Last week I received an email from Jean Mackin, a reporter and news anchor from WMUR TV in Manchester, New Hampshire. It seems that the popular show "NH Chronicle" will be having an upcoming episode featuring New Hampshire weathervanes, and she wanted to arrange an interview! Of course I said "Of course!"
And so we decided that I would meet with videographer Jason Modeski from WMUR at Mack's Apples in Londonderry in front of the barn with the gilded centaur weathervane I blogged about for my very first "Weathervane Wednesday" post 12 years ago. 500 weathervanes later, I had plenty of stories about weathervanes in New Hampshire for my interview.
It was a cold, windy day at Moose Hill Orchards for the outdoor interview, but it was bright and sunny, and perfect for photographing the centaur above the barn. It was interesting to be interviewed on camera, and I'm not sure how much will make it onto the TV show. The WMUR staff is also interviewing author Glenn Knoblock about his book Weathervanes of New England, a great 296 pages published in 2018, the principal of Alvirne High School about the spider web weather vane I featured in 2011, and a variety of other weathervane related people, places and things for an upcoming episode of "NH Chronicle".
Also, the popular Facebook page "U Local New Hampshire", which is sponsored by WMUR, has invited guests to submit weathervane photos to be featured on this TV show. Feel free to go to the link below and submit your own weathervane photos. I've already emailed a dozen of my favorites to Jean Mackin!
As soon as the "NH Chronicle" weathervane episode date is announced, I will let everyone know here on my blog, and at my Facebook group "Nutfield Genealogy". Stay tuned!
UPDATE: The show will air on TV April 19th at 7pm, and be available online on April 20th. Check out this new blog post with the links to watch online.
https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2023/04/yes-weathervane-wednesday-will-be-on-tv.html
For the truly curious:
Glenn Knoblock's book Weathervanes of New England at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Weathervanes-New-England-Glenn-Knoblock/dp/1476664560
Mack's Apples, Londonderry, New Hampshire: https://macksapples.com/
U Local New Hampshire by WMUR: https://www.facebook.com/groups/696353974089910
WMUR Chronicle: https://www.wmur.com/chronicle
"Weathervane Wednesday" #1 post of Mack's Apple's Centaur weathervane: https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2011/08/weathervane-wednesday-centaur.html
"Weathervane Wednesday" #13 post of the spider web at Alvirne High School, Hudson, NH: https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2011/10/weathervane-wednesday-spider-web.html
Click here to see almost 500 more Weathervane Wednesday blog posts: https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/search/label/Weathervane%20Wednesday
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To cite/link to this blog post: Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Weathervane Wednesday on TV?", Nutfield Genealogy, posted April 5, 2023, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2023/04/weathervane-wednesday-on-tv.html: accessed [access date]).
How fun. Congratulations!
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