Fall Weather Continues!

Posted by on September 30, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

September may be coming to a close, but that fall weather is here to stay.  We will see high temperatures in the lower 80s to upper 70s over the next several days, and sunshine will be in abundance.  Chances for rain are non-existent in the 5-Day Forecast.  Watch the webcast below for more details.

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Relief on the Way!

Posted by on September 23, 2010 · 1 Comment 

Unseasonably warm temperatures will continue on Friday, but we will dive back down to the lower to mid 80s for next week! Rain chances look better than what we have seen in a while. As of now, late Saturday night to Monday looks to be the best time frame to get some precipitation. Watch the video below to get more details on this weekend’s forecast, including information about the Mississippi State football game this weekend!

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Hot Weekend and Symposium!

Posted by on September 16, 2010 · 7 Comments 

Dry air this weekend will allow us to heat up into the middle 90s with mostly sunny skies over the next several days!  Fortunately, we won’t have a lot of moisture mixing with those high temps making it feel even hotter.  Below is my webcast from this week in Practicum III.  Below that is a MUST READ about this weekend.

Since February I have been organizing and planning for the 2010 Southeast Severe Storms Symposium at Mississippi State.  It is a two day event that is put on by us Geoscience students every year.  Day 1 is geared toward broadcast meteorology and Day 2 is focused on operational.   I was selected as Symposium Coordinator and have been in charge of inviting guest speakers for the broadcast portion of the workshop.  (That’s kind of a big deal!)  I have guests coming in from all over the United States and am very excited about the line-up.  ‘Lots of wisdom and experience!!  On Saturday, we students will get a chance to have our work reviewed/critiqued by those already in the broadcast field.  That kind of help in extremely beneficial!  There will also be a mixer Friday night where we students can mingle with the presenters in a more relaxed atmosphere.

I have also been in charge or booking the Symposium location, reserving hotel rooms, helping select flights for guests, constantly sending emails, etc.  It has been a lot of work, but it is extremely rewarding.  I am so excited about what will be going on over the next couple of days!  I even get to chair the broadcast day!!  (I get to introduce the speakers by telling where they’re from, topic, name, and so on.  I might have to throw in a few one-liners, too! Ha.)  I am sure I will make a post after it is over, so stay tuned for that!

Click here for the Broadcast Agenda.

Click here for the Operational Agenda.

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Pleasant, Comfortable Conditions On The Way!!

Posted by on September 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Today, Thursday September 2nd, was my first recorded webcast of the school year. I am now in Practicum III (there are IV) and will be producing a weekly webcast every Thursday this semester. (Okay, so we are actually off next week for a graphics workshop.) Seniors in the broadcast meteorology program are the ones that keep content on http://campusconnectforecast.blogspot.com/ and I encourage you to log on every day to see the other (17?) seniors and their webcasts. Lots of great things are going on in the program!

I was fairly pleased with how today went. Weather Central graphics were being uncooperative today, so we were unable to use Futurecast and didn’t get to produce our show until later than expected; but nonetheless, mine and my partner’s (we work in pairs for an hour in the studio) webcasts turned out well. Our professor even bragged to the other Practicum III students that he enjoyed our graphic line-up the most out of everyone else’s this week! That was encouraging to here and has kept me motivated. I look forward to trying to set a very high bar every time I go in there. In everything I have ever done, I’ve always wanted to be the best, and in the TV business, that mindset is necessary. Enjoy!

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