6/16/2023 0 Comments Bryan shaw meteorologist![]() It was hurtful to me and my family to think that people would believe those rumors about Jim. She offered this statement about the rumors: “I knew it wasn’t true. My two boys were angry…They wanted to find out who used my name, how the stuff got out there.” It had an effect more on my wife and my family, especially my two boys. “The first thing you feel is anger because you know you’re not a part of it. “When this first happened, I was like my life has been an open book, people know me, who’s going to believe this stuff? Obviously, people do, and that was the surprising part of the whole thing.” Some folks want to bring people down, for whatever reason. “When this first happened, I was like my life has been an open book, people know me, who’s going to believe this stuff? Obviously, people do, and that was the surprising part of the whole thing. ![]() “Doing that interview with Todd-N-Tyler literally put an end to it,” he says.īut when the rumors were still fresh, they stung. ![]() He more extensively addressed the situation in June 3rd guest spots on the Todd-N-Tyler radio show and KM3’s own, The Morning Blend. I have not been arrested, questioned, or told by the authorities that I am a suspect …those lies have been very hurtful to me, my wife of 34 years, and our family…I appreciate the loyalty of the many fans who have continued to support me, and I want to assure them that there is nothing behind those rumors.” “…I have never been involved in a massage parlor prostitution investigation. With his exit from WOWT fueling the gossip mill, he posted Facebook and TVSpy responses that reflected his resolve to lay the tittle tattle to rest. He says he and his wife found Omaha to be “a great place to raise kids.” Even though their boys are now men, he says all the roots he and Barb put down here and all the relationships they built here make it a hard place to shake.īut in the wake of what happened over the winter, he seriously considered moving to another market. He was there 20 years, the last several as chief meteorologist. The Ohio native and Penn State University grad came to Omaha in 1982 to work at KETV from a TV weathercaster post in South Carolina. He debuted there June 3 as part of a long-term contract he reached with the station, thus making him perhaps the only on-camera talent to have worked at each of Omaha’s three major network affiliates. “…in social media, people can say anything about anyone they please without identifying themselves or taking responsibility…just because it’s on the internet doesn’t mean it’s the truth.”ĭespite the cloud, Flowers landed at KMTV. Unfortunately, Flowers found his good name sullied when the sting broke. It’s not the image a public figure like Flowers can afford, especially when looking for a new job.įlowers, who flatly denies involvement in any illegal activity, believes a parlor client used his name when procuring sexual services. The chatter was mostly innocuous, but some alleged Flowers had been caught in a 2012 FBI sting operation targeting a local massage parlor fronting for a prostitution ring. With Flowers suddenly off the air and no official word from station management explaining his absence (due to contractual reasons), anonymous social media speculation filled the information void. It all made the ugly rumors that surfaced about him after WOWT did not renew his contract last December more unsettling. He and his wife, Barb, are members of Mary Our Queen parish. This husband and father of two has invested himself in the community as a public speaker, Knights of Columbus volunteer, and churchgoer. Dapper Jim Flowers, with his trademark moustache and buttonhole flower, is a fixture in people’s lives after 31 years as an Omaha television meteorologist.
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