I dont know why y'all sticking up for Kelly Bates. Kelly Love is the new kid in town and she has nailed every forcast on the head. She is 100X better then Bates! She may dress in very tight blouses a size or two to small, but it is her forcast ability that sets her apart from the rest of the pack. I feel she is the front runner to replace Al Rocker on Today. Kelly Bates has been ok, but Love has taken RI by storm!!!! t
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Paula Allard
12 years ago
I miss Kelly Bates. I did not think wjar needed another meteorologist.
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Christpher Phillips
12 years ago
Not fair we miss Kelly. Love completely miss forecasted Mondays storm. We need Kelly back.
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Frank C
12 years ago
Jim C you are so wrong
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Jim Cricks
12 years ago
We need K Bates back!!! The children size shirts wont keep Love in the spotlight forever. KB4LIFE!!!
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deb hyland
12 years ago
R u kidding me? It is incredibly demeaning to all women to replace a beloved tv weather anchor with a newer, more voluptuous version!!!! I cannot watch anymore...until you bring Kelly back, I have switched to WPRI!
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steven
12 years ago
Most likely, Kelly Bates or Kelly Love have noting to do with this petition. You are probably right, Kelly Love will move on, while Kelly Bates can take her place, if she did want the job, nobody asked her. I get my weather off the web, too many commercials, after Michelle went on Maternity leave.
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margaret mckenna
12 years ago
Kelly Bates dresses very new and professional.Not for nothing but Kelly Love needs help, the way she dresses says a lot about yourself.I want Bates back......
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Anonymous
12 years ago
Bring Kelly Bates back!!!!!!! You people finally get great weather folks, once they get great people and watchers are really happy with them you mix them all different shift s or replace them .Good reason to make me changes.Give me Kelly Back on weekday morning and noon!!!!
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Carter Pennate
12 years ago
Not a Signature!!!!!
You people should be ashamed of yourselves! It's not shocking that it's mostly woman on here. I'm sure Kelly Bates is a nice person but she is no thrill to watch every morning. The news is television and ratings equal income. Kelly Love is an extremely well educated meteorologist that is up and coming in the industry. Kelly Bates will be in RI forever, while Kelly Love will probably be here until she gets a promotion to LA, NY or Boston as the Today shows Dillon Dryer did. Bates needed to go and Kelly Love is the most qualified and ratings boosting person available. It's unreal how jealous women could try and stifle an obviously up an coming woman's career so an anchored going no where rhode islander can pretend she is a celebrity a few more years.
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Bette Plante
12 years ago
If they don't bring Kelly Bates back full time, I'm going to have to switch to another channel. The other girl has no idea what she's talking about.
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Denise Botelho
12 years ago
As if Molly wasn't enough you bring on Kelly Love to replace Kelly Bates. Are you really willing to forgo a mature audience in hopes of gaining the 20 something's with these newbies?? Please have them cut their teeth on the weekends and bring back Kelly Bates to inform us of the info we need each and every weekday.
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Beth Bennett
12 years ago
I miss Kelly Bates professional mature delivery. Kelly is believable and confidant which as a viewer I value. I have always looked forward to her forecasts. The morning news has lost its pizazz. Now it is just a girls club...channel 10 was for me the place to go...losing Kelly during the week is a real disappointment...now I check the other stations to see if they agree with the 10 forecast...lost my faith in 10.
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Donna Hazard
12 years ago
I'm not sure anyone has said the words, but I'm sure lots of people have suspected that Kelly Bates' struggle with her weight is at the least a factor in NBC's decision to replace her.
I was a loyal NBC local and national news watcher, but will no longer support their local news programming. I am disappointed with managerial actions and can only hope that she has some staff support, and that these individuals can express their support not only directly to Kelly but to management as well.
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Anonymous
12 years ago
Ridiculous to replace someone who is doing a great job.
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Chet frankel
12 years ago
Bring back miss Kelly bates
I turned waxy from 10
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Anonymous
12 years ago
relax, she won't last long, she does not stay put for more than a year.
http://www.linkedin.com/in/kellymbryant
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Andrew Czajka
13 years ago
I was wondering why Kelly was only on weekends...I thought it was by choice..I am disappointed with channel 10..
