Nassau, Bahamas - Millions of US viewers
are probably wishing they were in The Bahamas this week, thanks to a plug from
cast members of the popular NBC morning show
The Today Show.
On
Wednesday, January 28th,
Today
Show hosts Willie Geist and Savannah Guthrie agreed that The Bahamas is the
place to be during a winter storm.
“Boy
Tom The Bahamas sound pretty good right about now,” said Geist as his co-hosts
nodded in agreement.
It
all started when NBC reporter Tom Costello interviewed Bahamian Cynthia
Maynard, one of many passengers who were stranded at LaGuardia Airport in New
York for two days due to severe winter weather. More than 7,500 flights were
cancelled throughout the United States as blizzards pounded the North East.
During her interview
that aired live on NBC, Maynard let the world know that she was ready to get
home because she was tired of the snow, and because it’s better in The Bahamas.
“The quote that ‘It’s better
in The Bahamas’ has really proven to be true. I can testify to that,” said
Maynard after experiencing a frigid winter in New York City.
The
winter storm brought with it heavy snow, high winds, and storm surges in some
US States, resulting in people being snowed in and cities being shut down, and
even evacuated. A snow emergency was declared in Philadelphia, and residents in
Massachusetts were warned to stay indoors.
Ending
his live report from La Guardia Airport, Costello said, “This week it really may
be better in The Bahamas. Isn’t it always better in The Bahamas?”
