I don't think this got posted on the list. I was under the impression it was NBC. KSL-TV, which Jim refers to in his email, is a local NBC affiliate. The station's meteorologists, among others, were chosen to be on the Olympic Weather Team. (Here is Salt Lake Olympic Committee's press release about that: http://www.ksl.com/TV/olympics/2002/marknr.php). As Jim Elwell mentioned, I am sending an email to them as well in a day or two. Cheers, Nick -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of James R. Frysinger Sent: Saturday, 04 August 2001 11.49 To: U.S. Metric Association Cc: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:14764] Re: oops Any word yet on which TV network won the broadcast contract? Jim Jim Elwell wrote: > > I sent a "blind copy" of this to the USMA, without thinking that > there was not enough context for you to figure out who it was to. > > The letter was to KSL-TV, the local news station that will be > handling weather broadcasting for the Olympics in SLC next > February. Nick Malyarov (also a Utah resident) suggested this, > and presumably is sending one also. > > Jim Elwell > > ******************************* > > Sir/Madam: > > When the 2002 Olympic come to Salt Lake City in a few months, > there will be tens of thousands of people from other countries > visiting here. > > Since the US is the ONLY country left in world that uses > non-metric units, very few of those tens of thousands will have > any idea what "40 degrees Fahrenheit" is, or what "inches of > snow" means, or whether "10 mph wind speed" is fast or slow. > > Please consider putting metric equivalents into your forecasts > (TV, web, radio), as a courtesy to these thousands of visitors. > It will be a tremendous help to them, and it will help our > citizens become more familiar with the measurement language the > rest of the world uses, and which the US will eventually use. > > Thank you. > > Jim Elwell > President > QSI Corporation > SLC, Utah -- Metric Methods(SM) "Don't be late to metricate!" James R. Frysinger, CAMS http://www.metricmethods.com/ 10 Captiva Row e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Charleston, SC 29407 phone/FAX: 843.225.6789
