WOWT asked viewers Monday at 6 p.m. to provide a grade for how well snow removal was handled in the Omaha metropolitan area.Viewers were directed to use the station's "Six Online" feedback feature, which provides the opportunity for both e-mail and phone responses.
At 10 p.m, the results were announced by anchors John Knicely and Tracy Madden, who led off the newscast by saying, "The grades are posted. The grades varied greatly from an A to an F."
A handful of viewer responses were read, but no mention was made of how many comments were received. Nor was there a disclosure of where the respondents lived, save for one woman - who volunteered that she lived near 96th & N Streets.
Reporter Jaime McCutcheon interviewed Omaha Mayor Mike Fahey, who said, "I think if you look at the effort that was made, it's certainly an A."
City Council President Dan Welch told McCutcheon if any streets remained unplowed Monday night, the city should get a failing grade.
"It's not acceptable because people pay for that service," Welch said.
