#57 - Guest: James Spann - Code Red Day
Storm Front Freaks
English - July 15, 2018 15:43 - 1 hour - 66 MB - ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsEarth Sciences Science Nature Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In This Episode
Guest: James Spann, Chief Meteorologist, ABC 33/40 Birmingham
Helicity Designs and discount code
Lightning Round: Alabama High or Low
Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner
Discussion: Is a unified weather communication message just a pipe dream?
Wx Resources: We provide some great weather sites, apps and equipment
Weather Fools: We share the foolish things people do in bad weather situations
Who will be our next guest?
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Our Guest
James Spann, Chief Meteorologist, ABC 33/40 in Birmingham, AL
James is the Chief Meteorologist for ABC 33/40 in Birmingham, AL. In all, James has been a television weather anchor for over 36 years. Along the way he has worked for WSFA in Montgomery, KDFW in Dallas and two other stations in Birmingham.
A multiple Emmy winner, James has received the two highest awards in the nation for a broadcast meteorologist. One is "Broadcaster of the Year" by the NWA, the other was the AMS “Award for Broadcast Meteorology”.
A panelist on the Weather Brains podcast, James also earned his first ham radio license at the age of 14, and holds an extra class license.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamesspann
Twitter: @spann
Snapchat: spannwx
Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner: www.TorndaoTitans.com
Wx Resources Links
Dina - METAR Data in Plain English
Phil - AMS - Weather Safety for Venues and Events
Weather Fools Links
Phil – Sports Radio Host Dies After Getting Swept Away in Flood
Brady - Soldiers Hospitalized after Lighting Strike
Brady - Lightning Photo
Dina - Surfer Eaten Alive by Monster Wave
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Next episode (58), we’ll visit with popular Texas storm chaser and musician "Pecos Hank" Schyma!
Credits
Opening Music: Brett Epstein
Closing Music: Gabe Cox