#1: Dunkin Donuts is still the king of coffee in this town. It was founded near Boston. And we were actually surprised each time we came across a Starbucks! It’s not like that in the northwest.
#2: Going to Fenway to see a Red Sox game with 50 TV Meteorologists across the country is just a blast. The Red Sox lost to the Angels 14-13 in the 10th. It was a wild game. And you should hear the crowd sing “Sweet Caroline…buh-buh-buh”…everyone was into it. And, we even got a shout out on the big screen!
#3: There is some unbelievable technology in the works to make forecasts more accurate, integrate social media into what we do even more and to visualize what’s happening on earth & in space in ways that left my jaw dropped during some of our conference sessions.
The 40th AMS (American Meteorological Society) Broadcast Meteorology Conference was a huge success. More than 200 TV Meteorologists from across the U.S. were in the house!
Thanks to the TV folks and the AMS for making this year’s conference a good one.
4 comments
Jory says:
August 24, 2012 at 6:12 pm (UTC -7)
Looks like you enjoyed yourself. It’s always nice to hang with people who are into the same thing as you. Nice!
Bruce Sussman says:
August 24, 2012 at 7:00 pm (UTC -7)
Thanks, Jory. You are so right that it is refreshing when ‘birds of a feather can flock together!’
Justin Wilkerson says:
August 24, 2012 at 9:12 pm (UTC -7)
Fenway park is one of the parks I’d love to see. I keep hearing its a great one.
Glad you had fun at the ball game, and of course at the conference! Didn’t know about that one.
You should try to do a small series (2 or 3 posts?) touching on some of the cool new things you saw there. I’d be interested in reading (and seeing) about it.
wolf says:
August 25, 2012 at 10:15 am (UTC -7)
Bruce you crazy wolf!!!!!!!!!