there are a few high profile cases where the Euro predicted hurricane paths better then the GFS. Granted these hurricanes are HUGE events and better hurricane forecasts saves lives etc. However these models predict ALL the weather, all the time, not just hurricanes. We use the GFS (in combination with other models as well) to shape our forecasts every day for all kinds of weather and millions across the country rely on these data.

The guy reading you a forecast on news channel ? If they are providing a forecast for greater than 3 days in the future, you bet they are including the GFS info in their predictions!