Gary Archibald, Weathercaster

Today – we had a very special guest with us at the Weather Plus HQ. Our very own meteorologist extraordinaire Britta Merwin was holding her own as per the norm, forecasting and presenting the national weather story… doing her usual stellar work informing our viewers what they need to know about the all-important weather story of the day…an added bonus, her mother Amy made a visit to our studios and it was an honor, privilege and delight to have her spend some time with us!

Britta Merwin, her mother Amy, and Gary.

As a unique national operation, the Weather Plus family is comprised of broadcast, journalism, science, and technical professionals who come from diverse backgrounds and hail from the far reaches of this great nation and abroad. Some like myself are Canadian (Eh!), but all have found their way to this forward-thinking, contemporary, and dynamic enterprise. We are a unique family. So, it was great to have Britta’s mom get a sense of what her family away from her family (Britta’s a very proud to be from the great state of Colorado) is really like, first hand.

It’s obvious where the highest level of class, poise, intelligence, charm and beauty comes from… we here are most fortunate to have one of the rising stars of NBC Universal on our team, Miss Merwin – more importantly, our family. Mom did very well by her, indeed, and we are the better for it.

Britta and her mother on the set.

It’s all about family isn’t it – the important things in life revolve around it (beyond work, money, fame, and status), are in essence defined by it…fuel the lives that we lead by the very recognition and envelopment of it… That lesson was redefined for me today. Good thing.

And, Moms rule!

GA