WeatherBrains 504: Somebody Just Lost Their Job
WeatherBrains Episode 504 is now online (September 14, 2015). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!
Joining us tonight is David Clark who serves as president of The Weather Company’s TV Division. David oversees all aspects of programming, strategy, and operations for the television network, including live and long form programming. He reports to David Kenny, CEO and Chairman of The Weather Company.
A former Madison Square Garden and Fuse executive, David brings broad experience across all areas of media and television to his role, which will uphold the brand promise of The Weather Channel network while super serving its core audience of weather enthusiasts.
David joined TWC in November, 2012, from The Madison Square Garden (MSG) Company, where he was executive vice president, sales and partnership development. In that role he was responsible for all media sales, strategy, and partnership development across the MSG’s media brands. Previously, he was executive vice president and general manager of Fuse, a national network devoted entirely to music. At Fuse he was responsible for the network’s direction and growth strategy and oversaw all of the network’s day-to-day business operations including programming, production, marketing, and ad sales. While at Fuse, he built a news division and production infrastructure, green-lit seven original series into production for the 12/13 season and initiated Fuse’s move into long-form programming.
Prior to joining MSG, David was a founding member of JOOST.com, a leading online aggregator of premium video entertainment, where he held a variety of management roles. Previously he served as vice president, global marketing partnerships for MTV Networks where he built MTV’s global partnerships to leverage the network’s assets. He also worked as chief operating officer of Shanah.com, a community and commerce web portal and held several management positions at Simon & Schuster.
David holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and international relations from Tulane University.
Appearing once again as our Guest WeatherBrain is Morgan Palmer. Morgan Palmer serves as meteorologist for weekday editions of KIRO 7 Eyewitness News. Morgan began “chasing” storms as a Skywarn severe storm spotter while a teenager and continues to pursue severe storms when time permits. He also served several years as a moderator of Stormtrack, the world’s largest online forum for storm chasers. Morgan is also a licensed amateur radio operator and enjoys hiking and exploring, especially in the mountains.
He completed advanced meteorology studies at Mississippi State University. He also holds a prior degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin and spent the early years of his career at a Texas television station as a news anchor, reporter, and meteorologist. He is a native of Abilene, TX. Morgan has family who have called Western Washington home for many years.
Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:
- Extremes: 107 at Death Valley, CA, and 26 at Antero Reservoir, CO
- Atlantic Basin still fairly quiet with three areas of disturbed weather
- The two areas in the far Atlantic are not likely to affect the US
- Severe weather in continental US confined to some marginal risks
- Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice
- and more!
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From The Weather Center:
WeatherBrains 101: Episode postponed to next week.
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Picks of the Week:
David Clark – Flooding in Japan
NCAA taking weather and games seriously
Nate Johnson – Meteorologist pronounced what?
Bill Murray – NWS Experimental Week 3-4 Forecasts
Brian Peters – Sunrise/sunset for any place in the world
John Scala – Time to Replace Saffir-Simpson Scale?
Kevin Selle – Met Office Loses BBC Weather Forecasting contract
Rick Smith – Official Blog of the National Hurricane Center
James Spann – History of The Weather Channel
The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Nate Johnson, Bill Murray, Aubrey Urbanowicz, Dr. John Scala, Rick Smith, Kevin Selle, and Brian Peters. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating netcast about weather.
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Tonights first Guest WeatherBrain is a veteran journalist who has written three books over his 33 year career including The Storm of the Century, The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935, published by National Geographic Books. He is a Contributing Editor for National Geographic News who resides in North Carolina. He is a graduate of the UNC Chapel Hill. Willie Drye, welcome to WeatherBrains.
Thomas Neil Knowles was born in Key West, FL, and was raised there during the 1940s and 1950s. His ancestors came over to the Island City from the Bahamas in the mid-1850s. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology then served as a naval officer during the Vietnam conflict. After leaving the Navy he obtained a Master’s degree in business administration from the Florida State University and worked as a university administrator for 32 years.
And last, but certainly not least, we have tonight’s third guest who is a show alum and an Instructor in Meteorology and Climatology in the Distance Learning program at Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS. He was born in Hollywood, CA, and grew up in Los Angeles, CA, until he was almost 12 years old. After a brief stop in Raleigh, NC, he moved to Arlington, VA, in March, 1992. He always had a strong interest for weather but when the Superstorm of 1993 hit, his interest became his passion. The pressure dropped to 28.53″ at his house during the peak of the storm! Greg enjoys studying all types of weather from Nor’easters to tornadoes, but his favorite is hurricanes. Some of his storm chases have included Lili (Abbeville, LA), Isabel (Oriental, NC), Charley (Charlotte Harbor, FL), Frances (Fort Pierce, FL), Ivan (Spanish Fort, AL), Cindy (Pass Christian, MS), Dennis (Pensacola, FL), Katrina (Gulfport, MS), Rita (Orange, TX), Gustav (Lafayette, LA), and Ike (Galveston Island, TX). Greg Nordstrom, Welcome to WeatherBrains again!
