A weatherman in Detroit, Sonny Eliot, has been using words such as these since the '50's. He is still doing radio weather in Detroit, as far as I can tell. My SO grew up in Detroit, watching Sonny's weather report. He said that the man has an effortless style, an unforgettable voice, and boundless energy. With Sonny you get more than the weather, something that had, and perhaps still has, many in Detroit waiting for the news to end so the weather could begin.