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Christine Atkinson
13 years ago
The demotion of Kelly Bates adds to the decline of WJAR. I remember watching her on ABC6 prior to joining Channel 10. Professional and polished. First it was the traffic reporting from Molly that turned me off (why do we need anything more than a voiceover to report the morning flow of traffic?), and now a management decision to take on a less experienced weather reporter. I don't expect the decision to be reversed, but maybe this viewer's feelings may explain why their ratings will continue to go down.
I dont know why y'all sticking up for Kelly Bates. Kelly Love is the new kid in town and she has nailed every forcast on the head. She is 100X better then Bates! She may dress in very tight blouses a size or two to small, but it is her forcast ability that sets her apart from the rest of the pack. I feel she is the front runner to replace Al Rocker on Today. Kelly Bates has been ok, but Love has taken RI by storm!!!! t
I miss Kelly Bates. I did not think wjar needed another meteorologist.
Not fair we miss Kelly. Love completely miss forecasted Mondays storm. We need Kelly back.
Jim C you are so wrong
We need K Bates back!!! The children size shirts wont keep Love in the spotlight forever. KB4LIFE!!!
R u kidding me? It is incredibly demeaning to all women to replace a beloved tv weather anchor with a newer, more voluptuous version!!!! I cannot watch anymore...until you bring Kelly back, I have switched to WPRI!
Most likely, Kelly Bates or Kelly Love have noting to do with this petition. You are probably right, Kelly Love will move on, while Kelly Bates can take her place, if she did want the job, nobody asked her. I get my weather off the web, too many commercials, after Michelle went on Maternity leave.
Kelly Bates dresses very new and professional.Not for nothing but Kelly Love needs help, the way she dresses says a lot about yourself.I want Bates back......
Bring Kelly Bates back!!!!!!! You people finally get great weather folks, once they get great people and watchers are really happy with them you mix them all different shift s or replace them .Good reason to make me changes.Give me Kelly Back on weekday morning and noon!!!!
Not a Signature!!!!! You people should be ashamed of yourselves! It's not shocking that it's mostly woman on here. I'm sure Kelly Bates is a nice person but she is no thrill to watch every morning. The news is television and ratings equal income. Kelly Love is an extremely well educated meteorologist that is up and coming in the industry. Kelly Bates will be in RI forever, while Kelly Love will probably be here until she gets a promotion to LA, NY or Boston as the Today shows Dillon Dryer did. Bates needed to go and Kelly Love is the most qualified and ratings boosting person available. It's unreal how jealous women could try and stifle an obviously up an coming woman's career so an anchored going no where rhode islander can pretend she is a celebrity a few more years.
If they don't bring Kelly Bates back full time, I'm going to have to switch to another channel. The other girl has no idea what she's talking about.
As if Molly wasn't enough you bring on Kelly Love to replace Kelly Bates. Are you really willing to forgo a mature audience in hopes of gaining the 20 something's with these newbies?? Please have them cut their teeth on the weekends and bring back Kelly Bates to inform us of the info we need each and every weekday.
I miss Kelly Bates professional mature delivery. Kelly is believable and confidant which as a viewer I value. I have always looked forward to her forecasts. The morning news has lost its pizazz. Now it is just a girls club...channel 10 was for me the place to go...losing Kelly during the week is a real disappointment...now I check the other stations to see if they agree with the 10 forecast...lost my faith in 10.
I'm not sure anyone has said the words, but I'm sure lots of people have suspected that Kelly Bates' struggle with her weight is at the least a factor in NBC's decision to replace her. I was a loyal NBC local and national news watcher, but will no longer support their local news programming. I am disappointed with managerial actions and can only hope that she has some staff support, and that these individuals can express their support not only directly to Kelly but to management as well.
Ridiculous to replace someone who is doing a great job.
Bring back miss Kelly bates I turned waxy from 10
relax, she won't last long, she does not stay put for more than a year. http://www.linkedin.com/in/kellymbryant
I was wondering why Kelly was only on weekends...I thought it was by choice..I am disappointed with channel 10..
The demotion of Kelly Bates adds to the decline of WJAR. I remember watching her on ABC6 prior to joining Channel 10. Professional and polished. First it was the traffic reporting from Molly that turned me off (why do we need anything more than a voiceover to report the morning flow of traffic?), and now a management decision to take on a less experienced weather reporter. I don't expect the decision to be reversed, but maybe this viewer's feelings may explain why their ratings will continue to go down.