An IDEA (which i think by now is already in the "works" yet, why no re-post it, as it might help some) is this time for ABC NYc /(AccuWeather) though it depends on how it sees VERIZON as
affiliate or competitor the business world.

  Idea i sent to Microsoft when i heard they where going to create an "all in 1" infotainment system (Info HUB & INFO centre were the
nutty nicknames i gave it back then) a few year back, had sent it also to The Weather Channel via their original message board in 2000? when they upgraded their compu'r weather alerts. The idea
was bunched in with another idea to use bluescreens/keywalls in Studios easily accessible to the "TV/Movie" star that they desired on that day. The "media stars" would present weather maps on
slow weather days by going to their nearest bluescreen/keywall studio and presenting weather then promoting their latest artistic creation as pay for being on The Weather Channel as type of
professional bartering (BTW that "PROFESSIONAL BARTERING" is what will save the World economy and tried to give the idea to friend as a website idea in 2000 but some people just tune out yappers
like me so he at that time did not listen.  Posting idea on that PROFESSIONAL BARTERING" as to saving nations economies at FOXBLogs/LIVEhournal via my akamrx ID some time in the next month.

  Now to The Weather Channel i sent the idea with a twist see asterisk below for that twist.

(back to IDEA)

Notice those VERIZON Hub phones why not develop a button where the user can decide whether to have a wether presenter on the mini screen. The choices would be three WITH A DELUXE SUB CHOICE FOR
EACH and for the latter one would pay a fee that in part pays for the weather presenters wages.

CHOICES:

[Basic]  ---------    no weather presenter just simple weather maps.

[Basic DELUXE] no weather presenter but with complex weather maps.

[Audio] ---------     no weather presenter just simple weather maps but with NOAA or some meteorologist audio.

[Audio DELUXE] no weather presenter but with complex weather maps and NOAA or some meteorologist audio.

[Full]    ---------      a wether presenter i.e. "Jim Cantore","Kristina Abernathy","Melissa Barrington","Vivian Brown","Dr. Frank Fields" etc.

[Full deluxe} User can turn on/off the superimposed weather presenter's image and/or have a selection of OCPs.(the latter might cost more)

  This way meteorologists who took college courses in the last few year thinking they would luv to be presenting weather maps and on a visual media can be steered towards this type of HUB
station instead of having no job and the same with those being let go from The Weather Channel and similar stations. Why not blend both media outlet types, it brings more subscribers to the HUB
and it allows for present TV OCPs (On Camera Presenters) / OCMs to still have an income source.

----------------------   Asterisks explained below  ------------------------------

  **The twist is that The Weather Channel in their practice Key-wall studio would have lets say Jim Cantore,Vivian Brown,Jeff Morrow and Kim Perez all individually present one national
quadrants weather or national map then local OCMs do the local maps (this now done by AccuWeather) but the twist is one can choose which OCP they want superimposed on to THEIR weather updates.
Lets say one prefers the on Monday a more animated "on camera" personality i click on Jim Cantore or whatever button (A,B,C,D)is assigned to his name on the screen or if i may say with respect to
her professionalism  desire a sultry type presenter then i choose Vivian Brown, or a perky persona then Kim Perez or if the HUB user is pregnant then Jeff Morrow (ya had to watch who Jeff's
co-anchors where and his calming relaxed style during the 1990s to get that inside joke)

,peace