Are they giving Dave Devall of CTV Toronto (CFTO), weatherman for 50+ years the "send off" on Monday?
I got the impression from the promo shown first on Friday and throughout the weekend that shows him walking onto the news stage through a door (with over exposed light
!) and the whole director 'cues' heard that his days are numbered and this was his last walk onto the news desk floor.
By far the best weatherperson in the GTA/Buffalo area and has been doing it for the years to prove it. CTV has been going through cost cutting so perhaps this is another step towards this with the hiring of the new weather girl (Michelle Leslie), move of Anwar Knight from weekend to nights.
I thought in the early fall that Dave was in fact gone as he was absent for nearly 2 months and I thought no one leaves their job for that long but they 'covered' with vacation but perhaps could have been sick leave for all we know. Then he mysteriously came back. Perhaps they tried to force him out but he had to come back for a period of time and then phase him out with a celebratory way. The anchor people seem to love Dave along with the viewers so I can't see why.
Perhaps CTV will cancel the morning and noon news as Global has announced and move Tom Brown to evening news (gawd! that guy is too cheery. he must be on meds! )
Looks like they are pulling a Tom Gibney and will probably have him come back once and while to fill in.
This is all speculation and I guess we will find out on Monday.
Sad to see him go if this is the case but I guess everybody has to retire at some point.
I got the impression from the promo shown first on Friday and throughout the weekend that shows him walking onto the news stage through a door (with over exposed light
!) and the whole director 'cues' heard that his days are numbered and this was his last walk onto the news desk floor.By far the best weatherperson in the GTA/Buffalo area and has been doing it for the years to prove it. CTV has been going through cost cutting so perhaps this is another step towards this with the hiring of the new weather girl (Michelle Leslie), move of Anwar Knight from weekend to nights.
I thought in the early fall that Dave was in fact gone as he was absent for nearly 2 months and I thought no one leaves their job for that long but they 'covered' with vacation but perhaps could have been sick leave for all we know. Then he mysteriously came back. Perhaps they tried to force him out but he had to come back for a period of time and then phase him out with a celebratory way. The anchor people seem to love Dave along with the viewers so I can't see why.
Perhaps CTV will cancel the morning and noon news as Global has announced and move Tom Brown to evening news (gawd! that guy is too cheery. he must be on meds!
)Looks like they are pulling a Tom Gibney and will probably have him come back once and while to fill in.
This is all speculation and I guess we will find out on Monday.
Sad to see him go if this is the case but I guess everybody has to retire at some point.
