[JPL] Weather Channel nixes smooth jazz

[Dr. Jazz]

  Weather Channel nixes smooth jazz

Published: July 3, 2009 at 7:09 PM

U.S. cable network the Weather Channel has announced an end to the 
smooth jazz playing in the background of its "Local on the 8s" segments.

Geoffrey Darby, who joined the network as executive vice president of 
programming in February, said the segments will now feature soft rock 
songs instead of the smooth jazz that has accompanied the local weather 
segments for years, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Friday.

"I think we've been doing an injustice to our viewers playing, for the 
lack of a better word, elevator music on the segments for all these 
years," Darby said.

"People would have it on but they wouldn't be watching and they wouldn't 
be listening," he said of the segments. "We wanted music that would get 
their attention -- and this has."

He said songs featured in the "Local on the 8s" segments now include 
tunes by The Rolling Stones, The Allman Brothers Band and Devo.

Darby said the switch has received an "80 percent approval rating" from 
viewers.


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