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Fox 17 hires Meteorologist Haleigh Vaughn

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Thunderstorm
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Fox 17 hires Meteorologist Haleigh Vaughn

Post by Thunderstorm » Sat Jun 19, 2021 5:35 am

Fox 17 WXMI hires Haleigh Vaughn as their new meteorologist.

Background: B.S. in Meteorology from Central Michigan University.
Certified Broadcast Meteorologist

Previous Worked at:
WTVG Ch 13: Toledo
Ch 9/10 News: Cadillac

Intern:
WOOD-TV: Grand Rapids
WWMT: Kalamazoo

College:
News Central 34: Central Michigan University



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Re: Fox 17 hires Meteorologist Haleigh Vaughn

Post by radioandtventhusiast » Sat Jun 19, 2021 12:11 pm

I remember her on WTVG for a very short time. Best of luck to her in Grand Rapids.



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Re: Fox 17 hires Meteorologist Haleigh Vaughn

Post by MWmetalhead » Sun Jun 20, 2021 6:39 am

Watching her on WXMI; her on-air skills are excellent. Cannot comment yet on her forecasting ability, but I'm surprised she isn't working in a larger market.

Such a big upgrade over Candace what's-her-face (the tall lady with the hoarse voice). Is she still with the station?



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Re: Fox 17 hires Meteorologist Haleigh Vaughn

Post by SBaxley » Sun Jun 20, 2021 2:40 pm

and we get to see her as well on FOX47 in lansing



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Re: Fox 17 hires Meteorologist Haleigh Vaughn

Post by humblenewsman » Mon Jun 21, 2021 4:23 pm

Vaughn’s on-air presence and delivery are a breath of fresh air, IMO.



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Re: Fox 17 hires Meteorologist Haleigh Vaughn

Post by BirdieKingBobo » Mon Jun 21, 2021 5:05 pm

Haleigh is a 9.7 in talent. She has a great presence on the television. Grand Rapids is lucky to have her in your area.



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Re: Fox 17 hires Meteorologist Haleigh Vaughn

Post by Trophyhead » Tue Jun 22, 2021 3:04 pm

Candace Monacelli is not very tall, but her voice is a bit gruff. She fills in on forecasts, weekend mornings and does some support reporting, going to stores on the premi$e that that is "news," etc.



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Re: Fox 17 hires Meteorologist Haleigh Vaughn

Post by MasterB » Sat Sep 25, 2021 11:32 pm

I saw Haleigh for the first time since I'm not a morning person I don't get to see her. I thought she does a good job on 6:30PM forecast she wasn't there for 10PM show as Laura did the forecast at 10PM. I thought that Laura had the night off.


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Re: Fox 17 hires Meteorologist Haleigh Vaughn

Post by inmyopinion » Sun Oct 17, 2021 11:59 am

MWmetalhead wrote:
Sun Jun 20, 2021 6:39 am
Watching her on WXMI; her on-air skills are excellent. Cannot comment yet on her forecasting ability, but I'm surprised she isn't working in a larger market.

Such a big upgrade over Candace what's-her-face (the tall lady with the hoarse voice). Is she still with the station?
Candace is not only still there, but by all measurable metrics by far the most popular weather person in the building and top 2 or 3 in the entire market. Perfect example of what people like us want with our "talent" vs. what the "average viewer" wants. You (and me to an extent) want forecasting ability, better voice etc...but the average viewer is ALL about likeability factor, and she has it BIG TIME.



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Re: Fox 17 hires Meteorologist Haleigh Vaughn

Post by paul8539 » Thu Oct 21, 2021 1:54 am

But is she a good cook and will she do my laundry?



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Re: Fox 17 hires Meteorologist Haleigh Vaughn

Post by Doktor No » Wed Dec 01, 2021 7:49 pm

Forecasting ability? Hell I read the NWS Forecast Discussion page twice a day for the updates. They all do too. Not that hard after you learn the jargon. Buck Matthews did it, you can too.



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