38 people who were really upset with KDSK’s live tornado watch coverage
7 Jun
Editor’s note: Some users have deleted their tweets or have since made their accounts private. Those tweets remain embedded here, but appear gray.
A lot of people were angry that KSDK covered tornado watches Saturday afternoon, instead of airing the Belmont Stakes pre-show. Note that each of these tweets was sent at least 30 minutes before the Belmont Stakes race started — the race aired without interruption. Here’s a sample of what they had to say. Warning: There’s a lot adult language.
#ksdk st louis gets tornadoes every week. A triple crown race never. Stop the weather madness!
— SaveWhales (@SaveWhalesNow) June 7, 2014
@ksdknews no one cares about the tornado. I would rather get hit then listen to this crap #iwanttowatchponiesnotweather
— meercat (@dred_locks16) June 7, 2014
ARGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! Going to boycott @ksdknews after the Belmont!
— Just a shutterbug. (@LightLovePhoto) June 7, 2014
@ksdknews no one cares about your thirst for airtime. No one watches during your normal hours, hence why you intrude on the Belmont. #Losers
— St. Louis Blues 2015 (@etarlas22) June 7, 2014
Hey @ksdknews this is brutal, tell people to go to Fox so we can watch history in the Belmont Stakes #TripleCrown2014
— Kenny Behlmann (@KBehlmann) June 7, 2014
@ksdknews Moar ponies, less trying to save trailer parks.
— Bingo Boingo (@BBoingo) June 7, 2014
Hate to break it you @CindyPreszler, but residents of southwest Illinois have radios. @ksdknews isn't their sole source of weather info.
— patrickmanis (@patrick_manis) June 7, 2014
there are other stations playing the weather, play the horse race!!! @ksdknews
— Sydney Kalmes (@keepingitKALMes) June 7, 2014
I SWEAR TO GOD IF KSDK KEEPS TALKING ABOUT THE WEATHER AND THEY INTERRUPT THE BELMONT STAKES I WILL FLIP SHIT
— Sam Finnegan (@Saman921) June 7, 2014
Stop trying to save the world! A simple banner on the bottom is sufficient @ksdknews #ridiculous
— schin (@trschin) June 7, 2014
@ksdknews Stupid fucking morons! We know!!!!!!! We are watching your sorry fucking station because if the race! Would watch weather channel
— Jeffery Shoults (@JefferyShoults) June 7, 2014
@chesterlampkin @ksdknews STOP!!! We don't need broadcast interuptions for Tornado Watches! Isn't that what the ticker is for!?
— John Halliday (@HallidayJohn) June 7, 2014
Damn it @ksdknews get off the air your ruining the Belmont go to a alternate channel
— Chris Culey (@Chris_culey) June 7, 2014
@ksdknews no one cares about your tornado, I'm trying to watch horses #blumpkin
— Bryan Bohme (@big_bohmer) June 7, 2014
@ksdknews STILL sucks…get back to the racing…you keep saying the SAME thing over and over again!
— tracy foster sinner (@tfsinner) June 7, 2014
@ksdknews You suck! Just put a crawl on the screen telling people effected to watch Ch. 2 or 4. #KSDKSucks
— Phil Adams (@philadams77) June 7, 2014
@ksdknews #ksdk disgraceful you're filling up Stakes coverage with confusion, malfunction and stories that affect almost no one. Total BS.
— SB (@Maideneer) June 7, 2014
@ksdknews is ruining the Belmont
— Nick LaBeaume (@NickLaBeaume) June 7, 2014
Not impressed with @ksdknews – s/b covering Belmont & leaving weather to the bottom line/other stations/other mediums #bitchesonapowertrip
— Mike Magnus (@mikemagnus) June 7, 2014
@ksdknews YOU WATCH IT, we want to watch the race. #ksdksucks
— Dan Jente (@JenteDP) June 7, 2014
@ksdknews the ppl you think you are helping are cooking method and illegal dog breaders . they are not watching this horse race. Morons
— Ron Thorp (@stick8655) June 7, 2014
Trying to watch #BelmontStakes but @ksdknews keeps interrupting. It's just rain.
— Ryan Downey (@RyanPDowney) June 7, 2014
@ksdknews this is just two excited weather people talking to each other!!
— Jimmy Long (@jimmyjack630) June 7, 2014
#ksdk you have warned us… Not get off the air!!! You are required to do this… But to this extent!
— Sarah Romanowski (@saszoller) June 7, 2014
JUST DO A CRAWL, @ksdknews ! FOR CRAP'S SAKE!!!!!!!!!!
— Bethany (@14dabucs) June 7, 2014
Someone tell news channel 5 ksdk to get off the air. You interrupting the #BelmontStakes
— dühz†n (@duhztn) June 7, 2014
@ksdknews put the race on and shut up!!!!!!
— Mike Heffernan (@Heffbelly) June 7, 2014
Thanks for screwing those who don't have cable @ksdknews #wherebsisontv quit treating us like idiots.
— Ann Jacobs (@Ironwoman77) June 7, 2014
Hoping that tornado hits KSDK news station. Bunch of scum bags
— Chase Berger (@chaseberger10) June 7, 2014
@ksdknews shut the fuck up PLEEEEASE. Go to the race. Fucking brutal. U guys r just brutal.
— amos andrew allsup (@aallssuupp) June 7, 2014
@ksdknews Stop your BS. No one lives in that area of Illinois.
— Aaron Gardner (@asgardner11) June 7, 2014
@KSDK Don't forget… There are 3 other channels for weather coverage. Get off your high horse and let us watch the Belmont!
— Scott (@brillostl) June 7, 2014
@ksdknews This is embarrassing!!
All you are doing is saying sorry for interrupting!!
#ksdknews #ksdk #belmont stakes
— Aaron Fretwell (@aaronfretwell) June 7, 2014
@ksdknews act like you're the only news station. People can watch another channel. We want the race
— Nancy Varner (@ellen905) June 7, 2014
If i miss the Belmont for this weather alert crap on KSDK im gunna be pissed #TripleCrown2014
— Rob Estes (@RCE_1995) June 7, 2014
@ksdknews GET OFF THE NEWS THE RIDERS ARE MOUNTING.
— Mason Lampe (@Mason_Lampe) June 7, 2014
@ksdknews your audience can read weather maps, they do not need to hear your voices. Keep the split screen & let us listen to the Belmont!
— Courtney Maltagliati (@CMaltagliati92) June 7, 2014
@ksdknews, You HAVE to have this continuous coverage?? Give me a break. #overdoing it #ksdk
— Al Li (@alli2words) June 7, 2014
