Weather Center Live facts for kids
Weather Center Live is a TV show on The Weather Channel. It airs on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time. The show shares important information about current weather events across the United States. It is a main program for The Weather Channel.
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How the Show Started
Weather Center Live first began as Weather Center on March 2, 2009. It took the place of an older show also called Weather Center. The first hosts were Stephanie Abrams and Mike Bettes. They had hosted another show together before this one.
Over time, the show's name changed slightly. In December 2018, it became known as The Weather Channel LIVE on TV guides.
Schedule and Hosts Over Time
The schedule and hosts of Weather Center Live changed many times over the years.
Early Changes
In June 2009, Jim Cantore and Alexandra Steele became new hosts. They took over from Abrams and Bettes. Their part of the show was called Weather Center with Cantore & Steele.
Later that year, in December 2009, Chris Warren joined as a host. In September 2010, Crystal Egger replaced Alexandra Steele. Nicole Mitchell also left and Kelly Cass became a host.
Expanding the Show
Starting in January 2011, Weather Center aired more often. It had three different time slots at night on weekdays. It also started airing on weekends in February 2011. Chris Warren and Crystal Egger hosted the weekday shows. Paul Goodloe and Kelly Cass hosted on weekends.
In March 2012, the weekday show began airing at 4:00 p.m. The weekend show also started at 4 p.m. By November 2012, Weather Center Live aired from 5-8 p.m. ET.
More Schedule Shifts
In November 2013, The Weather Channel updated its look and shows. Weather Center Live was extended to mornings and afternoons on weekdays. It also aired more on weekends. However, this meant some late-night and weekend evening shows were removed.
The show continued to change its schedule. In February 2014, it was extended to 2:00-5:00 p.m. ET. Later, in April, Dave Schwartz returned to co-host.
By November 2014, some early morning and weekend time slots for Weather Center Live were replaced by other programs. This meant the show mainly aired from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET on weekdays. It aired from 5:00 a.m. to noon ET on weekends.
Becoming a Weekday Show
In mid-November, Weather Center Live started airing at 10:00 a.m. on weekdays.
By January 2015, the early morning weekend show was replaced by AMHQ Weekend. In March 2015, the late morning weekend show was replaced by Weekend Recharge. This made Weather Center Live a show that only aired on weekdays. It ran from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
In August 2015, the 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. part of the show was replaced by Weather Underground. Finally, on June 4, 2018, Weather Center Live became shorter. It began ending at 5 p.m. ET, which is its current schedule.
