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UrbScotty

(23,980 posts) Wed Nov 27, 2013, 11:38 AM Nov 2013

Duluth TV anchors fake being outside from warm comfort of studio

During the Northland News Center's broadcast of Duluth's frigid Christmas City of the North parade last Friday night, TV anchors wore their winter coats.

Thing is, they didn't actually need them. Look closely at the screengrab at the top of this post and you'll notice they were just pretending to be outside from the warm comfort of the NBC affiliate's studio.

http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2013/11/duluth_tv_anchors_fake_being_outside_from_warm_comfort_of_studio_image.php

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Duluth TV anchors fake being outside from warm comfort of studio (Original Post) UrbScotty Nov 2013 OP

You ever been to Duluth in winter? Scuba Nov 2013 #1

I have. I was born there, lived there for 23 years. Thor_MN Dec 2013 #2

I don't think anyone in MN expects them to actually do news BainsBane Dec 2013 #3

I think from a surrealism perspective, it might be better to have them wearing shorts, Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #4

They did report from outdoors when I was growing up. Thor_MN Dec 2013 #5

Well for one example, pengillian101 Dec 2013 #6

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

1. You ever been to Duluth in winter?

Reply to UrbScotty (Original post)

Wed Nov 27, 2013, 11:42 AM

Nov 2013

You need a coat indoors.

Thor_MN

(11,843 posts)

2. I have. I was born there, lived there for 23 years.

Reply to Scuba (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 20, 2013, 10:48 PM

Dec 2013

Duluth is not the coldest city in Minnesota by a large margin. When you have billions of gallons of 32 degree water in your front yard, it can't get as cold as it gets away from the Lake.

BainsBane

(53,035 posts)

3. I don't think anyone in MN expects them to actually do news

Reply to Thor_MN (Reply #2)

Sat Dec 21, 2013, 03:10 AM

Dec 2013

outdoors in the winter? Do you?

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)

4. I think from a surrealism perspective, it might be better to have them wearing shorts,

Reply to BainsBane (Reply #3)

Sat Dec 21, 2013, 06:01 AM

Dec 2013

Hawaiian shirts, maybe flippers and a snorkel.

It could be, like, taunting.

Thor_MN

(11,843 posts)

5. They did report from outdoors when I was growing up.

Reply to BainsBane (Reply #3)

Sat Dec 21, 2013, 10:23 AM

Dec 2013

WDSM (now KBJR) had their studio on Superior Street, so the parade was always on channel 6. They have done the parade every year, except the first one that I could have seen, in 1963. That was canceled after JFK was killed.

What amazes me is that they could stand to have winter coats on in the studio. Seems that would get unbearably hot very quickly. Well, that and the fact that they thought anyone would buy the fake.

pengillian101

(2,351 posts)

6. Well for one example,

Reply to BainsBane (Reply #3)

Sun Dec 22, 2013, 11:58 PM

Dec 2013

Belinda Jensen from KARE11 in the Twin Cities always does her weather report outdoors.

http://www.kare11.com/weather/

It's funny Duluth tried to fake it. We moved near Duluth (~75 miles) 15 years ago from the TC and the local news is kinda strange compared to the Cities.

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