Working with Jennifer Lopez, Eboni Deon, Brian Monahan, and Brad Nitz. I have had the privilege of being the chief meteorologist for the number one television station in the country for the past 40 years.
I see thatĮvery day and it reminds me what is truly important in life. Her picture is just outside the doors into our news studio. Our weekend teams with Sophia Choi, Justin Wilfon, and Candace McCowan keep you informed with the latest news.Īnd I had the distinct privilege working with and incredibly talented news anchor who lost he battle with brain cancer just over a year ago. Our morning team is amazing too! Who could not be in a better mood after watching Fred Blankenship and Lori Wilson. Today, we have Jorge Estevez, Wendy Corona, Karen Greer, Linda Stouffer, and Justin Farmer. Then a year later, I joined Monica Kaufman Pearson, John Pruitt, and Chuck Dowdle. When I began in the mornings in 1982 I had the honor to work with the esteemed Jocelyn Dorsey. I’ve had the privilege to work with some of the best in the business here at WSB. I thank you all very much for your amazing expertise from engineers, to writers, producers, reporters and anchors when the weather turn into news. WSB has a commitment to weather and a team of people behind the scenes you never see or hear about. It took a team of people to stay on the air and track that storm, along with all the others we’ve seen over the years. I know how terrifying severe storms can be but I just wanted to assure everyone that we were here, we were tracking, and it was going to be okay. When we tracked storms I always wanted to convey a sense of urgency to take cover. I could see the fear in their eyes when they told be about storms that affected their area. I’ve been to hundreds to schools during the past 40 years and have heard from hundreds of school children about weather. Fortunately, it was about 11:30 at night.
People were and property we in dire straights. I looked over at Brad Nitz, who was driving the radar at that time, and we knew Our radar was picking up the debris being lofted into the air. This was one day before he was supposed to walk his daughter down the isle at her wedding. I remember the man’s name, Barry Martin, who left his car trying to get to his daughter’s house, which had been destroyed by the storm, when he suffered a heart attack. It was on the ground for 39 miles and possibly as long as 75 miles before dissipating in Fayette Co. Homes were obliterated from Heard County to Coweta County. It was an EF 4 with winds of 170 mph mph, It was more than a mile wide. My most vivid memory however, was the Newnan tornado. One of the worst was the 2008 tornado that hit downtown Atlanta during the Men’s SEC basketball tournament, causing major damage to the area. Snowmageddon in 2014! We’ve seen hurricanes and more tornadoes than I can remember. You and I have been through thick and thin together right? Ice storms, snow storms, the blizzard of 1993. As you well know, there is a great deal of unpredictability in dealing with a chaotic atmosphere, but we’ve been up to that challenge. As of today, we have one of the best teams of meteorologists in the country and our own radar.
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