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“Snowicane!” Or, “Fear-Monger’s Holiday.”

When I was just a wee little lad, I remember listening to the Harry West Show every morning on WARM-AM in Scranton, PA. Harry was a quirky little devil who got ratings despite his vaudevillian routine decades after vaudeville was declared dead.

A staple of Harry’s morning show was AccuWeather Meteorologist Elliot Abrams. Based … Continue reading “Snowicane!” Or, “Fear-Monger’s Holiday.”

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“Trying to Squeeze 50 Pounds of $%!* in a 5lb Bag.” Or, “Why WNEP2 Will Never Work.”

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Photo from Carl Abraham’s WNEP Tribute page at http://www.carlabraham.com/wnep.htm

There’s nothing I liked more as a kid than a “snow day.” Watching the weatherman on the 6pm talk about the big storm that was going to come overnight and blanket the area with a couple … Continue reading “Trying to Squeeze 50 Pounds of $%!* in a 5lb Bag.” Or, “Why WNEP2 Will Never Work.”