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Roger Simmons
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Birds, Words, Pics + TV

Sam Champion’s underwater forecast at Epcot

Roger Simmons, April 22, 2010

We told you yesterday about Good Morning America weatherman Sam Champion’s plans to give his forecast underwater at Epcot for Earth Day. And that’s just what he did. It’s one part cool, one part distracting. Until you have to listen to someone giving a weather forecast in scuba suit, you don’t realize how much a person has to breath when they talk. If you missed it, here’s video from ABC News.

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