We know. Despite what the calendar says, it's winter. In western New York snowy conditions are no surprise. Some of you just deal with countless reports explaining what you are accustomed to come December (and beyond). For us, your friendly neighborhood news station, at least for this reporter---there’s a love--hate relationship with covering winter. But, it’s vital. Virtually nothing can happen that will impact more of you than a winter snow storm. I don’t like blowing things out of proportion, but if it’s a storm, especially the first one, it must be covered. And, at times, covered and covered and well, you get the idea.
I've had the pleasure of seeing Nor'easters in Boston, lake effect snow in Utica, Syracuse, and now here in your backyard. There is an expectation that I'll not only sift through unrelenting snow, but cover it in more ways and times than you'd want to know. At the same time, such weather, like the coverage can't be avoided. It's important, and because of that, we must make pieces interesting (while at the same time keeping things in perspective). As reporters, we must do our best to tell these stories in creative ways.
For those of you who say there’s nothing “new” about snow here, that may be true, but it’s still newsworthy.
