John Hope of the Weather Channel dies
William J. Meyerbeck
By JOHN DRUCKENMILLER
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Staff Writer
The calming voice from amid the maelstrom of The Weather Channel's coverage
of hurricanes and tropical storms has passed away.
John Hope, 83, the Marietta-based cable channel's hurricane expert, died
today from complications following recent heart surgery.
An obituary posted on the network's Web site, www.weather.com, said Hope
joined the operation in 1982 as tropical coordinator and an on-air
meteorologist. That was the same year the network premiered on cable.
Previously, Mr. Hope was a senior hurricane specialist with the National
Hurricane Center in Miami and spent a lifetime with his passions,
meteorology.
'John Hope literally personified The Weather Channel to consumers ,'' wrote
Frank Batten Sr. , the network's founder, in his recently published book,
''The Weather Channel: The Improbable Rise of a Media Phenomenon.'' "Mr.
Hope was a role model for our staff and symbol for what we stand for:
integrity, expertise, reliability.''
Mr. Hope attended the University of Illinois where he majored in
mathematics. He earned a master's in meteorology from the University of
Illinois, according to his network biography.
Heart problems led to his semi-retirement in 1997 but he returned the
following year to help with coverage of the hurricane season and continued
to do so through the 2001 season.
His death comes just 13 days into the 2002 season.
Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Bernice; his daughter, Camille L.
Hope of Macon; sons James C. Hope of Lilburn, Dr. Thomas D. Hope of Macon
Joseph R. Hope of Atlanta; six grandchildren; and his brother, Leonard Hope
of Dalton.
Bob Flaminio
> http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/metro/0602/13hope.html
>
> By JOHN DRUCKENMILLER
> Atlanta Journal-Constitution Staff Writer
>
> The calming voice from amid the maelstrom of The Weather Channel's
> coverage of hurricanes and tropical storms has passed away.
>
> John Hope, 83, the Marietta-based cable channel's hurricane expert,
> died today from complications following recent heart surgery.
Another great trolling opportunity wasted. A better subject line would
have been something like "HOPE DIES!" or "HOPE IS GONE".
-Bob
J.D. Baldwin
In the previous article, William J. Meyerbeck
<Meye...@NOSPAM.softhome.net> wrote:
> The calming voice from amid the maelstrom of The Weather Channel's
> coverage of hurricanes and tropical storms has passed away.
>
> John Hope, 83, the Marietta-based cable channel's hurricane expert,
> died today from complications following recent heart surgery.
If this is the guy I think it is, he's the guy whose broadcast I was
glued to when I lived in Pensacola in 1985 and Elena was coming our
way, then going toward Tampa, then coming straight back toward us.
Landfall was a short distance away from my place. (Hurricanes, by the
way, can be a lot of fun when you're a renter. I expect homeowners
have a rather different perspective.)
Great guy, stayed right on top of every little development. I sure
learned a lot about storms that weekend.
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"R." <r747*@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> x-no-archive: yes
>
> William J. Meyerbeck wrote:
> > http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/metro/0602/13hope.html
> >
> > By JOHN DRUCKENMILLER
> > Atlanta Journal-Constitution Staff Writer
>
> > The calming voice from amid the maelstrom of The Weather Channel's
> > coverage of hurricanes and tropical storms has passed away.
>
> > John Hope, 83, the Marietta-based cable channel's hurricane expert,
> > died today from complications following recent heart surgery.
>
> > An obituary posted on the network's Web site, www.weather.com, said
> > Hope joined the operation in 1982 as tropical coordinator and an on-
> > air meteorologist. That was the same year the network premiered on
> > cable.
>
> > Previously, Mr. Hope was a senior hurricane specialist with the
> > National Hurricane Center in Miami and spent a lifetime with his
> > passions, meteorology.
>
> > 'John Hope literally personified The Weather Channel to consumers ,''
> > wrote Frank Batten Sr. , the network's founder, in his recently
> > published book, ''The Weather Channel: The Improbable Rise of a Media
> > Phenomenon.'' "Mr. Hope was a role model for our staff and symbol for
> > what we stand for: integrity, expertise, reliability.''
>
> > Mr. Hope attended the University of Illinois where he majored in
> > mathematics. He earned a master's in meteorology from the University
> > of Illinois, according to his network biography.
>
> > Heart problems led to his semi-retirement in 1997 but he returned the
> > following year to help with coverage of the hurricane season and
> > continued to do so through the 2001 season.
>
> > His death comes just 13 days into the 2002 season.
>
> > Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Bernice; his daughter,
> > Camille L. Hope of Macon;
>
> Hmmmm, I wonder if he named his daughter after the infamous Hurricane
> Camille, that blasted Mississippi and Louisiana on Aug. 17-18, 1969? 256
> dead on the Gulf Coast; with whole buildings swept away. Only the 2nd
> category "5" hurricane to ever hit the U.S. mainland. It's winds near its
> 'eye' were clocked at an awesome 190 mph, before the instrument itself
broke
> or blew away! Made Hurricane Andrew (category "4" on Aug. 24-26, 1992;
> Homestead, FL; 23 dead) seem like a gentle breeze!
