"weather center live" formally launched as "weather center" on march 2, 2009. it replaced the old weather center. its hosts were stephanie abrams and mike bettes. abrams and bettes formerly hosted "abrams &amp; bettes: beyond the forecast", which ended three days earlier. from may 5 to june 12, 2009, mike bettes went on the vortex 2 project, so adam berg filled in for him in the studio.