherman
John Kettley is a weatherman
and so is Michael Fish
Simon Parkin's always larkin
Eric Lane is the same
Jonothan Ross collects moss
and John Kettley, John Kettley, John Kettley
is a weatherman
Lester Piggot couldn't dig it
David Icke rides a bike
Richard Keys has got no knees
and John Kettley, John Kettley, John Kettley
is a weatherman
Debbie Thrower's got a lawnmower
Johnny Marr he plays guitar
David Steele lives in Keele
and John Kettley, John Kettley, John Kettley
is a weatherman
Chuck Knox has blue socks
Andy Crane has got no brain
Bernard Davy left the navy
and John Kettley, John Kettley, John Kettley
is a weatherman
John Kettley is a weatherman
a weatherman
a weatherman
John Kettley is a weatherman
and so is Michael Fish
and so is Billy Giles
and so is Ian McGaskill
so is Wincy Willis
I think he has a very good point, and I'll tell you why.
When I'm working on a job, its a grizzly male cameraman, a grizzly male sound recordist, a grizzly male camera assistant, and any sparks and grips, focus pullers, etc, they're all sweaty men.
Then you look for the clipboard holder, and its a woman. Makeup? Women. Costume? Women. Assistant producer? A Woman. Director? More often these days a woman (for the majority of daytime TV).
You know what the killer is? Nearly all these women are very attractive. You very rarely see an ugly woman working in television. I know that sounds sexist, and perhaps I am a little bit old fashioned (or not picky), but its a truth.
The same thing is happening on television. Apart from the odd regional news broadcast, you don't often see ugly people presenting television. The weather has generally been an exception to that rule, because of its scientific nature (and because the more qualified people like Fish and Kettley) they have been through the universities and worked at the meteorology department for years. More often than not, these people never actually set out to be a television presenter, its more likely they were 'discovered' as the TV stations needed good sound weather reports.
Nowadays you have weather presenters whose only ambition is to be a 'better presenter'. There are exceptions, I know one presenter who works for BBC NW who has been doing her job for years, shes very pretty yes but she also happens to know her stuff. The majority though, like most modern presenters, are career attention seekers.
We need more journalists on television, not pretty faces.
When I'm working on a job, its a grizzly male cameraman, a grizzly male sound recordist, a grizzly male camera assistant, and any sparks and grips, focus pullers, etc, they're all sweaty men.
Then you look for the clipboard holder, and its a woman. Makeup? Women. Costume? Women. Assistant producer? A Woman. Director? More often these days a woman (for the majority of daytime TV).
You know what the killer is? Nearly all these women are very attractive. You very rarely see an ugly woman working in television. I know that sounds sexist, and perhaps I am a little bit old fashioned (or not picky), but its a truth.
The same thing is happening on television. Apart from the odd regional news broadcast, you don't often see ugly people presenting television. The weather has generally been an exception to that rule, because of its scientific nature (and because the more qualified people like Fish and Kettley) they have been through the universities and worked at the meteorology department for years. More often than not, these people never actually set out to be a television presenter, its more likely they were 'discovered' as the TV stations needed good sound weather reports.
Nowadays you have weather presenters whose only ambition is to be a 'better presenter'. There are exceptions, I know one presenter who works for BBC NW who has been doing her job for years, shes very pretty yes but she also happens to know her stuff. The majority though, like most modern presenters, are career attention seekers.
We need more journalists on television, not pretty faces.
apprentice said:
(you bugger - got that blasted tune in my head now!)
Luckily enough I can't remember the tune, otherwise I would be doing exactly the same.
I've got the Two packets of Lager and a Pint of Crisps in my head though to make up for it.
Grouch.
>> Edited by groucho on Sunday 13th February 11:54
apprentice said:
(you bugger - got that blasted tune in my head now!)
Ah-ha got my retaliation in first for once!! I take turns to pray to both the Sun God and to Bristol Road at least once a day! I have the latter marked on my compass. I've even been known to say a few words for the Hampshire/Surrey triangle too....
Anyway, in terms of the original theme of this thread ....
Let's have "the people that know" telling us what's going on. Not the loudest, prettiest or whatever!!! (just like Speed 6 facts, thank you!!!)
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