<snip>
Given his age (83) and the fact that he married in 1947, it would seem
unlikely,
though not entirely out of the relam of possibility, that their daughter
Camille was
born OOA 1969.
Ironically, I have a sister named Camille, born in 1957. Even more ironic is
her
middle name: Hope.
The Avocado Avenger
Trolling? A pun isn't trolling, and neither is the post. John Hope did
indeed die, according to weather.com.
I had no idea he was 83. I just saw him on the weather channel last
week, but it may have been on a commercial. I'm actually gonna miss the
guy.
Stacia * The Avocado Avenger * Life is a tale told by an idiot;
http://world.std.com/~stacia/ * Full of sound and fury,
There is no guacamole anywhere. * Signifying nothing.
cugina
in article hfaO8.1418$Uz5....@newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net, R. at
r747*@earthlink.net wrote on 6/13/02 6:52 PM:
> x-no-archive: yes
> Or better, "ALL HOPE IS GONE."
> Or should that troll opportunity be saved for when Bob [the 'other'
> Hope] finally goes to that great funny place in the sky?
>
>
>
PirateJohn
> (Hurricanes, by the
>way, can be a lot of fun when you're a renter. I expect homeowners
>have a rather different perspective.)
Let's see ... I rode out a Cat. 2, had my sailboat destroyed by a Cat. 3 which
I also worked as a Red Cross volunteer, and got 3 paragraphs in the Miami
newpaper for riding a motorcycle across the Seven Mile Bridge last November as
a hurricane was bearing down on Key West.
I also evacuated when Hugo threatened Jacksonville a few years ago and was
honestly astonished that my house wasn't totally destroyed. I live a block and
a half from saltwater and we got very, very lucky with that one.
Somehow "fun" isn't the word that comes to mind, unless it's something like a
Cat. 1 that's not going to hit very close to you. "Entertaining" perhaps, but
not fun.
A healthy level of fear is a wise thing when you're talkin' about hurricanes.
Here on the coast we have names for people who don't fear hurricanes.
"Deceased" comes to mind.
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Looks At Forty.
Bill Schenley
> >a renter. I expect homeowners have a rather different
perspective.)
<snipped>
> Somehow "fun" isn't the word that comes to mind, unless it's
something like a
> Cat. 1 that's not going to hit very close to you. "Entertaining"
perhaps, but
> not fun.
I think I know what J.D. meant by "fun." In 1971, I
was living in Los Angeles when an earthquake that
hit 6.5 - 7.0 struck. Sixty-five people were killed. There
was a half a billion dollars in property damage. Homes,
businesses and freeways were destroyed.
But at 6:01 a.m. ... when it hit ... When it jerked my bed
around, and woke me up ... When I ran outside my
apartment building and it felt like something was twisting
the entire planet like a Rubik's Cube ... Before I had any
idea as to the death or the damage it had done ... It was
a blast. Really cool.
PirateJohn
>something like a
>> Cat. 1 that's not going to hit very close to you. "Entertaining"
>perhaps, but
>> not fun.
>
>I think I know what J.D. meant by "fun."
Agreed. I didn't really mean to brow beat JD with semantics. Somehow I don't
think that he was implying that standing on the street during a Cat. 4 was a
barrel of laughs.
Or maybe he did ;)
Louis Epstein
: I also evacuated when Hugo threatened Jacksonville a few years ago and was
: honestly astonished that my house wasn't totally destroyed. I live a block
: and a half from saltwater and we got very, very lucky with that one.
Well,you lucked out on the course,since Hugo saved its full blast for
the Francis Marion State Forest and surrounding parts of South Carolina.
: Somehow "fun" isn't the word that comes to mind, unless it's something like a
: Cat. 1 that's not going to hit very close to you. "Entertaining" perhaps,
: but not fun.
I remember Agnes in the 1970s when I was young,and Floyd
in the 1990s,sending thorough thunderstorms and winds to
my area of New York,but haven't seen hurricane force come
home.
Also Gloria,some year in between.
-=-=-
The World Trade Center towers MUST rise again,
at least as tall as before...or terror has triumphed.
Bob Flaminio
> "Bob Flaminio" <b...@flaminio.com> writes:
>> If memory serves me right, it was William J. Meyerbeck who wrote:
>>>
>>> John Hope, 83, the Marietta-based cable channel's hurricane expert,
>>> died today from complications following recent heart surgery.
>
>> Another great trolling opportunity wasted. A better subject line
>> would have been something like "HOPE DIES!" or "HOPE IS GONE".
>
> Trolling? A pun isn't trolling, and neither is the post. John
> Hope did indeed die, according to weather.com.
What if I posted this article over on a.r.k. with the subject "HOPE
DIES!!!"? Wouldn't that be trolling?
-Bob
J.D. Baldwin
In the previous article, R. <r747*@earthlink.net> wrote:
> I'm sure that was the guy since he was with The Weather Channel
> since 1982. But explain to me how are hurricanes fun for renters
> if your place blows away--same as for homeowners?
