Way back in early March, FTVLive told you that legendary Chicago Weatherman Tom Skilling was going under the knife to have gastric bypass surgery to battle his ongoing weight problem.

Well, here we are 9 months later and the WGN Weatherman is talking about the surgery and how he thinks it saved his life.

Why is he now talking about it?

Because silly, it’s November sweeps!

Haven’t you learned anything about how TV news works?