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One Year: 1955 | 3. The Weather Girls


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In the early days of television, women struggled to find their place. In 1955, they got it: forecasting the weather, on stations all across the country. But as these “weather girls” transformed the airwaves, a group of powerful men hatched a plan—one that had the potential to push women weathercasters off the air forever.


Josh Levin is One Year’s editorial director. One Year’s senior producer is Evan Chung.


This episode was produced by Kelly Jones and Evan Chung, with additional production by Sophie Summergrad. 


It was edited by Joel Meyer and Derek John, Slate’s executive producer of narrative podcasts. 


Merritt Jacob is our senior technical director.


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