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Taco wrote: ↑Sat Apr 01, 2023 7:33 pm There is NO excuse for not having severe weather coverage, warnings, cut-ins, crawls, maps, etc. Total embarrassment for a channel that claims they are around the clock.

That is quite sad, considering how Ahmad handled weather at 25. I remember his first kid was born, and he was at the station three days later on air covering severe weather.

Ahmad was amazing at 25. He put the other Mid-Michigan stations to shame. I'm wondering if his hands are tied at 62 or maybe staffing issues? But nonetheless they need more work in the weather department.

organman95 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 01, 2023 7:46 pm

Taco wrote: ↑Sat Apr 01, 2023 7:33 pm There is NO excuse for not having severe weather coverage, warnings, cut-ins, crawls, maps, etc. Total embarrassment for a channel that claims they are around the clock.

That is quite sad, considering how Ahmad handled weather at 25. I remember his first kid was born, and he was at the station three days later on air covering severe weather.

Taco wrote: ↑Sat Apr 01, 2023 7:53 pm Ahmad was amazing at 25. He put the other Mid-Michigan stations to shame. I'm wondering if his hands are tied at 62 or maybe staffing issues? But nonetheless they need more work in the weather department.

Quite possible. And I agree with you 100%. Shame they don't have the "standard" weather department setup (studio?) like most stations.

I worked with Ahmed in Flint and I am working with him again at CBS. He was definitely not there 3 days after his son was born. He was off for 3 weeks on leave then came back and then they sent him home until the dams broke. He's made no secret that CBS needs to finish hiring weather people and I believe they have hires made and waiting. He was also streaming when most of us left last night. Without a chief meteorologist at CBS I would say his hands are tied with how much power he personally has.

I also just saw him post that today is his little girls first birthday on his Facebook page. I wonder if he was off for that and someone filling in didn't cover the day.

Not having a weather team for such events is appalling....weekend or not.

MWmetalhead wrote: ↑Sat Apr 01, 2023 8:22 pm I will say 62 can at least use the excuse they have no weekend morning newscasts scheduled.

2 and 4 have no excuse.

If you want to be a legit local news org got to cover the weather even on weekends I thought that Ahmed was chief at CBS62?

CBS does not have a chief meteorologist. CBS is phasing the title away station by station.

Incoming long rant…

After watching CBS Detroit for over two months. I see no difference between Fox2, WXYZ or WDIV. CBS Detroit is reporting the same way as those other Detroit channels even though CBS Detroit says its reporting different.

Facebook page Macomb County Scanners is reporting news different than any news media. MCS lives up to that. This is what it sounded like CBS Detroit was suppose to be. Real time news from neighborhoods. Its failed to do this. Maybe one or two stories in a morning segment once in awhile but not all time.

I could carless about the Trump trial or msu shooting. Yes I know sounds bad for saying that but its not neighborhood news of Troy or Shelby Township. Just the same news if I was to put on Channel, 2, 4 or 7.
Whats the draw to CBS Detroit to break me away from that? Nothing!

I will give CBS Detroit up until mid summer before I switch back to fox2 News permanently and be done with CBS Detroit and would not care if they removed the local news again as it wont be missed.

Oh look… we are famous again…

Overall the feedback seems to be positive. However, you have some crybabies from a particular site I shall keep nameless, who are not only refusing to give CBS News Detroit a fair chance, they are looking for any lame excuse to bash it. It’s like they don’t want to like it. Their complaints about it are so delusional and so ridiculous, it’s not even funny. I know there are 2,4, and 7 fanboys in the Detroit market, but my goodness.

This is why I left that site, because all they do is whine and complain. With each argument, they lose credibility.

Take a guess which delusional deleted user wrote this…

Circle7WXYZ was the former user I know they had Circle7 in their username, I also knew who the person was when I saw the post I laughed at it I thought it was legit criticism about CBS62 I think that Circle7 is a fanboy of CBS Detroit.

MasterB wrote: ↑Sat Apr 15, 2023 11:46 pm Circle7WXYZ was the former user I know they had Circle7 in their username, I also knew who the person was when I saw the post I laughed at it I thought it was legit criticism about CBS62 I think that Circle7 is a fanboy of CBS Detroit.

I believe the handle was CircleWXYZ. Where did Rate This quote from?

Round Six wrote: ↑Sun Apr 16, 2023 12:23 am

MasterB wrote: ↑Sat Apr 15, 2023 11:46 pm Circle7WXYZ was the former user I know they had Circle7 in their username, I also knew who the person was when I saw the post I laughed at it I thought it was legit criticism about CBS62 I think that Circle7 is a fanboy of CBS Detroit.

I believe the handle was CircleWXYZ. Where did Rate This quote from?

He’s regularly ranting under the same handle at tvnewstalk.net