{"id":11062,"date":"2024-11-05T00:23:28","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T06:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=11062"},"modified":"2024-11-05T00:23:28","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T06:23:28","slug":"weatherbrains-981-charge-your-doodads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=11062","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 981:  Charge Your Doodads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Episode 981\" href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb110424.mp3 \">WeatherBrains Episode 981<\/a> is now online (November 4th, 2024). If you are crazy about weather, this is <strong>THE<\/strong> podcast for you!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: medium;\" title=\"Embed Player\" src=\"https:\/\/play.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/33789427\/height\/192\/theme\/modern\/size\/large\/thumbnail\/yes\/custom-color\/87A93A\/time-start\/00:00:00\/playlist-height\/200\/direction\/backward\/download\/yes\/font-color\/FFFFFF\" width=\"100%\" height=\"192\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v_CKClPgueo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Tonight&#8217;s Guest WeatherBrain is the News Director at WBMA-TV (ABC 33\/40) in Birmingham, AL. \u00a0He&#8217;s a Macon, GA native and a meteorologist-turned-journalist. \u00a0He has a Degree in Atmospheric Science from UNC-Asheville. \u00a0 After being an on-air broadcast meteorologist for 17 years, he spent two years working in radio at The Weather Channel. \u00a0Jeff Cox, welcome to WeatherBrains!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-9pa8cd\" draggable=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1438916595515023363\/eSpY-nvG_400x400.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"288\" height=\"288\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our Second Guest WeatherBrain tonight is the News Director at KCBD-TV in Lubbock, Texas. \u00a0He studied Broadcast Journalism at Texas Tech with a Minor in Atmospheric Science. \u00a0He then earned a Certificate of Broadcast Meteorology from Mississippi State University. \u00a0Matt Earnst, welcome to the show!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/gray-kjtv-prod.gtv-cdn.com\/resizer\/v2\/https%3A%2F%2Fauthor-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub%2Fgray%2F92dabb31-6268-49bc-b9a2-8a3fc37d1246.png?auth=48a582649dedacef171ef70c4829fada42821ad6cfa6990511d1e8acaceb22ad&amp;width=400&amp;height=600&amp;smart=true\" alt=\"Matt Ernst\" width=\"260\" height=\"391\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Revisiting the Blizzard of March 1993 (07:15)<\/li>\n<li>Making the transition from broadcast meteorology to journalism (21:15)<\/li>\n<li>Importance of content: \u00a0The changing business model in broadcast television (33:00)<\/li>\n<li>YouTube weather streamers (47:00)<\/li>\n<li>Cultivating value in a difficult media environment (01:09:30)<\/li>\n<li>Oklahoma Severe Weather Event\/QLCS Tornadoes 11\/3\/24 (01:19:10)<\/li>\n<li>The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (No segment this week)<\/li>\n<li>This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:29:51)<\/li>\n<li>E-Mail Segment (No segment this week)<\/li>\n<li>National Weather Round-Up (01:31:35)<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Web Sites from Episode 981:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jeffcoxwbma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeff Cox on X<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mattkcbd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Earnst on X<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Matt Earnst &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/lub\/events-2004-20041102\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 2nd, 2004 West Texas Snowfall Event<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Aydelott &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/POW1124.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tornado Warning Event Count By State since 11\/01\/24<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jen Narramore &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>Rick Smith &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>Neil Jacobs &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>Troy Kimmel &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>Kim Klockow-McClain &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaem.org\/usconf\/program\/prepost-conference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pre\/Post-Conference Training<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211; Foghorn<\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02ywRQ99ZbwFSRNCtFK3CSDJJ2fiCjTNuWeCj54s24WD5QCcADAye58umjPe2bXgsBl&amp;id=100044640960136&amp;_rdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tornado Damage in Oklahoma City &#8211; Photo of wooden pole through car windshield<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Bill Murray, Rick Smith, James Aydelott, Jen Narramore, Dr. Neil Jacobs, and Dr. Kim Klockow-McClain. 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