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Brandolino's contract begins Jan. 1, but he likely won't take to the air until Jan. 4. "We got a brand new weather system last year, and he has to come up to speed on that," [Jim Tortora] says. "But all the transition will occur within January. It was rare to have a commitment this far in advance. It's been a year in the making and it's great that he's been able to stay in touch with Central New York. It'll be great to get him in here."
As for expressions and Aussie idioms? Without question! They will have to learn how to speak "American" again. During our first months in Australia, my wife had the foresight to teach them some Aussie terms because my daughter would eventually be going to pre-school once a week (what's called "Kindy" here) and she wanted her to be able to understand what was being said. For example, tea is a meal or snack, so at school my daughter would have morning tea and we wanted to make sure she wasn't expecting a tea party! "Zed" is said instead of "Z." So it's a "zedbra," not a "zebra." Other words, like footpath (sidewalk), textas (markers), and school holidays (vacation) were learned. I could go on and on!1. The big, blue sky. I mean, it's the biggest and bluest sky you'll quite possibly ever see. Why so blue? Not sure. Perhaps one reason is that there aren't any jet contrails. You know, the exhaust from airplanes. I've maybe seen one since I've been here. One day, there was one and people phoned the Bureau of Meteorology like a tornado whipping through Perth. It was unreal.See the full content of this document
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Boomerang Brando
After two years Down Under, Chris Brandolino jets home to resume his career in front of the green screen
The New Times InterviewBy Molly English-BowersIn dog years, two years is a long time. In Three Dog Night time, two years was enough for Chris and Sarah Brandolino to discover that you can take the family out of Central New York, but you can't take the Central New York out of the family. The Down Under adventure for Chris, Sarah, Sydney and Dominic Brandolino has ended, the family jetted back home on Dec. 4, and one of the most unassuming TV personalities to occupy local airwaves will once again talk about the weather, for WSYR-Channel 9. Or rather, they planned on jetting home last Friday, but 3-...See the full content of this document
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