Also his radar set up and warning system is probably quicker and better than your local news.
I don't really care whether people watch Ryan or not, this is probably a bigger part of the future than many people admit, but this is completely detached from reality or whatever was sold here.
Warnings come directly from the National Weather Service. We get them instantly, and are in webchats with them. There's literally no way it could be faster or different. Legally only the NWS can issue a warning...so...
And we're all accessing and using NWS radar data, in addition to stations that own their own radar, which again, the data is the data. Dude doesn't have his own radars out there, so, I mean...quicker and better?
But by all means, pay attention to someone. Ryan Hall is an option, but you could lose local attention when he's got to cover the whole country. Have either him or something local on a second screen.