Former CBS Atlanta weather person Dagmar Midcap lands a new job in San Diego
Former CBS Atlanta weather forecaster Dagmar Midcap left Atlanta more than a year ago, distraught over a former boyfriend’s suicide.
The Vancouver native moved to Los Angeles, hired an agent and began seeking jobs. A couple months ago, in an interview, she said she’d prefer to do something outside of TV news but was willing to go back if need be.
Alas, that’s where she has landed: the NBC affiliate in San Diego.
She covered 4, 5, 6, 7 and 11 p.m. newscasts starting today.
“They’re so nice here, some of the friendliest people I’ve ever seen,” Midcap said in an interview this evening. “There’s a sense of family. They’re really easy going.”
CBS Atlanta, in comparison, was “a very tense, miserable environment,” she said. She spent three years at the station and gained a following with her warm, syrupy voice and sweater choices.
With her new job in the pleasant climes of San Diego, Midcap found a place to live three blocks from the water in Del Mar. “It’s a magical place,” she said. “I love the water. I love the ocean.”
“It’s really exciting to have Dagmar Midcap join our team and to have a local weather presence again, “said Greg Dawson, Vice President for News for NBC 7 San Diego, in a story posted on the NBC website. “Dagmar was extremely popular in Atlanta and we’re sure she will make an immediate and positive impact here in San Diego.”
MIdcap said they’ll allow her down the road to do environmental stories and pieces from the San Diego Zoo. They will also allow her to host TV shows as well if those opportunities arise. “It’s written into my contract,” she said.
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By Rodney Ho, Radio & TV Talk
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141 comments Add your comment
Sean
October 26th, 2011
8:08 am
Never was a fan of this simple pale white woman, however I’m glad that she landed a job. If you want a career opportunity you better leave here.
ronnie
October 26th, 2011
8:16 am
Side-by-side with Ron Burgundy…Stay classy, San Diego!
MIke Francis
October 26th, 2011
8:27 am
Glad she is gone so Atlanta could enjoy my bald head!
Guest
October 26th, 2011
8:43 am
Still can’t figure out what the purpose of a weather person is in this day and age.
Rob Ear
October 26th, 2011
8:46 am
@Guest, Well, couldn’t you say the same about the news readers too? Them with their stupid hand gestures, talking to you like a friend; LOL!! Who thinks up all this crap?
jj
October 26th, 2011
8:48 am
Congrats Dagmar! She always seemed so pleasant and natural on TV. We don’t watch local news, so we mainly saw her on promotional clips. My sons moved to San Diego, and they love it! Wish we could afford to follow…
Bobby B
October 26th, 2011
8:48 am
Thank goodness. I can finally get some sleep tonight.
Suchita Rocks
October 26th, 2011
8:52 am
Bring back Suchita!!
Outta Here!!!
October 26th, 2011
8:52 am
OK, that’s it. San Diego, here I come!!!
Mike
October 26th, 2011
8:52 am
I miss Dagmar and her sweaters. Ok, I am moving to San Diego now …
Haywood Jablome
October 26th, 2011
8:52 am
Stay sexy, Dagmar!
bmajor
October 26th, 2011
8:59 am
yes Dagmar the weather hasn’t been the same since you left. Just cant get into this Wiz-o-meter thing. Stay classy Dagmar we will miss you, and we will miss those sweater puppies as well!
Rob Ear
October 26th, 2011
9:15 am
@Suchita Rocks, Suchita now operates her own Dairy Queen.
Gman
October 26th, 2011
9:17 am
All this for a weather girl???
Von
October 26th, 2011
9:26 am
Best wishes Dagmar, we miss you here in Atlanta!
campbell's mom
October 26th, 2011
9:28 am
Sweater Choices?! Really?! My opinion of this writer just took a serious nose dive!!
Netradiojock
October 26th, 2011
9:53 am
What a joke San Diego. Dagmar’s a joke. The folks at CBS are obviously thinking with their little heads.
Netradiojock
October 26th, 2011
9:54 am
CORRECTION: NBC San Diego
Rob Ear
October 26th, 2011
10:08 am
@campbell’smom, Why? It’s apparently the hooters (and sweaters) that the viewers focused on. Don’t like honest reporting?
Name (required)
October 26th, 2011
10:16 am
In all fairness, if someone like Dagmar dumped me, I’d probably find no other reason to live either.
This is a timely update...
October 26th, 2011
10:18 am
…afterall, this time of year is known as “sweater weather”…
jimmyjohn
October 26th, 2011
11:44 am
She was an idiot. She made everyone miserable. Goo luck to the folks in Ca.
Good for her
October 26th, 2011
12:15 pm
Good for Dagmar. California will appreciate her pleasant presentation of the weather. California is the perfect place for her.
The Alpha Male
October 26th, 2011
12:19 pm
Twiggie…. sounds like sheer female jealousy to me. Perhaps you’re lacking?
HAHA
October 26th, 2011
12:37 pm
THANK GOODNESS IT WAS NOT ON ANY STATION HERE IN ATLANTA. I WOULD CHANGE CHANNELS WHEN SHE APPEARED. HOPEFULLY, SHE WILL NEVER RETURN
Lydib
October 26th, 2011
12:38 pm
Has Dagmar taken a poop today? Please tell us the color and consistency. I am just dying to know.
