Comedian Byron Allen buys the Weather Channel for $300M

NY Post ^ | 3/22/2018 | Alexandra Steigrad

[RightGeek]

Never heard of this guy but the Weather Channel (on TV) has been crap for years.

[x]

That's just about the only thing that's on at my house.

And still I wear the wrong coat when I go out.

But this is really impressive about Byron Allen.

I always assumed he was the biggest joke and failure in show business.

It just goes to show you ...

[knarf]

Was it in the clinton years I heard Bain Capital ?

[Gay State Conservative]

My cable system dropped The Weather Channel a year or two ago.I liked it...particularly for blizzards and hurricanes.

[Cowboy Bob]

When I saw that he was described as a “mogul,” I knew he was black.

[shelterguy]

I have worked outside my whole life so weather is actually very important to me. I can get all the free weather apps on my phone I could want. Radars, forecasts, you name it.

I never watch the Weather Channel

[Signalman]

Mitt Romney was connected to Bain Capital.

[Capt_Hank]

Same here, never thought he was funny, just annoying. I wish him the best.

[bgill]

Looked at his pic and still don’t know who he is.

[Ambrosia]

So what is he going to do with weather channel, try to make weather funny, or make a comedy channel? Oh well...

[lee martell]

I had not heard anything from Byron Allen in over 10 years.
Who knew that he was good with a dollar?
Some people are smart enough to save while the cash is flowing.

Byron was never a ‘hot ticket’ comic as I recall him. He’s the type of comic you would see hosting game shows ,awards ceremonies or as an opening -warm up act before the featured star came out. Pleasantly bland and mostly inoffensive.

[W.]

Wasn’t he on Entertainment Tonight or some such crap?

[Yaelle]

I don’t think the Weather Channel is very popular here in SoCal. I’ve never seen it.

[SMGFan]

I remember him from Real People. He was successful . https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron_Allen

[Capt_Hank]

If it was my Daddy’s Store, I would revamp the morning segment. Stef and Jim, would be long gone. Plus, the Old Tornado forecaster.

[Sopater]

Oh man! I’ve been saving up for that and only had about $73 more dollars to go.

Drat!

[kaktuskid]

Maybe they will stop giving winter storms and blizzards “names”

[Capt_Hank]

I gave up on The Weather Channel, when they had the totally worthless, Al Roker on in the morning.

[lee martell]

Hurricane Mo’Queeshiah is comin’ to town!

[boomop1]

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