According to Fox 2, the station shown in the photo, the black device strapped to the ankle of the forecaster is an IFB, which connects to an earpiece and allows producers to speak to her while on air. We rate the claim that a photo shows a TV meteorologist wearing an ankle monitor FALSE, based on our research. "No it's not a Walkman or an ankle monitor," she wrote in the tweet. "It's my mic and IFB! Where else can you put it, while wearing a dress?!"įact check: COVID-19 vaccine isn’t advertised on TV due to emergency authorization Our rating: False But, I need to move around, and my microphone pack is already on my waistband,” Tynan wrote in 2016.Īnother female anchor, Kim Tobin, tweeted a photo of herself with her IFB and microphone and explained that wearing a dress left few options. 'Being a part of peoples morning routine has been the honor of my life and the fulfillment. “Anchors have it attached to the news desk. After more than 18 years, meteorologist Michelle Muscatello is leaving 12 News later this spring. Tynan said in a Facebook post the device was an IFB box and explained why it was attached to her ankle. In 2016, Philadelphia 6ABC meteorologist Cecily Tynan’s ankle band was the subject of a meme that said, “I wonder if the crime she committed was on the news,” Philly Voice reported. This isn’t the first time TV weather forecasters’ black ankle bands have aroused misplaced suspicion online. "The device in the photo at the bottom is a transmitter, typically used by reporters in live shots or anchors/meteorologists in the studio," Audrey Prywitch, news director at Fox 2 host stations KTVI/KPLR, wrote in an email to USA TODAY.Īccording to the New York Film Academy, the IFB allows producers to interrupt whatever sound is coming through the presenter’s earpiece and communicate with them privately.įact check: Claim that school put 'ankle monitors' on unvaccinated athletes is missing context Not the first time IFB devices have been mistaken for ankle monitors Louis, the photo depicts Travers wearing a communication device called an IFB – short for interruptible foldback or interruptible feedback. “You know you live in st louis when even the weather girl got an ankle bracelet □□ ,” the Reddit post read.Īccording to Fox 2 in St. One post claimed that the photo shows a Detroit TV news station, but reverse image searches show the same photo was first shared in subreddit r/StLouis in August 2018. No symptoms.Black ankle device is for communication, not monitoring “And there might be a problem that we can identify and intervene sooner.” That was the case for Jamie. “For many of us, we are feeling totally fine… we have no symptoms,” Dr. Self breast exams are important, but they don’t always find the problem. “And overall, the more women we’re saving.” “The earlier we identify a problem, the more treatment options we have,” Dr. Melissa Roelle, says mammograms really are the first line of defense against breast cancer. One prevailing feeling for Jamie is gratitude, especially for her doctors and for the technology that found her cancer. It’s important to be positive but you really have to feel what you feel.” “I still cry every now and then when I think about the recovery and how hard that may be,” Jamie said. Talking to those who have been there – and coming up with a plan to fight – is what has given Jamie peace of mind.
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