Get involved, get creative and be seen on TV
This is a perfect way for the family to keep busy during the lockdown.
Calling all aspirant TV stars – now’s your chance to appear on the box hosting your very own mini-weather broadcast.
People°s Weather (DStv Channel 180) – Africa’s first and only 24/7 weather, environmental news and lifestyle channel – has launched My First Weather Report during South Africa’s lockdown and everyone is invited to take part in this fun family activity.
Those wanting to participate should email myfirstreport@peoplesweather.com after which the channel will revert with a broadcast time and you will be sent a weather forecast and brief by the channel for your selected day.
Then simply submit your video clip of you presenting a weather report.
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“The channel strives to make Africa’s nature more inclusive for all and what better way to do that than to use weather, which connects us all, as a conversation starter,” said Stephan le Roux, CEO of People°s Weather.
“This is a perfect way for the family to keep busy during the lockdown while also providing a fun and educational way for the children to interact with their surroundings – be it indoors or out in their garden. It’s great for youngsters to understand the role weather plays in our day to day lives.
“It also instils confidence in children as they not only have to appear in front of a camera and deliver a message, but they also get to see themselves on the small screen!”
To make things easier for entrants, People°s Weather has provided a MY FIRST WEATHER REPORT brief below:
- Film a clip of you or your family presenting a weather report. Be as creative as possible.
- Duration: 1 – 2 minutes (no longer). Remember to film landscape/horizontal
- Weather forecast: Script to be provided by the channel. Weather forecast will be for the following day.
- Please provide a photo of you or your family so we can introduce the clip.
Please note:
- Don’t delete mistakes
- Parents guiding voices and radiant personalities are welcome
- Make sure the audio is clear
- You don’t have to recite the actual weather forecast, detailed weather information will be on screen
- Only upload a maximum of three takes. If you want us to edit between clips, please provide details
- Don’t play any music or have your radio or TV on in the background
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Timing:
- Weather forecast script will be provided in the morning of the day of production, by 8 am.
- Clips to be uploaded and sent to the channel by latest 12pm/ midday on the same day
- Clips will be on-air on the hour, starting 6am, the following day.
So get involved, get creative and be seen on TV!
My First Weather Report (People°s Weather, DStv channel 180) airs on the hour each day from 06h00 until 18h00. If you don’t have DStv, you can watch it for free if you download the DStvNow app on your smart phone or TV.
Social media links:
- Website: www.peoplesweather.com
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/peoplesweather
- Twitter: @peoples_weather
- Instagram: @peoplesweather #conversationstarter
- LinkedIn: people’s-weather
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