A Career in TV Meteorology - by Alan Sealls

About the Book

See the behind-the-scenes reality of broadcast meteorology, mixing science and unscripted performance with daily deadlines, multitasking, stress in forecasting, and sometimes the challenge of dealing with the public who can be harsh.

Book Synopsis

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.

Review Quotes

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