Some people can hide their funny persona. They reserve it for their friends and family, shying away from social media where they could exclaim their hilarious outbursts in public. Some, however, are not camera shy. Whether it be in front of a TV camera or behind a keyboard, one WJLA weatherman doesn’t hold back.

Steve Rudin can be seen on the air for WJLA in the morning, noon, or night, as well as giving weather updates to radio stations like WTOP (103.5). When he is not doing that, Rudin loves to go on to social networks, like Facebook or Twitter, and give people a good laugh. He replies to almost every tweet he is tagged in, whether it be serious or not. These replies can range from insulting humor to legitimate weather broadcasts to playing along with a student’s joke. This acknowledgement and reply is so important for our generation, who thinks everything we say is hilarious, and is so great that it does not warrant a response back. But Rudin shows many students up, just by saying something a cheesy parent or teacher would say back, but without the attached title. His distance from our personal lives makes his persona even more funny, as he knows none of the people he is talking to, just that they live in DMV. He sets cocky kids straight, and even burns some, showing them that they are not the amazing comedians they thought they were. Rudin is almost the voice of reason, the stern, but funny way to get noisy and overconfident kids on Twitter to look twice at what they have been saying. I think he is the hero every high school kid wants. When someone calls him out, he does not back down. He does not start a fight, just a friendly discussion, that usually ends in the other person retreating to their corner, reeling from the blow Rudin has expertly given to their ego. He says what is on everybody’s mind, and can not get in trouble for it at school the next day. He is a legend.

Rudin has brought me, as well as my classmates, many laughs in between study breaks, as he pokes holes in people’s attempts to be smart-alecks or make fun of him (his favorite is sticking it to someone who makes fun of his eyebrows). He has no patience for cocky or asinine accusations. He is the picture of confidence, and is an example to follow in the future of how to act on Twitter when faced with situations like his.

He should be live on the street.