KTVU/Fox2's Bill Martin is the dean of Bay Area TV weathermen and also is the best weather predictor in the local market, with a 1A nudge to KPIX/CBS5's Lawrence Karnow.
Martin is steady, fairly accurate, and, keeping to the Channel 2 model, unassuming and modest to the max. That's a commodity in local TV news where it seems every other weather minion tries to ham it up with the anchorman, (as if required)
Martin's style is simple, straight-forward and informational. He doesn't annoy you and looks as if he takes his viewers seriously; not that other don't, but there are many a precipers who think they're on the Tonight Show.
Karnow is a bit more high-maintenance, but you like it and he seems to know what he's talking about. His performance is more technical than practical, but generally he gets it right.
Let's face it: getting it right in the TV weather biz is not the main reason we're watching. We do want a bit of pizazz, but Karnow and Martin's no-nonsense approach is far more watchable.
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Martin has come a long way from the days working at Santa Rosa TV 50 and living in his car out at the beach. He's good.
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