In all my years in TV news, I’ve never heard of a situation like the NBC affiliate in Des Moines is dealing with.
This week, WHO-TV meteorologist Jason Parkin announced on Facebook that he’s been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
The news comes as a shock because it follows closely on the heels of WHO meteorologist Jeriann Ritter’s diagnosis in February that she has ALS. Ritter’s speech was impacted to the point that she could no longer clearly explain the weather and is on leave from the station…