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Updated: Tuesday, 24 Mar 2009, 4:22 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 23 Mar 2009, 11:42 AM EDT
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - WLFI's Station Manager Tom Combs has released the following statement:
"I am pleased to announce that Chad Evans will be joining WLFI as chief meteorologist replacing Mike Prangley. We are proud to welcome someone from part of the LIN Television family.
"Chad has worked in Evansville at WEHT and most recently spent over 4 years at WTHI in Terre Haute. His first day will be May 11 and we look forward to welcoming him as part of the WLFI staff. He is a native of Odon, Indiana and an ISU grad.
"We’re obviously sorry to see Mike Prangley depart but are very excited about the opportunity ahead of him and his family."
Mike Prangley had this to say about his replacement:
"Our WLFI weather department has a proud tradition dating back many decades. This includes not only the best local weather coverage available but many former WLFI'ers that have gone on to do great things whether it be in St.Louis, Dallas, Indianapolis, Tampa, or elsewhere. I was honored to carry on this tradition and wanted to make sure before I left that our viewers who mean the world to me would be in good hands.
"Out of all the candidates interviewed for this job Chad certainly stood out with not only his likeable personality, but with his great knowlege of weather. Most of all Chad is somebody you can rely on during severe weather. This makes passing the torch to Chad quite easy and we both joked at how much we are alike. I just call him my half-brother. The future is bright at WLFI and I am sure Chad will be somebody you can welcome with open arms and I appreciate you giving him your full support."
Chad Evans himself is very excited to join the station.
"I love and grew up around basketball, farming and weather, so Lafayette is a perfect fit. Indiana is home, and it always will be home.
"I spent a lot of time in West Lafayette at Purdue being involved in FFA and 4-H contests, so it is no stranger to me. My main three loves are the outdoors, agriculture and weather/climate and Lafayette embraces all of these passions of mine. I live and breathe weather and it is just not a job... It is a lifestyle, my career.
"I can't wait to meet so many new people and hear from all of our viewers. Weather in the Corn Belt is always changing and I promise to always keep you abreast of those changes with up-to-the-minute forecasts. I want to continue to make WLFI the weather authority in central and northern Indiana!"
Chad Evans maintains a weather blog for WTHI and will continue to do the same here.
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