If you turn to the oldies radio station WDGY at 10 a.m. Saturday, you'll hear a new voice.
WCCO-TV's chief meteorologist, Chris Shaffer, will be the host of a new show, "Saturdays with Shaffer," which will play the '60s and '70s hits for which the Hudson, Wis.-based station is known.
Shaffer's WCCO bio page says his favorite music is anything '80s, and Elvis Presley is his favorite historical figure.
This doesn't mean Shaffer is leaving his regular weekday weather forecasting gig at the local CBS affiliate.
"I will keep bringing you the accurate forecasts Monday-Friday on WCCO. And now I get to play your favorite tunes every weekend on WDGY. Rock and Roll," he posted on Facebook.
Shaffer has long been an avid fan of 1970s and '80s music. In an interview with the Star Tribune earlier this year, he said he constantly has music going on at his weather center and people can tell what the forecast is by the music he plays.
"If something big is coming, I'll play yacht rock to keep me calm. If it's a boring day, I'll have Guns N' Roses blaring to get me fired up," he said.
This won't be Shaffer's first time as a radio host. He worked at several Twin Cities radio stations, including KOOL-108 and Cities 97.1, before joining WCCO.
The two-hour "Saturdays With Shaffer" will be on 740 AM and 92.1 FM, 103.7 FM and 107.1 FM-HD2. On those Saturdays when WDGY airs a live car show, Shaffer's show will be broadcast from 3-5 p.m. on Sundays.
