WeatherBrains 438: Who Turned On Aubrey?

WeatherBrains Episode 438 is now online (June 16, 2014). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is a Professor of Communications in the Department of Communications Studies at the University of California at Pennsylvania. She is one of the leaders in the field of study communicating the weather. Dr. Susan Jasko, welcome to WeatherBrains.

Dr. Jasko taught at several institutions, including Ohio University, Nassau Community College, and Montclair State University before coming to Cal U in 1998. She is the founding president of the New Jersey Communication Association, a past president and officer of the New York State Communication Association, and a frequent unit planner for the Eastern Communication Association. She has been a basic course director, graduate program coordinator, and a department chair. She has served as an assistant to several deans of the College of Liberal Arts. She has served on and chaired numerous committees and regularly presents her work at the National Communication Association conventions. She is on the editorial board of two journals, has published articles, and is the co-author of one book. She has received the Neil Postman Mentoring Award.

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From The Weather Center:

WeatherBrains 101: We’re coming up on hurricane season for the Atlantic Basin, so that means hurricane forecasters have had six months off, right? Not exactly. While we might think a job focusing on just six months leaves the rest of the year free, it really doesn’t as we see in this episode of 101.

TWIWH: Bill Murray looks back at the week of June 16th.

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Web Sites from Episode 438:

Cal U

StormFest at Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh

CoCoRaHS web page

Picks of the Week:

Susan Jasko – Western Pennsylvania Weather Posse

Nate Johnson – International Business Times Article

Bill Murray – Gets The Horn

Brian Peters – NOAA Wallpaper and Poster

John Scala – Alaska Weather Radio Get Computer Voices

Rick Smith – WCM National Conference Notes

James Spann – Blitzortung.org

Aubrey Urbanowicz – Tornado Picture from Sean Schoefer

SkyDavers Blog – The Fog Bank

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Nate Johnson, Bill Murray, John Scala, Rick Smith, Aubrey Urbanowicz, and Brian Peters. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating netcast about weather.

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