{"id":11259,"date":"2025-07-22T12:09:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T17:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=11259"},"modified":"2025-07-22T12:09:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T17:09:06","slug":"weatherbrains-1018-he-got-his-crotch-caught","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=11259","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 1018:  He Got His Crotch Caught"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Episode 1018\" href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb072125.mp3\">WeatherBrains Episode 1018<\/a> is now online (July 21st, 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\/37507065\/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\/gfJj0TgQu4Q?si=RSV2HQhjxyCGb3nb\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Tonight&#8217;s Hall of Fame Episode pays tribute to the legendary late broadcast meteorologist and industry pioneer Gary England, who passed away on June 10th 2025. \u00a0He was 85 years old. \u00a0We have three Guest WeatherBrains tonight to help us honor Gary England, who was a pioneer and a trailblazer in the field of meteorology. \u00a0Our first two Guest WeatherBrains appeared on Episode No. 946.<\/p>\n<p>First up is David Payne, who is the Chief Meteorologist of KWTV Channel 9 in Oklahoma City. \u00a0He replaced Gary England when he retired in mid-2013. \u00a0He is a native Oklahoman and an OU graduate and previously he spent 19 years at KFOR-TV in Oklahoma City.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" src=\"https:\/\/hot-town-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/kwtv\/production\/2025\/April\/30\/david-payne.1746046643482.jpeg\" alt=\"Our Talent\" width=\"174\" height=\"261\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Appearing second on the show is the morning broadcast meteorologist at News Channel 9 in OKC. \u00a0She&#8217;s an OU graduate and has been at News Channel 9 since 2011. \u00a0She previously interned with Gary England for several years while she was a student at OU. \u00a0Lacey Swope, it&#8217;s great to see you again.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" src=\"https:\/\/griffin-local.imgix.net\/kwtv\/production\/2025\/April\/17\/lacey-swope--2025.1744919945914.jpeg\" alt=\"Our Talent\" width=\"185\" height=\"278\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Last but certainly not least, we introduce Barbara Merckx, who is now the News Director for OU Nightly at the OU Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication. \u00a0She previously worked with our very own James Aydelott at NBC 5 in Fort Worth, TX. \u00a0Thanks for joining us tonight, Barbara!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"cq-dd-image img-fluid d-flex\" title=\"Barbara Merckx\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ou.edu\/content\/gaylord\/about\/faculty-and-staff\/barbara-merckx\/_jcr_content\/content\/section_791849516_co\/par\/image.img.png\/1718637631166.png\" alt=\"Barbara Merckx\" width=\"204\" height=\"272\" data-emptytext=\"Image\" \/><\/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>Lacey&#8217;s experience with meeting and working with Gary England (10:30)<\/li>\n<li>Experiences working with Gary (25:00)<\/li>\n<li>Gary-isms (48:30)<\/li>\n<li>Looking back at 2013 El Reno, OK tornado (50:00)<\/li>\n<li>Importance of building rapport with the public as a broadcast meteorologist (01:14:00)<\/li>\n<li>Gary England paving the way for future generations (01:28:30)<\/li>\n<li>Warning process during devastating Texas floods (01:34:30)<\/li>\n<li>The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:29:45)<\/li>\n<li>This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:31:00)<\/li>\n<li>E-Mail Segment (01:32:00)<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Web Sites from Episode 1018:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tornadopayne\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Payne on X<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC6hAvr2GQo4qnwo2XcIMpfg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OU Nightly on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/laceyswope.wx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meteorologist Lacey Swope on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>David Payne &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/oklahoma.gov\/oag\/news\/newsroom\/2025\/july\/drummond-charges-oklahoma-city-man-for-damaging-tv-stations-weather-radar.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Drummond charges Oklahoma City man for damaging TV station&#8217;s weather radar<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Barbara Merckx &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/willie-gillespie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Willie Gillespie on LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Aydelott &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abebooks.com\/servlet\/SearchResults?an=gary%20england&amp;n=100121503&amp;sgnd=on&amp;sortby=100&amp;tn=terrible%20twisters%20weather%20oklahoma&amp;cm_sp=mbc-_-ats-_-filter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Those Terrible Twisters And The Weather Of Oklahoma&#8221; by Gary England<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jen Narramore &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/guin-al-f5-134578085?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&amp;utm_source=copyLink&amp;utm_campaign=postshare_creator&amp;utm_content=join_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guin, AL F5 Tornado Series<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rick Smith &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Dzrcpe_DQaY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oral history interview with Gary England: Oklahoma Mesonet YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Troy Kimmel &#8211; Foghorn<\/p>\n<p>Kim Klockow-McClain &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.appropriations.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/fy26_cjs_senate_report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senate Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kim Klockow-McClain &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/appropriations.house.gov\/sites\/evo-subsites\/republicans-appropriations.house.gov\/files\/evo-media-document\/fy26-commerce%2C-justice%2C-science%2C-and-related-agencies-bill-text.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p>John Gordon &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/owp\/hdsc_world_record\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HDSC World Record Point Precipitation Measurements<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211; Foghorn<\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/story.php?story_fbid=1149492557199977&amp;id=100064177294442&amp;post_id=100064177294442_1149492557199977&amp;rdid=zy5D6QuTLBCPpN9m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory<\/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. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating podcast about weather.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WeatherBrains Episode 1018 is now online (July 21st, 2025). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE podcast for you! 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