{"id":11206,"date":"2025-04-15T10:55:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T15:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=11206"},"modified":"2025-04-15T10:55:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T15:55:22","slug":"weatherbrains-1004-youll-never-be-as-good-as-that-guy-in-the-80s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=11206","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 1004:  You\u2019ll Never Be As Good As That Guy In The 80s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Episode 1004\" href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb041425.mp3\">WeatherBrains Episode 1004<\/a> is now online (April 14th, 2025). 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\/36153360\/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\/tSGO-nCP3nc?si=2pSEabkwo0sSAasb\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Tonight&#8217;s Guest WeatherBrain is an AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist and Weather Communications Coach whose mission is to keep communities safe and help people live better lives through effective, viewer-focused weather communication. A four-time Emmy winner, Tim brings decades of major-market experience and was among the first in the nation to incorporate augmented reality into daily forecasts. Tim Heller, welcome back to WeatherBrains!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" src=\"https:\/\/s.hdnux.com\/photos\/01\/00\/76\/42\/17033353\/5\/rawImage.jpg\" alt=\"Former KTRK meteorologist Tim Heller resurfaces with HellerWeather\" width=\"272\" height=\"381\" aria-hidden=\"false\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Also, Bruce Jones joins us to discuss the importance of NOAA Weather Radio and its integration in order to save lives. \u00a0Welcome back, Bruce!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" src=\"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MidlandPromo.jpg\" alt=\"NWS Jacksonville on X: &quot;Today we celebrated the 35+ years ...\" width=\"527\" height=\"324\" aria-hidden=\"false\" \/><\/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>Significant severe thunderstorm activity in West Virginia (01:10)<\/li>\n<li>Lack of relevant online weather content by local TV stations (08:00)<\/li>\n<li>Tech early adopters and its influence on the field (15:00)<\/li>\n<li>Death of newspapers and other products of a bygone era (17:10)<\/li>\n<li>Issues with corporate meddling in local meteorologist televised forecasts (25:50)<\/li>\n<li>How technical should a TV meteorologist be when giving a public forecast? \u00a0(31:00)<\/li>\n<li>Emotional toll of weather-related trauma (44:15)<\/li>\n<li>Four key lessons that broadcast meteorologists need to UNLEARN! \u00a0(48:00)<\/li>\n<li>Earning social media followers and how it has changed the business (50:30)<\/li>\n<li>Difficulty communicating certainty and timing for winter weather events (01:06:15)<\/li>\n<li>Emerging prevalence of AI in the weather community (01:10:00)<\/li>\n<li>Bruce Jones\/Midland Weather Radio (01:26:10)<\/li>\n<li>The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:31:40)<\/li>\n<li>This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:33:48)<\/li>\n<li>E-Mail Segment (01:34:50)<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Web Sites from Episode 1004:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/midlandusa.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Midland Weather Radio<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tim Heller &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/hellerweather.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TV Weather Talent Coaching and Training &#8211; HellerWeather<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bruce Jones &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuweather.com\/en\/weather-blogs\/weathermatrix\/weather-maps-from-the-night-the-titanic-sank\/1173542\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Weather maps from the night the Titanic sank<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Aydelott &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JamesAydelottFox23\/posts\/pfbid02rbNg7RqTGT1ZpBSUoCS49fJ9E5edrrfwSRXg9HfigvpP6BHEqJem3chyb2qt8ABJl?rdid=NDLAMjRRHiCcPyrR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Aydlott on Facebook: Blinded by extreme glare this PM?<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jen Narramore &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RyanHokeWAVE3\/status\/1910462460953256394\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ryan Hoke on X: Inside an EF3 tornado in Jeffersontown, KY last week<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jen Narramore &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/environment\/2025\/04\/01\/hurricane-helene-fort-de-soto-gopher-tortoises\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carried by hurricane waves, these tortoises were swept to Florida\u2019s Fort De Soto<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rick Smith &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>Troy Kimmel &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/mainichi.jp\/english\/articles\/20250407\/p2a\/00m\/0na\/015000c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Weather station chief punished for drunk observations at Okinawa&#8217;s Ishigaki airport<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kim Klockow-McClain &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>John Gordon &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/water.noaa.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NOAA National Water Prediction Service<\/a><\/p>\n<p>John Gordon &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/crh\/2025April1-6#kyrain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 1-6, 2025 Severe Weather and Flooding<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandoweather.com\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brandon Skalniak&#8217;s Tornado Radar Museum<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/atlas.niu.edu\/forecast\/scp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Extended Range Severe Weather Environment Forecasts<br \/>\n<\/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, John Gordon, and Dr. Kim Klockow-McClain. 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