Weather or Not: Al Roker
I interviewed Al Roker a few weeks ago. Not really a big deal – unless you consider that I wanted to be a “weatherman” when I grew up. Seriously. No joke. Look at that freakin’ cloud, man!
I still remember going to “WHO” company picnics as a kid (my grandfather worked at the radio tower in MItchellville, and my uncle was an amazing director for their television news broadcasts). At one of those summer events, I recall asking Mike Lozano for his autograph – he was the weatherperson for WHO TV 13. I suppose I was the only kid who cared more about the weather than sports?
Years later, when I was a high school senior, my school (Southeast Polk) was selected to house a special computer terminal. This PC came bundled with a 2400-baud modem (!) and weather software. Nobody knew how to use it; the documentation was incomplete, and the interface was astoundingly difficult to navigate. There were eight other machines just like it (sitting in other high schools around the country). My affinity for digital tools (combined with excellent communication skills) earned me a week-long, all-expense paid trip to New Orleans to demonstrate this system at the American Meteorological Society’s annual convention.
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coComment - Site comments by foolswisdom
March 21st, 2007
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March 20th, 2007
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Lloyd Budd
March 19th, 2007
at 8:54am
Awesome interview. Great repore and questions.
3:00 min: “I think the Internet is a good adjunct to the democratization of information.”
I would suggest that the Internet has been essential for the democratization of information.
Iggy Uncensored
March 19th, 2007
at 2:15pm
Al Roker is just another day at the office…
Wow it must rock when you get to the point that interviewing Al Roker doesn’t even get you a little bit ego revved. Then again maybe you’d never get the chance to have the conversation if you were star struck every few seconds. Or is this just a sign…
Dan
March 20th, 2007
at 11:57am
I never wanted to be a weatherman and still, the fact that you got to interview Al Roker is very cool!!
Alan
March 21st, 2007
at 6:47am
Al was clearly not thrilled with the spontaneous interview, but he warmed up a little at you went on. Good job on keeping him engaged. Seems to me he could use just a little more caffeine than he’s getting.
Lloyd Budd
March 21st, 2007
at 8:01am
^^ What the heck is that ^^
I tried the coComment sync to Technorati feature, and I have no idea where ” coComment – Site comments by foolswisdom” came from. Sorry Chris.
Brian
March 26th, 2007
at 7:55pm
I call “Geek” … lol