Blue Skies
Nathan Tannenbaum has completed the rare trifecta of media.
After starting his career in radio and moving to television, Tannenbaum has joined the newspaper profession.
Known for his trademark bow tie and signature "mostly sunny" saying, the longtime Las Vegas weatherman became a multimedia producer and anchor at the Review-Journal about a month ago.
For now, he's learning how to interface between online and the print world "and see if we can work together to get more video of the news on the (reviewjournal.com) Web site."
But sometime in early 2009, there's a good chance you'll see Tannenbaum back in front of a weather map on RJTV, a taped-video version.
It's the vision of Review-Journal publisher Sherman Frederick, who wants to tap the full potential of the Internet.
"Nate is a recognizable and friendly face to Las Vegans. He will be the glue for the Review-Journal's video reporting, producing a nightly news cast for readers to either view the show at one sitting, or view one story at a time. Readers can soon either go directly to reviewjournal.com to see Nate's RJTV show, or the R-J will send Nate's RJTV directly to readers' computers or smart phones."
Weather has been Tannenbaum's thing since he arrived in Las Vegas from Grand Junction, Colo., in 1989.
Prior to that, he was a radio reporter in Denver who wanted to break into TV, but was told he needed to get experience in a smaller market.
He honed his weather expertise and on-camera skills and started looking for a larger-market job. He landed at KTNV-TV, Channel 13, where he put in five years before KVBC-TV, Channel 3 came calling.
After five years there, he headed back to KTNV for another five-year stint.
He won "best local weatherman" seven times in the R-J's Best of Las Vegas.
During his television career, he was a producer, writer and editor, and for the past year and a half, he has been a morning news host at KDWN-AM, 720 NewsTalk.
"This is a whole new world for me," Tannenbaum said. "I never worked at a newspaper, so I'm learning how it works."
"What we're doing right now is just the beginning," he said.
The bow tie is still part of the package. It was something his agent suggested when he moved to the Las Vegas market. "I pooh-poohed the idea. 'That's just a gimmick.' "
His son, Guy, who turns 10 in March, "is the light of our lives," he said. He's been married since May of 1992 to Linda Shelley, a featured performer in the original "Splash" show at the Riviera after she retired as a world champion of synchronized swimming.
They met through Tupperware. During his struggling Denver days, he was one of the few male Tupperware Ladies at the time and continued his Tupperware business when he moved to Las Vegas.
He put his new challenge into familiar vernacular. "My forecast at the R-J: mostly sunny."
THE CLUB LINEUP
Tonight: The after-party of the premiere of "Transporter 3," starring Jason Statham, is at Privé (Planet Hollywood Resort). Fans can view the red carpet from the mezzanine or the casino. It starts at 8:30 p.m. The red carpet and after-party are open to the public.
Tonight: Nick Cannon, Mariah Carey's husband, hosts at Pure (Caesars Palace).
Saturday: England's Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton will host his official post-fight party at Studio 54 at the MGM Grand after his fight with Paulie Malignaggi at the MGM Grand Garden.
Tuesday: Scott Weiland, fresh from his reunion tour with the Stone Temple Pilots, celebrates his sophomore solo album, "Happy In Galoshes," by hosting his album release party at LAVO (Palazzo). Doors open at 10 p.m.
Thanksgiving drive: Pure Management Group clubs are collecting canned food to assist Three Square's Thanksgiving food drive. Boxes will be outside LAX, Christian Audigier and Pure each night the clubs are open. Three Square is a nonprofit communitywide collaboration to feed hungry children in Southern Nevada.
Norm Clarke can be reached at 702-383-0244 or norm@reviewjournal.com. Find additional sightings and more online at www.normclarke.com.
