Archive for October 12th, 2009

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!

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Our 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:

  • Bill comes in from northern California
  • Unusual early taste of winter in Central US
  • Earliest snow cover in Minneapolis
  • Billings coldest early October
  • 18% of US had snow cover as of the morning of October 12
  • Highest on Monday was 94 at Live Oak, FL
  • and more!

    • 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 SurveyListener 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:

    Don Keith’s web site

    Edie Hand and Don Keith

    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

    Daring to Question Al Gore

    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.

    We love to hear from you! To leave a recorded message, call 1-888-247-8627. Some calls may be used in future episodes. Also, feel free to post comments to the site and drop us an email at email at (at symbol) weatherbrains dot com.

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