It appears NBC weatherman Al Roker is catching some criticism of his antics during the latest hurricane, when he was knocked down by the high wind. He defends his actions, and goes on to imply that some other journalists are simply jealous. Here is a copy of an e-mail I sent him:
Twice, I have reported live from the middle of a deadly gun battle. Both times, I happened to find myself caught in the crossfire. I have been in other dangerous places. Once I was trying to get natural sound of a C-5B cargo plane, and the jet wash knocked me down and tumbled me about a hundred feet along the ground.
But when I covered hurricanes on the Georgia and South Carolina coast, I knew it was going to be bad, and had sense to get inside a shelter during the worst part of it. The real story is not what is happening outside. The real story is the fear and worry that is happening inside shelters while the wind is raging. And to tell you the truth, I didn’t see any of that during any hurricane coverage this season.
Did you?
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