Live TV Weather Forecast Interrupted By… BEARS!
- Posted on April 24, 2012 at 5:05am by
Mike Opelka
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TV weather forecasters are often the most colorful or unpredictable members of a news team. Characters like Willard Scott, Al Roker, or CNN’s sometimes-testy Chad Meyers come to mind.
Thanks to an unexpected wildlife encounter, Kurt Aaron of WNEP in Scranton-Wilks-Barre, PA is the TV weatherman in the spotlight today.
Literally seconds before Aaron was supposed to deliver the 11pm weather report from the patio just outside the station’s studio, he came face-to-face with a family of black bears. Momma bear and her three cubs were wandering around the back of the building, probably looking for a little late night snack. As he tells it, Kurt ran like he “stole something” back into the building.
The seven-day forecast was eventually delivered, along with a little wildlife report. Enjoy the clip.
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von der Recht
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 3:09pmBears not withstanding……that was a beautifully landscaped yard. Maybe it should be featured in that magazine “Northern Living”. :)
Report Post »OhSnappage
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 11:29pmGotta respect the species =)
Partial cloudy with a slight chance of BEARS!!!
Report Post »PatriotDadOfSix
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 9:00pmOMG this is too damn funny..lol. That’s my hometown news station..I live 4 miles from there in Avoca. Kurt finally got his 15 minutes. Now I know where to hunt next bear season..cool.
Report Post »jn3t
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 8:47pmI would just like to point out the following:
Report Post »Fact: Bears eat beets… Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.
Go-rin-no-sho
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 2:54pmFind it funny how Kurt Aaron sounds a lot like Brian Sack. Could be a good excuse to interrupt GBTV once in awhile, just have Brian run in, “Glenn, shh this is important, there are at least eight bears”
Report Post »pap pap
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 1:21pmThat was pretty cool.
Good thing black bears don’t eat cameras.
Report Post »83plus
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:45pmBear: I just wanted to be on tv, what’s wrong that.
Report Post »yanki161
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 11:50amIt‘s moments like this when it’s good to know facts. Fact: Black bear are vegetarians. Handy to know. Brown bears? Run like hell.
Report Post »De minimus
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:08pmMore people are mauled and killed by black bears every year than any other species.
Report Post »johnjamison
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:40pmAll bears except polar are omnivorious.
Report Post »TomSawyer
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:58pmNever run from a bear. You will trigger a prey response and they are much faster than you. They can also climb trees really well. Just don’t make any sudden movements if they come at you stand your ground and make loud noises. I have heard stories of boy scouts banging metal pans together and bears run away. They don’t understand what is happening so they leave.
Report Post »Rowgue
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 1:45pmBlack bears eat a lot of vegitation but they are not total herbivores. They do eat meat, and they do kill.
Besides being an herbivore is irrelevant to being dangerous. Elephants and hippos are real herbivores, their entire physiology is geared to eating vegitation. I wouldn’t recommend walking up and trying to pet one in the wild though. And if there was a calf near, good luck getting out of there alive. Not to mention that there are rare cases of both these species feeding on meat. And they are actual herbivores; not carnivores that simply choose to eat a higher ratio of vegitation than most carnivores.
Report Post »johnjamison
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 2:15pmYou’re right rowgue,
Report Post »Fact is the feared animal in Africa is the hippo. Even crocs. get out of their way.
AAB126
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 6:16pmHi, You have your facts wrong. Black Bears are omnivores. They eat plants AND meat.
Report Post »They do not however actually hunt for meat, but will eat meat if they come across carrion (dead animal).
lukerw
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 10:16amROFL :) Real News from Real Nature!
Report Post »Stu Cozza
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 10:08amDa Bears! :)
Report Post »KansasPatriot
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 9:53amIt looked like the cub at the end had a tag on its ear. Is the studio close to a wild life preserve?
Report Post »BlackCrow
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 9:12amThis is what happens when the Lib-tards restrict hunting. They need Uncle Ted!
Report Post »babsty
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 9:35amDon’t worry Blackcrow – PA does have hunting season on black bears. We love our guns and hunting here in PA!
Report Post »dictionmary
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 8:26amMore interesting than watching the weather forecast!!
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 8:23am.
Report Post »Bear’s Oh My!!!………….
countryfirst
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 7:54amDid you notice how politically correct the people were , never stated they were black bears wandering around the neighborhood.
Report Post »nelbert
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 8:03amActually, they did identify them as black bears.
Report Post »poorrichard09
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 8:11amWe prefer “bears of color”. lol
Report Post »sta
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 7:53amOMG that Momma bear would tear that man up!
Report Post »Good thing he got back inside!
little big man
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 7:53amI live 20 min from this station seen it live last night. funny as all get out.
Report Post »Bears 1 Weatherman 0
Diane TX
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 7:34amSo funny! When I lived in Mt. Airy, MD a Canadian goose chased my two cats all the way into my house through their cat door. That goose was vicious. It spit and hissed at me, and decided to sit on my white Italian leather sofa. I had to call my neighborhood teenage boy to help me get it out of my house. Together, with a broom, we finally got it out of the house. Next, I had to find my very upset cats. I found both of them a couple of backyards over. The goose spent the rest of the day on the cover of my inground pool and was gone by the next morning.
Report Post »80mesh
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 7:08amrun smokey run …..
oh never mind that was dog he ate
but corned bear brisket is quite good
Report Post »AmazingGrace8
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 2:00pmThat was a funny clip..thank you Blaze for the chuckle. I refuse to be PC….to me it is still “Smokey-THE-Bear. Knew we were in trouble when “they” removed THE. The food post reminds me, in the 50′s when we had a dime/10 pennies..you could get 2 cinnamon bears for a penny.Looks like Momma bear has a tag in her left-ear. Wasn’t there a news item that Canada will discontinue making pennies?
Report Post »chazman21
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 6:03amAnd tonights forecast is ….BEARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »grudgywoof
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 6:03amI lived in Pittburgh when I was a child and remember raccoons, phesants, flying squirls, and all sorts of wild life close to town. We were told there were bears and they would occationally get into peoples garbage. (this was in the 60′s) P.A. has a lot of wild life and western P.A. especially.
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