{"id":379364,"date":"2021-12-10T21:05:34","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T18:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/bob-iger-delivers-surprise-weather-forecast-ahead-of-disney-exit\/"},"modified":"2021-12-10T21:05:34","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T18:05:34","slug":"bob-iger-delivers-surprise-weather-forecast-ahead-of-disney-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bob-iger-delivers-surprise-weather-forecast-ahead-of-disney-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"#Bob Iger delivers surprise weather forecast ahead of Disney exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Bob Iger delivers surprise weather forecast ahead of Disney exit<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Former Disney boss Bob Iger returned to his roots as a weatherman this week as he prepares to leave the company\u2019s board for good. <\/p>\n<p>Iger, who reigned supreme as Disney\u2019s CEO for 15 years before stepping down in 2020 to take the executive chairman role, delivered an impromptu weather forecast to TV viewers at Disney\u2019s ABC affiliate KABC Los Angeles\u2019 6 a.m. <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> program on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have not done the weather in 48 years, but I will give it a shot,\u201d Iger said, when asked by the show\u2019s anchors if he would do so after a short interview, bidding the exec adieu.<\/p>\n<p>The 70-year-old exec, who started as a weatherman at 23, stood in front of the green screen with his side facing the camera, and somewhat awkwardly delivered the forecast, pointing occasionally as he spoke. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can see there is light rain falling across the Southland this morning expected to get just a little bit heavier as the jay \u2014 day \u2014 progresses,\u201d Iger said, quickly recovering from his fumble as his voice quavered slightly. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, this is just a prelude to a big storm that should be coming through the Southland Monday and into Tuesday morning,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> mogul continued.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Bob-Iger_02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Iger with  KABC meteorologist Leslie Lopez in front of a weather map.\" class=\"wp-image-20442234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Bob-Iger_02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Bob-Iger_02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Bob-Iger_02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Bob Iger with KABC meteorologist Leslie Lopez after the former Disney CEO delivered the weather to Angelinos Thursday morning.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter\/@RobertIger<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Iger quickly regained composure and slipped into his usual, calm, articulate, cool demeanor, ad libbing. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cVery nippy on Saturday morning, by the way, 62 degrees in the Los Angeles area,\u201d Iger added when the seven-day forecast <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared on the greenscreen behind him. \u201c46 degrees on Saturday morning \u2014 that\u2019s when I bike ride. I think I may have to look out for some early morning frost.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A full version of the weathercast is available <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/bob-iger-interview-disney-walt-company\/11315963\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Bob-Iger_01-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Iger at the anchor desk with KABC meteorologist Leslie Lopez and Leslie Sykes, KABC's longtime morning news anchor.\" class=\"wp-image-20442252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Bob-Iger_01-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Bob-Iger_01-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Bob-Iger_01-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Bob Iger chatted with Leslie Sykes, KABC\u2019s longtime morning news anchor (center) and meteorologist Leslie Lopez about his career at Disney.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter\/@RobertIger<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The surprise gig was part of his swan song at the company. Iger handed over his reins as CEO to Bob Chapek last year, and will be stepping down from the board at the end of the year, giving his seat to Susan Arnold.<\/p>\n<p>The scion of the Mouse House began his career in 1973 at a cable station in Ithaca, New York, where his duties involved standing in front of a map while reciting the temperatures and incoming weather patterns. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Bob-Iger_05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Bob Iger\" class=\"wp-image-20442309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Bob-Iger_05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Bob-Iger_05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Bob-Iger_05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Bob Iger stepped down as Disney\u2019s CEO in 2020, and will resign as executive chairman at the end of this year. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Disney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In addition to his weather report, Iger also reflected on his time at the company and his next move.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to what comes next, although I\u2019m not 100 percent sure what that is. But I haven\u2019t had a day off since eighth grade,\u201d Iger said.<\/p>\n<p>Iger hinted that another book may be in the works, to follow his 2019 memoir \u201cThe Ride of a Lifetime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m thinking about it,\u201d he said. \u201cRight now, it feels like a gigantic homework assignment.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Bob-Iger_07.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Bob Iger\" class=\"wp-image-20442348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Bob-Iger_07.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Bob-Iger_07.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Bob-Iger_07.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Bob Iger, Disney\u2019s transformative CEO of 15 years, hinted that another book may be in the works once he retires.  <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBut yes, I\u2019ve been fascinated by how leaders led through the global pandemic, leading through a crisis,\u201d Iger added. \u201cThere\u2019s a germ of an idea there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Just don\u2019t count on seeing Iger take a jaunt to space like other hyper ambitious, high-powered business leaders like Tesla\u2019s Elon Musk, Amazon\u2019s Jeff Bezos and Virgin\u2019s Richard Branson.. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s just not something that has excited me or interested me,\u201d Iger said.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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