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Have you ever considered a career in meteorology? The perception of meteorology is often based on the person delivering weather on TV, seemingly with a glamorous, well-paying career that takes little effort. Many people have given the profession thought, but few follow through because of the calculus, chemistry, and physics involved in earning a meteorology degree! TV meteorologists are a small percentage of all meteorologists, but they are the most visible ones. There's a lot that goes into surviving and succeeding in a career that involves science and performance in unscripted presentations, and large amounts of community service. Meteorologist Alan Sealls shares the behind-the-scenes reality of broadcast meteorology. That reality is often satisfying, rewarding, and fun, but it includes many daily deadlines, multitasking, stress in forecasting, and juggling the challenges of dealing with viewers and followers who can be mean, rude, and irrational.

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"A must read for anyone considering a career in TV, in meteorology or in science journalism. A must read for anyone who is working in the industry. And a must read for anyone interested in a behind-the-scenes peek at the world of broadcast meteorology. Quite simply - this is a ""must read""! Claire Martin, Former Chief Meteorologist, CBC News, Canada Alan Sealls loves the weather and knows it inside and out. He's also thoughtful, funny, empathetic, a trailblazer, and a peerless communicator. If you've ever wondered what it's like to be a broadcast meteorologist - and if you might like to be one yourself - this book is a gold mine, packed with a career's worth of wisdom and perspective on weathercasting as well as on living one's best life. Robert Henson, author of Weather on the Air: A History of Broadcast Meteorology The book is chock full of valuable information for future broadcasters, what an incredible story Alan has. FANTASTIC READ! Janice Huff, Chief Meteorologist, WNBC New York Insightful, educational and fun. With his familiar cadence offering optimism and opportunity, Sealls takes the reader through the highs and lows of a coveted career in the world of weather, and dispels the myths of a glamorous life in local television. His career arc illustrates a tale of hard work, high achievement and humbling hurdles. With a dash of fatherly advice mixed in, Alan shares his accomplished path, and detours, in broadcast meteorology. A great insight into one of local television's greatest contributors over the last few decades. Ryan Phillips, Part-time Instructor, University of Miami, Miami, Florida"

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"How many meteorologists have ever gone viral for doing something positive? Not many, but Alan Sealls did! He was proclaimed ""Best Weatherman Ever"" by 'the Internet' in 2017 for his concise, coherent, enlightening and informative forecasts of Hurricane Irma, viewed millions of times around the world. That was no surprise to people who watched him on TV over his long career, taking him to Milwaukee, Chicago, and then to Mobile as a chief meteorologist, with work along the way at WGN and at CNN.Alan is also an adjunct college professor. Dozens of his students are weather broadcasters around the Unite States. Alan Sealls earned meteorology degrees from Cornell University and from Florida State University. He is a past president of the National Weather Association, and he is a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society. With more than a dozen Emmy awards, and more than two dozen national, state, and local awards, Alan has always aimed for excellence in science communication. Tens of thousands of children and adults have witnessed that in his public presentations. In addition to providing weather safety seminars to businesses, Alan is frequently invited to speak at national conferences, and he is often retained by attorneys as a consulting meteorologist or expert witness in legal cases where weather is a factor.Alan is also an accomplished weather photographer. His weather photos and video work have been used in textbooks, magazines, newspapers, science journals, documentaries, and on network TV programs. Find Alan Sealls on social media and at alansealls.com"

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