Gary Archibald, Weathercaster

In journalism the story is and should be the focus. The who, what, why, when, and how, are the key players and the journalist, the broadcaster – (and in my case) the weather storyteller (meteorologist, weathercaster et al.) are merely conduits, messengers, mouthpieces, aiding in the dissemination of information, sometimes (and hopefully) in an entertaining, insightful, and intelligent manner.

OK then. I have no problem with that. And, to reinforce the notion, of the story being the ace, the top billed, the front-runner, the focal point of any newscast – across the spectrum of broadcast news media…I stand before you, barely able (literally), to partake – not the headline – the ongoing and unfolding saga that is the essential weather story.

Take a look at the photo.

Gary hard at work ... even on crutches!

Yes, that's me, on crutches. I severely sprained my ankle last Monday in a pick-up game of basketball. Surgery is likely over the next few weeks. But in the meantime, it’s about being a team-player. I don’t deserve a medal – not implying that at all. I just wanted to point out that we have a good team here at Weather Plus, pros in front and behind the camera who bear heavy burdens and despite this go about doing there job of getting you the weather story of the day and more importantly – letting it, the story shine.

It’s not the best way to “do the weather”, hobbling on one foot, in front of the keywall…all the while with a smile, and a few grunts along the way. It’s a bit uncomfortable as you can imagine. Oh well. Many have suffered through a lot worse and shown up – did their thing. I get it. I have to suck it up, try to keep it elevated between commercial breaks, ice it down once I get home… But as I stated before, the show must go on…starring the one and only story - your weather…

Cheers!

GA