IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD, WCCO
AFTERNOON HAS A HIGH-TECH, HIGH-
POWERED DRIVE TEAM.
I CAN TELL WHEN THERE'S A
STORM COMING BECAUSE LEO STARTS
TO WHINE.
HE YIPS.
THAT'S WHY YOU'RE A GOOD
WEATHER GUY.
IT'S THE DOG ALL ALONG!
ALL THESE YEARS, IT WAS THE
DOG.
PAUL DOWS LAS IS JOINING
JORDANA GREEN IN THE AFTERNOON,
AND THEY ARE BOTH HERE ON THIS
SUNDAY MORNING.
THANK YOU, BOTH.
IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU HERE.
IT'S GREAT TO JOIN YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE SHOW IS JUST GETTING
STARTED.
3 TO 6 EVERY AFTERNOON, AND I
ASKED IN THE GREEN ROOM, WHOSE
IDEA WAS IT TO PUT YOU TWO
TOGETHER?
GUILTY HAS CHARGED.
WHEN JOHN WILLIAMS VACATED
HIS SPOT, I WANTED STAY, BUT I
COULDN'T DO THE SHOW.
I THOUGHT WOULD HE COME BACK TO
WORK?
AND MY HUSBAND SAID TRY.
YOU HAD WORKED TOGETHER
BEFORE?
I WORKED FOR PAUL BEFORE.
SHE LAUNCHED A NATIONAL
WEATHER CHANNEL.
WITH NO MONEY YOU GAVE HER.
SHE PUT THE PIECES TOGETHER,
AND SHE IMPRESSED ME WITH THAT.
YOU'RE THINKING I WANT PAUL
DOUGLAS?
YES.
I CALLED AND I WAS A LITTLE
SLY ABOUT IT.
I SAID DO YOU KNOW ANYBODY WHO
WOULD BE A GOOD COHOST?
I NEVER THOUGHT HE WOULD COME
BACK TO WORK FOR SOMEONE ELSE.
HE'S RUNNING WEATHER COMPANIES
AND DOING WEATHER CHANNELS, AND
I COULD HEAR THE SILENCE, AND I
KNOW HIM WELL ENOUGH AFTER
WORKING FOR HIM I THOUGHT
REALLY?
YOU WOULD CONSIDER IT?
AND THEN I WAS A DOG WITH A
BONE, AND HE FINALLY RELENTED.
I'M SO GLAD HIS WIFE LET HIM
COME BACK TO WORK.
WHY DID YOU COME BACK?
NOT THAT YOU'RE NOT WORKING,
BUT WHAT MADE YOU GET BACK INTO
-- AS FUN AS IT IS, IT'S A
GRIND.
3 HOURS OF LIVE RADIO, WHAT
MADE YOU DECIDE TO GIVE IT A
GO?
I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT
TECH AND THE DISRUPTION THAT IT
HAS MADE FOR MANY YEARS, AND WE
ARE ALL BOOKS WITH MULTIPLE
CHAPTERS, AND IT'S GOOD FOR US
TO GET OUT OF OUR COMFORT ZONE,
AND I WAS IN A COMFORT ZONE
RUNNING THESE TWO WEATHER
COMPANIES.
ENTREPRENEUR.
BUT I MISSED MEDIA.
I MISSED TALKING ABOUT THE
WEATHER AND INTERFACING WITH
LISTENERS.
I GOT MY START WITH RADIO IN
HIGH SCHOOL.
THERE WAS SOMETHING NICE ABOUT
THE IDEA THAT MY FINAL CHAPTER
WILL BE IN RADIO WHEN IT COMES
TO MEDIA.
THIS ISN'T THE FINAL
CHAPTER.
IT MAY BE, I DON'T KNOW.
YOU'RE A LOT YOUNGER THAN I AM.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I DON'T KNOW.
THERE'S SO MUCH BAD NEWS OUT
THERE, AND SO MUCH DIVISION,
AND SO, WE THOUGHT MAYBE.
AND WE ARE PROBABLY BOTH NAIVE
OPTIMISTS, BUT SO MUCH UNITES
US AND BRINGS US TOGETHER AS
AMERICANS, AND FINDING GREAT
STORIES, YOU KNOW, FINDING
EXPERTS THAT CAN ADD VALUE,
ADDING PRACTICES, SOLUTIONS,
AND WHAT BRINGS US TOGETHER AS
AMERICANS?
LET'S FOCUS ON TRYING TO MAKE
PEOPLE'S LIVES BETTER, AND
THAT'S WHAT RADIO SHOULD BE
DOING, NOT JUST A POLITICAL
FOOD FIGHT OR SHOUTING MATCH.
WE ARE GOING TO TRY IT, AND I
TOLD JORDANA, I'M APPROACHING
THIS LIKE I WOULD A STARTUP.
SURROUND YOURSELF WITH BRIGHT
PEOPLE, AND MAYBE YOU CAN
EXPERIMENT A WAY FORWARD.
WHEN YOU WORKED FOR HIM
BEFORE, HE WAS THE BOSS, AND
NOW YOU'RE KIND THE PERSON WHO
IS --
SHE'S THE BOSS.
TELLING HIM WHAT TO DO,
RIGHT?
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
YOU KNOW PAUL, HE ALWAYS WANTS
TO TRY NEW THINGS.
PUT HIM IN THE MIC, AND NO
PROBLEMS.
I JUST TELL HIM WHEN WE HAVE TO
GO TO COMMERCIAL.
I MAKE HIM DIAGRAMS.
SHE DREW A PICTURE OF THE
WHEEL, AND THAT'S DAUNTING.
I TELL PEOPLE, TELEVISION I DID
FOR 35 YEARS, BUT RADIO, THAT'S
TOTALLY DIFFERENT BEAST.
IF YOU DON'T GO TO THE
COMMERCIAL, PAUL, YOU GET IN
TROUBLE, RIGHT?
YEAH, THAT'S IT.
SORRY!
THEY CUT YOU RIGHT OFF.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE
SHOW?
IT'S HOW TO MOVE PEOPLE
FORWARD.
WHAT ARE WE DOING RIGHT?
AND THEN WHAT CAN WE DO BETTER?
WE LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IDEAS.
WE ARE TRYING TO STAY AWAY FROM
THE POLITICAL FOOD FIGHT OF
BEING ANGRY.
WE ARE TRYING TO BE A LITTLE
MORE POSITIVE IN THE WORLD.
WE WANT TO SHARE WITH PEOPLE
HOW TO BE BETTER CITIZENS, HOW
TO BE BETTER DIGITAL CITIZENS,
PARENTS, SPOUSES, AND
EVERYTHING.
THE WCCO AIR TIME IS SACRED.
GIANTS HAVE COME BEFORE US.
WE DON'T WANT TO WASTE IT ON
NEGATIVITY, HATE, OR BRINGING
PEOPLE DOWN.
WE WANT TO SHARE SOMETHING GOOD
WITH THE PEOPLE OF MINNESOTA.
WELL SAID.
IT'S AWESOME CONGRATULATIONS
TO BOTH OF YOU.
GREAT SHOW EVERY WEEKDAY
AFTERNOON 3-6. PAUL DOUGLAS AND