John Coleman, whose claim to fame is that he helped start The Weather Channel, is still making the most of that accomplishment. He was recently on CNN's "Reliable Sources" to discuss his denial of climate science.
For balance, the current CEO of The Weather Channel David Kenny was also there to talk about their recent reaffirmation of the scientific reality of climate change. This was undoubtedly a response to Coleman's common denier tactic of using their brand as credibility camouflage- associating himself with TWC to provide the credibility he lacks.
Kenny said that TWC is "grateful that he got us started 32 years ago. But he hasn't been with us in 31 years. So he's not really speaking for The Weather Channel in any way today." Continuing to make it clear that The Weather Channel isn't pleased with Coleman, Kenny said " I think we can all be proud of our résumés, but I would prefer people use the credentials they have today, not the credentials of three decades ago."
Over at the Guardian, Dana Nuccitelli debunks Coleman's many misleading talking points, from the usual Antarctic excuse to the wacky one-world government conspiracies and finishing with a zing at CNN, who brought onto "Reliable Sources" someone without expertise or credibility. Or even, it seems, an up-to-date résumé!