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Deputy Pulls Gun On Weatherman Cejka
By Bob Loblaw
A Niagara County Sheriff’s deputy pulled his gun and handcuffed Mike Cejka in an unusual incident last week.
Cejka reportedly sped from the scene in his 1987 Jeep Cherokee moments after pulling up the tarp covering a moped parked in a driveway on Old Beattie Road.
The incident happened at 4am, sparking concerns that Cejka has “gone ‘Barry Lillis’ on us,” according to WIVB producer James Lennon. “You see, Barry would do the 11pm weather forecast and then get bombed up on Black Velvet and try to lift anything resembling a skirt. Of course he would start with the crew and female staffers at the station but would eventually lift anything that resembled a fabric covering.” Lennon continued, “He once lifted a painters tarp and was attempting to mount a tool box after a newscast in ‘79.”
Cejka tried to use his enormous popularity when apprehended by screaming, “Don’t You Know Who I Am, I’m Mike Cejka!” He then lifted up both hands, clenched them into fists and began swinging them wildly. He then said, “This is thunder, and this is lightning, you want to get caught up in this storm?”
The officer responded by aggressively taking down Cejka and tossing him in the back of the squad car.
Cejka’s last comments were, “Cloudy with 100% chance of your back seat getting soiled.”
Attempts to reach the Cejka residence were not successful. Actually, we didn’t really try.
December 29th, 2009 at 9:35 am
Let’s get the whole story. Mike Cejka has been a household name for years, and the best weatherman in Buffalo. Why not concentrate on the “real problem people” in this city. FYI: Cejka is a full member of the American Meteorological Society, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, has served as Vice President of the Western New York chapter of the AMS and obtained the AMS TV Seal of Approval in 1985. His seal number is #387. He has been honored with several community service awards which include recognition of his contributions to Amherst Museum in Amherst, New York, where he established many heirloom gardens corresponding to the museum’s collection of 19th-century buildings. He has made numerous public appearances, participating in career fairs, school science fairs and various community events.
December 29th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
Dear Ms. Ross:
At The Buffalo Ruse, our motto has always been “Let’s Get The Whole Story, Especially When It Involves ‘Ass-less’ Chaps.” We applaud Mr. Cejka for his contributions to our American way of life. Yet we do not believe that exempts him from the Breaking News coverage that he so ruthlessly deserves. By the way, based on our editorial policies at The Buffalo Ruse, the following facts were left out of our story as they could not be independently verified by the Solicitor General of the United States:
*Mr. Cejka was allegedly wearing “ass-less” leather chaps.
*Mr. Cejka allegedly used his one phone call to contact Barry Lillis at the Cathode Ray.
*A terrified Andy Parker was discovered bound and gagged in the trunk of Mr. Cejka’s vehicle, along with an alleged shovel and a bag of lime.
*Mr. Cejka was listening to John Tesh’s Greatest Hits when he was pulled over.
At The Buffalo Ruse, we will continue to report the facts as we believe them to be true. Thank you for your comments and we will look forward to seeing you at Mr. Cejka’s wedding this Spring: http://buffaloruse.com/2009/12/spring-wedding-planned/
December 29th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
“Best weatherman in Buffalo?” This entry reads as if Cejka wrote it, and most of it was lifted straight from the WIVB website bio. I think a few people would dispute the “best weatherman in Buffalo” thing, since that’s clearly his boss, Don Paul.
I don’t think Cejka deserves all this cruel coverage either, but he’s reached a point where he’s going to have to come clean to clear this up, if the innuendo and claims are all false.
December 30th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
I remember when Cejka asked to look at the very large “moped” parked under my “tarp” when I worked at Channel 2. Those were terrible days. I also remember that Cejka once got so drunk at the National WeatherMan Convention in Minneapolis that Tom Jolls convinced him to get a tatoo that says “Doppler” on his [deleted]. Of course, whenever it’s colder than 40 degrees outside it just says “Doer.”
God, I sure don’t miss Buffalo.
January 10th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
Wow… I think I have witnessed a miracle. The blogging website Topix had a thread on this issue entitled ‘Mike Cejka’s wild night out’. It had hundreds of posts so far. It has now been mysteriously removed.
After previous experiences with the Topix forums, I am not a fan. There is a thin line regarding blogging, between freedom of speech and libel. I recently witnessed the damage that blogging can do. My colleagues were the subject of nearly 3,000 libelous posts, some of which could be considered threatening, and despite their appeals to remove the thread, Topix would not budge. My colleagues are simple, everyday citizens, who had their lives changed forever in the blink of an eye by media malpractice. They did not have access to friends in high places, or in this case, media outlets. They did not have the money to hire a fleet of top-notch attorneys. They did not have an ‘in’ with law enforcement.
The Topix forum put a target on their chests and invited anyone who had a keyboard in front of them to take their best shot, anonymously of course. And almost 3,000 shots were fired. However, when WIVB (who played a huge part in the malicious media campaign against them) and their weatherman became the subject of a thread on Topix, it was removed after only a few weeks. In my experience with Topix, that’s almost equivalent to an act of Congress. It is impossible. Topix doesn’t waver. However, WIVB, who would break down John Q Public’s door to pursue a story in the name of freedom of speech, has managed to commit the ultimate act of betrayal and hypocrisy. This is undoubtedly due to backdoor politics, or strongarm legal tactics, which are the very things they proudly ‘expose’ when regular joes are involved. Shameful.
January 11th, 2010 at 4:00 pm
Holy Sh**t this is some funny stuff.
January 14th, 2010 at 8:38 pm
Steely Dan III Could not agree with you more. Had not heard of this story until my sis called me about it. I almost wet myself reading the stories here.
January 18th, 2010 at 3:15 am
“It’s 11 o’clock. Do you know where your motorcycle is? ” ( you can be sure Mike Cejka does )