WeatherBrains 194: Wild Rants and Radio
WeatherBrains Episode 194 is now online (Oct. 12, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!
wb101209.mp3Our guest tonight is a big time radio announcer, Don Keith. Don helps to kick off our annual rant show! Don was on the radio for 22 years in Mobile, Nashville, and WVOK radio in Birmingham. He now handles advertising and has written 21 books. He was on the air during the April 3-4, 1974, tornado outbreak.
And he helps us out with his top ten weather peevees.
And rants from all angles from the crew!
Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:
Our email bag officer gets on the stick to bring the email bag up-to-date. Writers send in a bunch of links for us.
From The Weather Center:
WeatherBrains 101: It’s Fall and every weather enthusiast begins to dream of that white stuff – yup, that’s snow. So this week we take a look at snow.
TWIWH: Bill Murray looks back at the week of October 13th.
Listener Surveys: Okay, we continue to drive this topic into the ground, but we really do like to hear from you. Many thanks to everyone who has taken the time to fill out the Listener Survey. The survey takes just a minute or two to complete and provides us with an opportunity to learn where you are and hear your thoughts and comments on the show. Click here to take the survey.
Web Sites from Episode 194:
Picks of the Week:
Dr. Tim Coleman – No pick this week
JB Elliott – Goes for the horn!
Bill Murray – coolwx.com
Brian Peters – Interactive Snow Information
Kevin Selle – Widget Box
James Spann – Winnipeg Sun story
Join James Spann, JB Elliott, Kevin Selle, Dr. Tim Coleman, Bill Murray, and Brian Peters as they come together for another fascinating netcast about the weather.
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Going from physical science to social science, our guest this week is Dr. Eve Gruntfest, Professor Emeritus in the Geography and Environmental Studies Department at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. She taught a wide range of courses with particular emphasis on human geography, disasters and society, and gender and society. Dr. Gruntfest has been working in the field of natural hazard mitigation for more than 30 years. She has published widely and is an internationally recognized expert in the specialty areas of warning systems, flash flooding, and integrating social science into atmospheric science. 
Listener Surveys: Okay, we continue to drive this topic into the ground, but we really do like to hear from you. Many thanks to everyone who has taken the time to fill out the Listener Survey. The survey takes just a minute or two to complete and provides us with an opportunity to learn where you are and hear your thoughts and comments on the show. Click 
