(From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- By Scott Leith)ROB MARCIANO is CNN's resident weather stud, the guy who's sent to get thrashed when a hurricane roars ashore.
But toiling in weather at CNN?
Is that any way to get famous?
CNN meteorologists typically haven't gotten much recognition, and certainly not the fame of some counterparts at the Weather Channel or the big broadcast networks.
Even CNN's weather studio in Atlanta has been a symbol of second-class status -- a tiny space, two floors removed from the main newsroom. Marciano compared it to being seated at the kids' table at Thanksgiving.
Yet if you watch CNN today, you should notice a change.
The weather men and women of CNN have a flashy new set, and it's in the big newsroom.
"It's not just eye candy," Marciano said.
"It's actual, new-and-improved stuff."
It also is a sign that weather has bumped up in importance at CNN.
Weather No Longer An Afterthought At CNN
[Rob Marciano, another great weathercaster from the ICTV/Cornell ranks. Rob, we knew you way back when.]
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I had lunch with Rob a couple of months ago. He is doing well. I haven't been to the new set yet, but the old office/set was very cramped.
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