Saturday's program entitled "Under an Ocean of Air: Meditations on the weather" featured a myriad of fun, emotional and complicated perspectives on the weather. Highlights of the program included, trivia, an extreme weather montage, nuclear war during the Cold War and two interviews: Steve Maleski and Tom Messner.Steve Maleski (left) is one of the meteorologist at the Fairbanks Museum in St. Johnsbury. He has been forecasting the weather from the Museum since 1982 and Mark Breen (on the right) has been there with him from the beginning. Their charming reports can be heard on VPR and sometimes other regional stations that extend throughout NY, VT, NH, Western Maine and Southern Quebec. Check out the program for a intriguing and inspirational conversation with Steve Maleski. Visit www.eotsweb.org for more
Tom Messner, head meteorologist for WPTZ television, is a popular local celebrity that not only reports the weather with zeal, but visits schools and attends many community events to take on "the responsibility and opportunity to be a leader in the public eye". He loves having fun, joking around, and also analyzing why the Champlain Valley is so beautiful. Listen in for a conversation with Tom and visit www.wptz.com for more.
