Wow!  With the passings of Vic and Don, I have to admit that title of this post scared me a bit.  Good to see it’s good news.  Whew!

I saw Anwar's first weather break on CBC News Network a few weeks ago and the news host welcomed him and mentioned that Anwar was someone many viewers would recognize.  The host also said it was great that Anwar was going to be with them doing the weather.  Anwar seemed genuinely surprised and touched by the welcome.  It was good to see him back.  

Jody Thornton wrote:

Wow! With the passings of Vic and Don, I have to admit that title of this post scared me a bit. Good to see it’s good news. Whew!

Yes, easily my biggest pet peeve with this board - the laziness of just a firstname + lastname, and compounded especially when, for a long time now, the board's convention to mention a death is in using just first and last name alone. I can't quite understand why someone wouldn't take an extra 3-4 seconds to have a more descriptive subject line, like "Anwar Knight Resurfaces On The Air" or "Anwar Knight Is Back - On The Weather Network". Even searching the archives later, it would be a more efficient search result. 

Maybe there's something to the clickbait theory.
 

On some forums, this is solved technologically - the subject line must be, say, three words or greater before the post is allowed, else a warning/error message is generated and it returns the poster back to their composition screen to fix it. That would eliminate some "legitimate" subject lines (like "Conspiracy theories") but solve the "firstname lastname" issue.

However, that's typically boards like a phpBB board or other platforms that are heavily customizable and where the administrator is a programmer. I don't know that Boardhost supports such customizations and that RA is a programmer by trade/skill.

Anwar actually has a pretty interesting radio background, at stations like Energy 108. Here's a deep dive with the man if you're interested. https://www.torontomike.com/2020/02/toronto_miked_podcast_episode_586/

torontomike wrote:

Anwar actually has a pretty interesting radio background, at stations like Energy 108. Here's a deep dive with the man if you're interested. https://www.torontomike.com/2020/02/toronto_miked_podcast_episode_586/

Anwar used to do overnights on Zed 97.3 way back in the early 90's. He was really good. 
 

I remember Anwar on Z103-5 live at the CNE.   I also remember him on The Weather Network.   Hey, nothing wrong with Anwar returning to his weathered roots at TWN.  A job is a job and as Roger Christian from WECK told me and my friend Joe when we visited him at Star 102.5 - “ya gotta do what ya gotta do” to pay the bills.   I live by that quote and am never afraid to apply for a job that may be below the level I’ve worked because you have to still pay the bills.

I do miss Anwar and Tom at CTV Toronto (CFTO) even if I like the two weather ladies they have now.   I miss Tom’s energy and at Christmas for the kids gifts where he’d say “we’re building a toyyyyyy mountain”