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Penn State President shoots the breeze on WPSU show about weather

University Park, Pa. -- Through advancements in technology, weather forecasts are more reliable then they have ever been. The ability to find your 10-day forecast at the click of a button has never been so simple. This has made weather forecasting organizations essential service for the business world. Penn State President Graham Spanier and his guests Barry Lee Myers, CEO of AccuWeather; and Jon Nese, an instructor in Penn State’s Department of Meteorology, will discuss the business of weather on the upcoming edition of "To The Best Of My Knowledge." The live call-in program airs at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, on WPSU-TV and WPSU-FM. It also airs on the Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN).

AccuWeather, a company headquartered in State College, Pa., provides local, national, and international weather forecasts. Accuweather also provides services to companies such as CNN, CNBC, and MSNBC. 

Viewers and listeners are invited to join the conversation with questions or comments by calling 1 (800) 543-8242 or e-mailing response@psu.edu during the broadcast.

A monthly feature on WPSU-TV and WPSU-FM, "To the Best of My Knowledge" features Penn State faculty, local experts and national guests in discussions on a variety of topics. In its 10th year of production, the program reaches viewers, Web users and listeners and allows the audience to communicate directly with Penn State's president.

WPSU serves central Pennsylvania with programming, educational services and community outreach. This public media service produces, acquires and distributes programs that address local interests and reflect the diverse cultural, political, geographic and demographic characteristics of an audience within central Pennsylvania.

 

 

Last Updated May 6, 2010