Webinar #46 - Thursday, March 24, 2016

The Day in the life of a TV Meteorologist

Alan Sealls
Chief Meteorologist, WKRG
Mobile, AL

(biography)

A meteorologist is in your house every day, if you watch TV news. From helping you to plan a weekend to preparing you for dangerous weather, TV meteorologists are loved and sometimes hated. Weather broadcasting is a unique profession because it combines communications, science, performance, community service, computer skills, and teamwork. You might only watch your favorite meteorologist for a few minutes each day. What do most TV meteorologists do with the rest of their work day? Alan Sealls shows and tells, and covers the skills and training needed to become a weather broadcaster. It can be a very rewarding job but it’s not for everyone!



View the Webinar by clicking here: https://youtu.be/Kaq9Fw3U96U



View Alan's presentation slides (5.3MB)



Resources:

Weather Education:
http://wkrg.com/category/weather-education/

Ocupational Outlook for Atmospheric Scientists:
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/life-physical-and-social-science/atmospheric-scientists-including-meteorologists.htm

Radio-Television Salary Survey
http://www.rtdna.org/article/research_rtdna_salary_survey

Probability of Precipitation Survey
http://alansealls.com/pops.html

"Just another weathercast" . . . Entertaining fictional story about a day at the TV studio
http://alansealls.com/JustAnotherWxcast.html

GRLevel3 Version 2 - Radar
http://www.grlevelx.com/

Weather Message Software
http://weathermessage.com/Products.aspx

Stock Weather Footage
http://www.weathervideohd.tv/wvhd.php?mod=search&sev=46821&sp=1