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AS IT IS 2015-12-09 Weathercasters Predict a New 'The Dress'

Among TV meteorologists, it is known as “The Dress.”

Not that dress -- the one that made its way around the Internet in February with lots of people debating the garment's true color. This is a new one.

The dress was rated a bargain a few weeks back by Dallas, Texas, TV meteorologist Jennifer Myers. She rated it on a Facebook page where female weathercasters discuss their jobs.

And she posted a photo of “The Dress.”

“I bought today’s dress on Amazon for $23,” Myers wrote on Facebook. “Someone posted a link to it on our broadcast meteorologist group Facebook page and it got really popular.”

Then, something amazing happened. Women meteorologists by the dozens brought the dress and wore it on television.

Myers posted a montage of more than 40 weathercasters from across the United States wearing “her” dress.

Meteorologists said the dress had great appeal. It is fashionable and comes at a low price. Affordability1 is important because the vast majority of weathercasters and TV news reporters do not get a fashion allowance2, some meteorologists said.

Lyndsay Tapases, a meteorologist at WBTV in Charlotte, North Carolina, said: “I'm not sure there's an answer to how we are expected to look good on air without an allowance. I think it's more that you just know going in that it's the nature of the job: You're going to need to figure out a way to look professional on air while on a tight budget because that's what's going to be expected of you.”

April Warnecke, a meteorologist for 3TV in Phoenix3, Arizona, bought two of the dresses in different colors. She likes the dress for its low price, and because it “looks good” on TV.

Still, it frustrates4 her so much attention is devoted5 to how women meteorologists look.

Said Warnecke: “We are in charge of our own wardrobe, and none of us wants to spend most of our paycheck on clothes. We’d also rather focus our time on the forecast and not what we’re wearing. Most of us are degreed meteorologists who put hours each day into forecasting, and yet often the feedback we get from viewers is only about our appearance.”

Some meteorologists used the attention being paid to the dress to raise money for the charity, “Dress for Success.” The charity provides low-income people with the business-style clothing they need for some job interviews.

There have also been several postings on Twitter of an altered photo showing NBC TV weather personality Al Roker wearing the dress.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor6 Statistics7, the median salary for a TV meteorologist in 2010 was $80,250. Salaries are higher in big markets such as New York and Los Angeles, and lower in smaller markets. In some markets, salaries are so low that meteorologists need second jobs to meet their living expenses, Tapases said.

The discussions on the private Facebook Page for women meteorologists are not all about fashion.

“In the group we discuss fashion and makeup8, yes," said Tapases. “But also everything from tips on our computer systems and graphics9, how we differently handle our crazy work/sleep schedules, how we make our relationships work with moving around so frequently, potential job openings, and all of the other unique ins and outs of the business.”

The other topics include,Tapases said, “contract negotiations10, agents, how to keep ourselves safe as females in the broadcasting business, how to handle viewer hate mail, etc.” 

Cheryl Nelson, a freelance meteorologist in Virginia, said the job is not as glamorous11 as some think.

“Many broadcast meteorologists work more than eight hours a day -- especially during active weather,” Nelson said. “We make our own forecasts and weather graphics. We update the website, social media, weather blogs, etc. Unless a meteorologist is in a top market, we all do our own hair and make-up. ... We have perfected multi-tasking.”

Words in This Story

meteorologist – n. a person with a college degree in the science that allows him/her to predict and report on the weather

garment – n. a piece of clothing

bargain – n. something bought or sold at a good price

weathercaster – n. Someone who predicts the weather

fashionable – adj. currently12 popular

allowance – n. an amount of money that is given to someone regularly or for a specific purpose

wardrobe – n. a collection of clothes that a person owns or wears

paycheck – n. a check that is used to pay an employee for his or her work

charity – n. an organization that helps people who are poor, sick, etc.

altered – adj. change in appearance

median – adj. the middle value in a series of values arranged from smallest to largest

expenses – n. the amount of money that is needed to pay for or buy something

freelance – adj. earning money by being hired to work on different jobs for short periods of time rather than by having a permanent job with one employer


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1 affordability b765fd6126db9695d9d5b74d209e7527     
可购性
参考例句:
  • Performance-Based Logistics Affordability: Can We Afford Categorical Conversion to Performance-Based Acquisition? 基于性能的后期的可承受性:能否担负得起向基于性能的采办的无条件的转变?
  • There would be no crisis of affordability, as't for food or clothing. 就想食物与服装一样,因为供给没有危机。
2 allowance RLdyr     
n.津贴,补贴,零用钱
参考例句:
  • My monthly allowance is 50 yuan.我每月的津贴是50元。
  • I have to work to earn my allowance.我非得工作挣零用钱。
3 phoenix 7Njxf     
n.凤凰,长生(不死)鸟;引申为重生
参考例句:
  • The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。
  • The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。
4 frustrates a7f255a8ec8493925f0ac3baf0c48660     
v.使不成功( frustrate的第三人称单数 );挫败;使受挫折;令人沮丧
参考例句:
  • What frustrates him is that there's too little money to spend on the project. 使他懊恼的是,可用于这个项目的资金太少。
  • His trouble is that he frustrates much easily. 他的毛病是很容易泄气。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
5 devoted xu9zka     
adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的
参考例句:
  • He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
  • We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
6 labor P9Tzs     
n.劳动,努力,工作,劳工;分娩;vi.劳动,努力,苦干;vt.详细分析;麻烦
参考例句:
  • We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
  • He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后,他已经疲惫不堪了。
7 statistics iGyzb     
n.统计,统计数字,统计学
参考例句:
  • We have statistics for the last year.我们有去年的统计资料。
  • Statistics is taught in many colleges.许多大学都教授统计学。
8 makeup 4AXxO     
n.组织;性格;化装品
参考例句:
  • Those who failed the exam take a makeup exam.这次考试不及格的人必须参加补考。
  • Do you think her beauty could makeup for her stupidity?你认为她的美丽能弥补她的愚蠢吗?
9 graphics CrxzuL     
n.制图法,制图学;图形显示
参考例句:
  • You've leveraged your graphics experience into the video area.你们把图形设计业务的经验运用到录像业务中去。
  • Improved graphics took computer games into a new era.经改进的制图技术将电脑游戏带进了一个新时代。
10 negotiations af4b5f3e98e178dd3c4bac64b625ecd0     
协商( negotiation的名词复数 ); 谈判; 完成(难事); 通过
参考例句:
  • negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
  • Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。
11 glamorous ezZyZ     
adj.富有魅力的;美丽动人的;令人向往的
参考例句:
  • The south coast is less glamorous but full of clean and attractive hotels.南海岸魅力稍逊,但却有很多干净漂亮的宾馆。
  • It is hard work and not a glamorous job as portrayed by the media.这是份苦差,并非像媒体描绘的那般令人向往。
12 currently SvMzI2     
adv.通常地,普遍地,当前
参考例句:
  • Currently it is not possible to reconcile this conflicting evidence.当前还未有可能去解释这一矛盾的例证。
  • Our contracts are currently under review.我们的合同正在复查。

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