{"id":5673,"date":"2021-05-19T13:14:47","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T18:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webfxonline.com\/?p=5673"},"modified":"2021-05-21T17:42:31","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T22:42:31","slug":"jeff-lyons-meteorologist-and-his-cat-betty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webfxonline.com\/?p=5673","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Lyons, Meteorologist and \u201cBetty the Weather Cat.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" autoplay controls poster=\"https:\/\/www.webfxonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/92614023_2845790345508671_397826.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webfxonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/video_240212400671368-1.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The COVID-19 pandemic has meant that many TV production studios have had to temporarily shut down, but that doesn\u2019t mean viewers have to do without their favorite shows and news broadcasts. From famous musicians\u2019&nbsp;home concerts&nbsp;to John Krasinski\u2019s \u201cSome Good News\u201d YouTube show, many celebrities are broadcasting from the comfort of their homes during lockdown. This is also the case for Indiana&#8217;s 14 First Alert Chief Meteorologist&nbsp;Jeff Lyons, who set up a green screen in his living room in order to continue to give the weather forecast from his home. While he usually films alone, he recently welcomed a furry visitor on screen\u2014his cat, Betty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10-year-old Betty made her screen debut in early April when she became curious about Lyons&#8217; home studio. Lyons picked her up and cradled her in his arms while he reported on the weather. The response from Lyons&#8217; followers was so great, Betty is now a regular co-presenter, and she\u2019s even got her own banner to display her title, \u201cBetty the Weather Cat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, it isn\u2019t always easy to get Betty to behave (she\u2019s a cat after all), so Lyons often has to lure her with ham. \u201cTwo hams on the screen and a little ham on my fingers made it work\u2026at least for a while,\u201d Lyons says in one recent broadcast. \u201cWhy do I get the feeling I\u2019m performing tricks for the cat instead of the other way around?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lyons recently started incorporating a \u201cBetty the Weather Cat tracker,\u201d allowing him to keep track of who is watching his reports around the world. Since Betty started joining him on screen, his online audience has grown so much that one report counted 220,000 people tuning for a single broadcast! Some viewers even come from Europe and Australia, proving just how famous Betty really is now. She\u2019s so popular in fact, that she finally has her own&nbsp;Instagram. However, Lyons worries that her new-found fame will get a little too much for her to handle. He says, \u201cOf course, she&#8217;s 10 years old, so can be a little crabby when I put her out of her comfort zone\u2026but then again, aren&#8217;t we all?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The COVID-19 pandemic has meant that many TV production studios have had to temporarily shut down, but that doesn\u2019t mean viewers have to do without their favorite shows and news broadcasts. 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