The past two Atlantic hurricane seasons have been among the most active in history. In the hurricane-prone southeast, broadcast meteorologists and emergency managers want their communities to both understand and trust the severe weather alerts they send out. This study examined how college students, a …
For WTVA meteorologist Matt Laubhan doing his live weathercast from his house for the first time wasn't easy. "Last night was my first live shot I ran all by myself. If it could break it broke. I couldn’t get in on the VPN, I couldn’t get …
What’s the difference between weather reporting and general news reporting? Tony Russell believes that, while general news is a cornerstone, weather reporting holds the newsroom together. “Weather is more than half of why we show up,” said Russell, a veteran weather reporter for WeatherNation and multiple local TV stations, …
