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It is on, like a snow-covered Donkey Kong

By adamg on Thu, 01/04/2018 - 10:29am
Channel 25 boxes

As the snow tally goes up, so will the tallies of the number of reporters and weather people the local TV stations will cram onto a single screen. Peter Wilson at Channel 25 provides this screen capture of an "11-box" today. But it's early. Last March, during a completely mundane storm, Channel 5 put 16 people on screen at once - and we've since heard Channel 7 at one point got up to 17.

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By erik g on Thu, 01/04/2018 - 10:33am.

of a stormy winter
That was getting the reporters riled up

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By adamg on Thu, 01/04/2018 - 12:19pm.
12 reporters and weather people on a screen

Steve Cooper at Channel 7, meanwhile, ups the caffeine:

Cooper and coffee
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By SwirlyGrrl on Thu, 01/04/2018 - 12:53pm.

One of those people in one of the boxes will meet a bad end on camera - possibly the camera guy will get taken out, too. Few will notice, and the box will just be quietly replaced.

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By anon on Thu, 01/04/2018 - 1:49pm.

"One of those people in one of the boxes will meet a bad end on camera - possibly the camera guy will get taken out, too. Few will notice, and the box will just be quietly replaced."

Are you kidding? They would LOVE for something like that to happen. Thy live for the drama, the entertainment of this, be it real or otherwise. Any way they can get it. And viewers would eat it up. Who needs Netflix when we've got storm-o-tainment.

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By anon on Thu, 01/04/2018 - 12:55pm.

Except Long Wharf which has flooded and water is pouring into Aquarium station. BFD is evacuating the station.

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By Chris77 on Thu, 01/04/2018 - 1:00pm.

No Bruins game tonight, any of these yokels live from Causeway Street and the apparent flooding?

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By adamg on Thu, 01/04/2018 - 5:05pm.
16-box at WCVB

JenDepo182 caught this WCVB screen at 5 p.m.

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By adamg on Thu, 01/04/2018 - 6:28pm.
17 box

Peter Wilson at Channel 25 files this 17-box screen:

17 Celtics championships. 17 @boston25 storm reporters Both feats of greatness. @caitemclaughlin drops mic.

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By Steve H on Fri, 01/05/2018 - 9:11am.

Well, the National Weather Service called this one right! They predicted a major storm with 8-16 Reporters covering the Boston area!

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