Well, I admit I was worried about my car's welfare. As I lived on the
ground floor of a two-story apartment building, I wasn't highly
worried about what would happen to *me* if the roof were torn off, but
I did kind of like the girl upstairs, so I was concerned for her.
The training squadron I was in tried to fly all of its planes away to
points inland, but some percentage are always going to fail preflight
maintenance checks and end up riding out the storm in a hangar. My
plane was one such, otherwise I would have missed the show. 100-knot
(and over) winds, gusting to 130+, simply must be seen to be believed.
> Esp. if you don't have any homeowners/renter's insurance!
No insurance? No worries. The government will rebuild for you. I
flew a lot down there and I saw the million-dollar homes on the
Alabama and west Florida shorelines being rebuilt with our tax
dollars. Until, of course, they get blown down the next time around.
J.D. Baldwin
In the previous article, PirateJohn <pirat...@aol.comSPAMNOT> wrote:
> Somehow "fun" isn't the word that comes to mind, unless it's
> something like a Cat. 1 that's not going to hit very close to you.
> "Entertaining" perhaps, but not fun.
Entertaining as all hell. Since there is absolutely nothing
whatsoever you can do (once you've made the decision not to evacuate,
or had it made for you), you might as well "lie back and enjoy it."
> A healthy level of fear is a wise thing when you're talkin' about
> hurricanes. Here on the coast we have names for people who don't
> fear hurricanes. "Deceased" comes to mind.
I thought they were called "rich assholes who build their houses in
the paths of incredibly powerful storms and then whine to the
government to subsidize the rebuilding once they've been destroyed."
J.D. Baldwin
In the previous article, Bill Schenley <stra...@erie.net> wrote:
> I think I know what J.D. meant by "fun." In 1971, I
> was living in Los Angeles when an earthquake that
> hit 6.5 - 7.0 struck. Sixty-five people were killed. There
> was a half a billion dollars in property damage. Homes,
> businesses and freeways were destroyed.
My parents report that my reaction to earthquakes when I was little
was along the lines of "Wheeeee!"
> But at 6:01 a.m. ... when it hit ... When it jerked my bed
> around, and woke me up ... When I ran outside my
> apartment building and it felt like something was twisting
> the entire planet like a Rubik's Cube ... Before I had any
> idea as to the death or the damage it had done ... It was
> a blast. Really cool.
When I moved to California as an adult, I had been living there less
than a week when we got hit by about a 5.5 that lasted for 90 seconds
or so. My reaction? "Wheeeeee!"
Andy P. Jung
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Louis Epstein <lep...@PUF.FCC.NET> wrote:
> PirateJohn <pirat...@aol.comspamnot> wrote:
>
> : I also evacuated when Hugo threatened Jacksonville a few years ago and was
> : honestly astonished that my house wasn't totally destroyed. I live a
> block
> : and a half from saltwater and we got very, very lucky with that one.
>
> Well,you lucked out on the course,since Hugo saved its full blast for
> the Francis Marion State Forest and surrounding parts of South Carolina.
>
> : Somehow "fun" isn't the word that comes to mind, unless it's something
> like a
> : Cat. 1 that's not going to hit very close to you. "Entertaining" perhaps,
> : but not fun.
>
> I remember Agnes in the 1970s when I was young,and Floyd
> in the 1990s,sending thorough thunderstorms and winds to
> my area of New York,but haven't seen hurricane force come
> home.
>
> Also Gloria,some year in between.
Hurricane Donna blew right through Manhattan in 1960. It broke windows
and knocked down trees in our apartment complex. Exciting, if you're a
kid. I remember that it was very dark outside. I remember watching a
rerun of "People Are Funny" while the windows all over the building
were shattering.
PirateJohn
>> : I also evacuated when Hugo threatened Jacksonville a few years ago and
>was
>> : honestly astonished that my house wasn't totally destroyed. I live a
>> block
>> : and a half from saltwater and we got very, very lucky with that one.
>>
>> Well,you lucked out on the course,since Hugo saved its full blast for
>> the Francis Marion State Forest and surrounding parts of South Carolina.
>>
It's difficult when one gets older, the brain fades, and the fingers get
arthritic ;)
I meant to write "Hurricane Floyd," which was one mph under a Cat. 5 when it
was near Jacksonville and would have totally destroyed this town if it had come
ashore. Instead, Floyd quite unexpectedly turned back out to sea long enough to
lose strength before it came ashore in the Carolinas.
Ironically, when Hugo hit Charleston I had been planning a move from Raleigh to
Charleston. Hugo trashed the town so badly that I decided to postpone the move
and never did move there. Wilmington was expecting to get hit by Hugo but when
Hugo got offshore from Charleston it took an unexpected turn and went directly
to the South Carolina coast.
"You just can't reason with hurricane season."
Rob D
news:aeam4u$f4s$0...@pita.alt.net:
> The calming voice from amid the maelstrom of The Weather Channel's
> coverage of hurricanes and tropical storms has passed away.
Was I the only one that noticed that on the same day hurricane expert John
Hope dies. The Carolina Hurricanes lose all hope of winning the Stanley
cup?
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