Katie Horner's credentials as Chief Meteorologist are immediately called into question when one investigates her background and the makeup of KCTV 5's weather department.

Katie's degree is not in meteorology, as you might think, but in public relations and marketing.  It might seem like we are nit picking as PR and marketing degrees are fairly common among TV and radio personalities, but when you look deeper we're left wondering why she had to attend 3 different colleges to complete her degree.

Yet, she was chosen to replace Gary Amble, who actually has an Atmospheric Science degree from KU, as the Chief Meteorologist at KCTV 5 in 1998.  Which leaves us to wonder if KCTV cares more about their meteorologist's ability to provide accurate and informative information or their ability to sensationalize the weather.

Katie's bio has recently been changed to omit her jumping from school-to-school, but we still can't help but wonder why she couldn't commit to one school and stick it out.  She attempts to explain one of her school moves as a result of her parents moving to St. Louis, but that excuse seems suspect when most students have already left home by their junior year of college. 

We're still wondering what happened to that meteorology degree she was pursuing.  Maybe if she'd spent half the time she spent in the gym, in class, she'd have completed her pursuits.  On the other hand, she does run a mean triathlon.

It has come to our attention that Katie Horner may have received an Atmospheric Science degree from Mississippi State through their correspondence course for broadcasters.  However, since she or KCTV 5 neglects to put this information in her bio, we are unable to confirm.  Until that time, we will leave the preceding commentary in place because as one local meteorologist told us, "The Mississippi State course is not very good for starters."  They went on to say, "I have been to weather conferences with her, had discussions over dinner about the material presented, and it was as if we were speaking another language.  She had no clue."

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"Last summer, Katie Horner instructed people in my area (S. KC) to go into our basements and put on our bicycle helmets. I was aghast and that usually isn't easy to do. No wonder older adults are terrified nowadays. They've only lived through 60-70-80 years of inclement weather and now all of the sudden everything is a potential life-ender. " - The_Original_Bob