#12 - Guest: John Belski - Say That in Your Interview
- Author
- Storm Front Freaks | Weather | Chasing | Tornado
- Published
- Mon 24 Oct 2016
- Episode Link
- https://podcast.stormfrontfreaks.com/e/sff_episode12/
In This Episode
John worked for WLKY in the 1980's and then for WAVE-TV in the 1990's until 2010. Over the years he received various awards. Among these were a Regional Emmy for severe weather coverage and a Special Service Award from the National Weather Service. He was recipient of the national Mark Trail Award from the National Weather Service for public education about weather radios. He was voted Best Meteorologist of Louisville and the Best of Kentucky numerous times by different publications. On the science end of the weather, John was the first meteorologist in the country to present a daily 14 day forecast. He was even invited to the White House to meet with President Clinton and Vice-President Gore for a discussion on global warming. On the fun end of the weather, John wrote a book titled, Backyard Weather Folklore.
Belski’s Blog (find links to the book here)
John on Twitter @JohnBelskiWLKY
John Belski on Facebook
Backyard Weather Folklore Book can also be purchased for $15 (includes shipping) through the mail at:
John Belski
WLKY
1918 Mellwood Ave.
Louisville, KY 40206
Dina: YouTube Funny and Weird Weather Compilation 2016
Submit your questions or comments to [email protected] and we may read it on our next episode!
We’ll be at Indiana ChaserCon November 19!
- Guest: John Belski, Meteorologist, WLKY-TV and Author of Backyard Weather Folklore
- Lightning Round: Who Wants To Be A Millionaire on Groundhog Day
- The team discusses Drowning Deaths from Hurricane Matthew
- Weather Fools: We share our most crazy examples
- WxResources: Highlighting weather resources for our listeners
- Listener Questions and Comments
- Episode 13 Guest will be Jon Erdmann, Meteorologist, The Weather Channel
Our Guest
John Belski, Meteorologist, WLKY-TV in Louisville, KY and Author of Backyard Weather Folklore
John worked for WLKY in the 1980's and then for WAVE-TV in the 1990's until 2010. Over the years he received various awards. Among these were a Regional Emmy for severe weather coverage and a Special Service Award from the National Weather Service. He was recipient of the national Mark Trail Award from the National Weather Service for public education about weather radios. He was voted Best Meteorologist of Louisville and the Best of Kentucky numerous times by different publications. On the science end of the weather, John was the first meteorologist in the country to present a daily 14 day forecast. He was even invited to the White House to meet with President Clinton and Vice-President Gore for a discussion on global warming. On the fun end of the weather, John wrote a book titled, Backyard Weather Folklore.
Belski’s Blog (find links to the book here)
John on Twitter @JohnBelskiWLKY
John Belski on Facebook
Backyard Weather Folklore Book can also be purchased for $15 (includes shipping) through the mail at:
John Belski
WLKY
1918 Mellwood Ave.
Louisville, KY 40206
Drowning Deaths in Hurricane Matthew
The Wx Social: Fine, Water Doesn’t Scare You? How About Ten Thousand Dollars? By Josh Eachus
Weather Fools Links
Dina: YouTube Funny and Weird Weather Compilation 2016
WxResources Links
Kathryn: Earth.nullschool.net
Dina: Living Earth App
Phil: 5-0 Radio Police Scanner App (iOS) (Android)
Submit your questions or comments to [email protected] and we may read it on our next episode!
We’ll be at Indiana ChaserCon November 19!
Credits
Opening and Closing Music: Andrew Slotta
