According to Coolopolis, CTV weatherman Frank Cavallaro‘s days are numbered, thanks to a decision by management not to renew his contract.
One can guess at why this decision was made: hair not blond enough, boobs not perky enough, insufficient ratings boost from teenage boy masturbation (though I dispute that last one, see below).
But no matter his meteorological credentials or his mad witty-banter skills that he displays with other hosts, Frank has always been a polarizing figure, as evidenced by two Facebook groups: one praising his giant zucchini, another recommending his lynching, that are fiercely competing for membership (28 members in the former, 26 in the latter as of this writing).
Of course, with looks like these, the World’s Top Weather Presenter probably won’t be out of a job long:
The news also has a funny timing to it. Tomorrow is the one-year anniversary of the departure of Bill Haugland.
So who’s next off the island?
Here’s a quick cheat sheet of CTV News’s big personalities (hey, where’s Rob Lurie?), assuming of course that looks is your only criteria. It’s ordered by seniority, with the newest members on the left. I’m discounting lead anchors Mutsumi Takahashi and Brian Britt (lower left), since I’m pretty sure they’re set for as long as they want the jobs.
UPDATE (Dec. 21): The Suburban’s Mike Cohen has some career suggestions for Frank: either radio or a job at CBC.
Was it Cavallaro who was once a “serious” reporter, but then made the mistake of doing an investigative report on Sid Stevens and the money he was ranking in from Sun Youth? When Sid Stevens raised a stink, Cavallaro was shuffled down to doing silly, harmless stories like the giant zucchini thingy.
It might have been another reporter, but I do remember the reporter pretty much losing his position.
One can guess at why this decision was made: hair not blond enough, boobs not perky enough, insufficient ratings boost from teenage boy masturbation (though I dispute that last one, see below).
Ah man you cracked me up with this one. You killed me.
Hey, that reminds me of someone…you know who has perky boobs and blonde hair…
Oh… wait…
That WAS the point you were making… never mind. ;)
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Possibly one of the worst TV personalities I have ever seen. Also on that list is Max Keeping from Ottawa.
Anautak….and why don’t you like Cavallero ? he’s always out in the community, raising money for various charities and delivers a professional forecast…he won many weather awards…
I think he rocks.
He is the MTL baby-boomer icon, I think his popularity is largely underestimated!