If you regularly drive down Kennedy Boulevard in Tampa, you are no doubt familiar with the WTVT-13 Skytower Doppler radar obelisk. A tall thin tower with what looks like a boulder on top, the Skytower is not actually part of the Tampa skyline, but its a defining landmark nonetheless. In 2007, Channel 13s marketing department began plastering giant likenesses of many of the stations weather team on the side of the building. The first time we saw a colossal Paul Dellegatto, our instinct was to run for our lives lest we get crushed under the weathermans giant boot heel. Is it any wonder some TV folks have giant egos?
This article appears in Sep 12-18, 2007.
