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Giaan Rooney speaks up about replacing meteorologist David Brown
Video: "It was really tough. Most nights I would go home and cry," admits Seven weather presenter Giaan Rooney.
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Seven Melbourne weather presenter Giaan Rooney has spoken out about the challenges of replacing meteorologist David Brown after 20 years.
In an interview with website Show and Tell, Rooney admits it was a difficult time after Nine told her they had no plans for her.
So she accepted an invitation to work at Seven, where they asked her to fill in for 6 weeks over summer presenting the weather.
“I said  ‘I don’t know anything about the weather.’
“They said, ‘Don’t worry you’ll be fine. Just do the weather.’
“My credibility is in sport, not weather. So it was really tough. Most nights I would go home and cry.”
Rooney admits she still “stuffs up” but now feels better about her job with support from Peter Mitchell and Sandy Roberts.
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14 Responses
Going to have to say people are pretty cruel. I say, good luck to her, she was courageous to open up and lay bare her feelings.
When will pig headed management admit they don’t know much about TV and how to handle talent. First Browny then Sandy, Rooney and some other ex beauty queen on Coxy’s and Lotto.
Bring back Johno, Leckie, Meakin and Lund.
If they want men watching they should take a leaf out of the Sky Weather channel, catch my hubby flicking over there a lot…
Giaan is pretty … she should do sports … males will def tune in.
Job Criteria:
– woman attractive enough to stop men flicking over and watching the Channel 9 weather girl.
– ability to read an auto cue on camera and wave arms appropriately.
– knowledge of weather an advantage but not essential.
Anybody can learn about weather. The first two are where the shortage is.
She went home and cried over a job and a salary that most people would kill for? No sympathy from me whatsoever.
LOL!
This is straight out the funniest article I’ve read on this site! (Excluding the April 1st gags.)
She is simply providing cannon fodder!
Just how dumb is that?
Still, at least the statement gives us yet another insight into why Seven news in Melbourne is being slaughtered by Nine in the ratings.
I think its gets down to Sex Sells!!
Last I checked there was no sex in Seven’s weather. I think what you’re trying to say is that Seven was looking for a female presence amongst its team?
Simply pathetic.
Seven replaces an expert meteorologist with a former swimmer who admits to not knowing anything about the weather.
And Nine isn’t any better with their Livinia Nixon / Rebecca Judd weather presenters.
Reminds me of when Kerry Armstrong debuted on Ten News as their weather girl. I remember her ‘deer in headlights’ performance – does anyone else?
Can I get a job doing the weather from an autocue..oh that’s right I did not go to the Olympics or have a husband who is a famous footballer or can tell inane jokes
This really does highlight just how much credibility ch7 give the weather
quote ““I said ’I don’t know anything about the weather.’
“They said, ‘Don’t worry you’ll be fine. Just do the weather.’”
says it all about their attitude towards news etc…how are the ratings?
As for Giaan, if you are in a job that causes you to go home and cry, it is not good for you. It may be time to have a think about a career away fromTV….
“I don’t know anything about weather”…My credibility is in sport, not weather”…
Only in Television could you hold down a job and know Nothing about it! :-/