Say it three times fast.....
October 26th, 2011
12:38 pm
Dagmar in Del Mar……Dagmar in Del Mar……Dagmar in Del Mar
Rip n' Read
October 26th, 2011
12:48 pm
There are two very good reasons why I miss her.
P F
October 26th, 2011
1:02 pm
I still miss her. Sigh……………… Good luck to her!
dawgfan
October 26th, 2011
1:08 pm
KEN COOK BANISHED HER!!!! KEN COOK IS WEATHER!!!!! BOW DOW TO THE WEATHER BARON!!!!
WAR EAGLE
October 26th, 2011
1:09 pm
Wish we could be back about 30 yrs to where people did not care who did the forecast. Instead we now have special interest groups asking for the “token” person to be on to attract more audience. Please, give me a break! people should be hired b/c they can do the job and can work with the rest of mgmt. Not b/c of a stupid quota system!
ericMann
October 26th, 2011
1:11 pm
Holy Hell!! A woman Named Dagmar gets a great job , In San Diego, Leaves This place called Hot Lanta, imagine that, with all the thugs, traffic, and crime who the hell would want to leave this place???
G'Vegas Dawg
October 26th, 2011
1:13 pm
- Discovered by the Germans in 1904, they named it San Diego, which of course in German means a whale’s vagina.
- No, there’s no way that’s correct.
- I’m sorry, I was trying to impress you. I don’t know what it means. I’ll be honest, I don’t think anyone knows what it means anymore. Scholars maintain that the translation was lost hundreds of years ago.
- Doesn’t it mean Saint Diego?
- No. No.
- No, that’s – that’s what it means. Really.
- Agree to disagree.
Ron Burgundy
October 26th, 2011
1:24 pm
Stay Classy San Diego!
pb
October 26th, 2011
1:57 pm
She did have a certain sex appeal, even though when she talked, seemed like an airhead. But glad she is doing OK in San Diego. Think she would rather be making movies or something other than TV weather if she could.
Goober
October 26th, 2011
1:59 pm
Today’s weather in San Diego will be sunny and 75 degrees. Tomorrow’s weather in San Diego will be sunny and 75 degrees. The day after’s weather in San Diego will be sunny and 75 degrees. The day after that’s weather in San Diego will be sunny and 75 degrees.
I’m so glad she found a place to use her talents.
jc_atl
October 26th, 2011
2:05 pm
It was always HOT when Dagmar did the weather.
I'm a Saint
October 26th, 2011
2:05 pm
and “Diego” is Spanish for “Jacob”
TheLazyComic
October 26th, 2011
2:07 pm
She’s found her calling! Ditzy Dagmar and California. A perfect match.
Treetop Flyer
October 26th, 2011
2:07 pm
Seeing her picture again, my personal Mellish Meter just went to an 8 1/2.
pete taylor
October 26th, 2011
2:10 pm
yo rob ear,i could have sworn i saw suchita working the counter of a 7-11 the other day
Wallyrob
October 26th, 2011
2:12 pm
Hopefully he’s off the Crack Pipe so CBS46 can hire Warren Savage!
The truth
October 26th, 2011
2:20 pm
SEX sells people … she’s very attractive, and has a couple GREAT physical assests.
No she wasn’t very talented, but read my first three words. And for proof, read how many people just on this blog that watched Channel 46 for her looks & assests.
Any one of us would trade places with her in a heartbeat. High paying, easy job, and it’s in ……. SAN DIEGO, CA! When I win the lottery I’m buying a house in La Jolla!
Ritt Nomney
October 26th, 2011
3:26 pm
Nom nom nom.
Oh, man. Dagmar.
DAGMAR!!!
Just once, I wish I could . . .
Nom nom nom.
Oh, Dagmar. Do you have any idea what you do to me?
I miss you.
P.S. Remember that time I saw you at the dekalb Farmers Market being all nonchalant in your overcoat and no makeup and I followed you around for 30 minutes until you finally started crying and left the store.
Those were the days.
pete taylor
October 26th, 2011
3:28 pm
That was my mom behind the 7-11 getting her knees dirty.
willdawg
October 26th, 2011
3:36 pm
Good luck Dagmar! All these haters need to shush!
Question, where the heck in Jennifer Valdez?!?
Tired of Justin whatever his name is.
chris
October 26th, 2011
3:40 pm
I am happy for her too. I also got luck enough to get out of Atlanta with my job and home. Life is great, no more traffic, crime, decrepit neighborhoods, ugly people etc….
Atlanta, a great place for nuclear testing.
Jeniffer Valdez
October 26th, 2011
3:44 pm
Thansk so much for asking.
I am glad to report that I am at home with two-week old healthy baby boy. His name is Christopher Emmanuel Valdez, and he currently weighs just over 11.5 pounds.
He looks just like his dad, and sleeps through the night most of the time.
David
October 26th, 2011
3:53 pm
Dagmar was the best weather person the city ever had. It could be a stormy, cold day and she was
a breath of fresh air. Anybody that doesn’t like her, must live a miserable life. I feel sorry for you people.
Will
October 26th, 2011
3:57 pm
I loved Dagmar, just hated the continuous parade of tight knit sweaters. Hope the San Diego affiliate will spring for a decent wardrobe! Best of luck DAgs, I still love ya!