Another Denver TV favorite has left -- but you can see Chris Spears whenever you go to Arvada.
Even so, Spears says that his decision to leave his"dream job" wasn't easy.
"I took it very personally if the forecast I gave was wrong, because I knew somebody had counted on me when they made their plans that day," he says."I also believe that when you deliver a forecast, you don't just say, 'Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain, high of 80.' I'd always try to give a range of possibilities — like, 'This is a tricky one. If you're making outdoor plans, you need to constantly check back, because this could change.
Being right wasn't making him rich, though."Television has certainly changed over the years," he confirms."It's like any other business: You need to do more with less. The salaries are lower and the days of long-term, high-dollar contracts are gone unless you're at the network level or perhaps the main anchor of a show. And it's not as glamorous as people think.