KRDO updates

If you watched last night, you saw Matt Meister unveil KRDO's new weather system. Actually, Meister says, what he showed last night was only the first stage in what should be a fall full of new tools, toys and techniques at KRDO.

"We’re going to be bringing new things on in bits and pieces," Meister said. "I think people watching will see new things popping up for the next four to six months."

Meister said their system would track lightning, provide micro-forecasts using data down to a 1-meter level, do the 3-D storm thing KOAA does, but also provide cross-sections inside the storm to show developing hail and improve tornado prediction... and so on and so forth.

"When we’re done, we should be able to do weather in a way that it’s never been done before here," Meister said.

One good tidbit: They're working on a weather channel similar to KOAA's "WeatherFirst Now" that will run on a digital subchannel.

Other KRDO stuff: Catherine Anderson left last week for an anchor/reporter job in Bakersfield, Calif. News director Dave Rose said the new job let Anderson move closer to her family.

Josh Simone starts today as a reporter/sports reporter/photographer. Two more reporters and a new meteorologist are on the way.

Marshall Zelinger joins Joe Dominguez as weekend anchor.

And Jennifer Fullerton will take over Kyle Troxel's old gig as "Good Morning Colorado" reporter and fill-in anchor.