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Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain needs no introduction to the average American, much less the average WeatherBrains listener. But in case you have been living under a rock, meet the man who made FEMA what it is today. Mr. Craig Fugate, finally, welcome to WeatherBrains!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain grew up in Fayette, AL. She earned her degree in Broadcast Meteorology at Mississippi State University. She is currently a Weather Operations and Sales Manager at Iteris, Inc. in Grand Forks, ND. During her free time, she loves being outdoors with her fiancé and 2 dogs. Leah Dailey, welcome to WeatherBrains.  Iteris, Inc. is an American company which was set up in 1969 and is now based in Santa Ana, CA, focusing on intelligent information solutions to the traffic management market globally.

Our guest WeatherBrain for this episode is Dr. Judith Curry. Dr. Curry has a PhD in Geophysical Sciences from the University of Chicago (1982) and a B.S. in Geography from Northern Illinois University (1974). Dr. is the former chairman (2002 - 2014) and former professor at the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Curry resigned from her position at Georgia Tech on January 1, 2017, citing the “craziness” of climate science, and plans to focus on her private business, Climate Forecast Applications Network.  Guest WeatherBrains number 2 is James Aydelott, chief meteorologist at Fox 23 in Tulsa. His great grandparents moved into Indian Territory before 1900 and his grandfather was born in Howe. His parents were both teachers in Tulsa Public Schools. James has always been fascinated by the severe weather that seems to hit Tulsa with fearsome regularity.

This show looks at the OKC television market with Guest WeatherBrain Damon Lane and Damien Lodes.

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a retired professor and sociologist. He is the director emeritus of the Natural Hazards Center. He has authored over 100 publications on mitigations, preparedness, response, and recovery for hazards and disasters. His book, "Disasters by Design" was published in 1999. Dr. Dennis Mileti, welcome to WeatherBrains!  Tonights Guest Panelist has appeared several times on the show. He is a native Texas that has been involved in broadcast meteorology since before he graduated from Texas A&M in 1984. Troy Kimmel, welcome to WeatherBrains. Troy actually has appeared on WeatherBrains once before on episode 495.

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is the recently selected Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the Storm Prediction Center. His Masters and Ph.D. in meteorology are from the University of Oklahoma. His undergraduate is from the University of Arkansas. He managed the VORTEX2 Operations Center and was a Program Co-Chair for the NWA Annual Meeting in Oklahoma City in 2015. Dr. Patrick Marsh, welcome to the show!  Tonight's Guest Panelist did such a good job on episode 598 that we just had to have her back again. She is a UCAR Project Scientist and Policy Advisor at NOAA. Kim Klockow, welcome back to WeatherBrains!

Guest WeatherBrain number one is Josh Saks, Legislative Director, National Wildlife Federation, a member of SmarterSafer. Josh serves as National Wildlife Federation’s Legislative Director, helping set strategy and coordinate outreach to Members of Congress on key campaign priorities, including clean water and wetlands issues, energy policy, federal appropriations for wildlife conservation and protection of public lands in Alaska and the Rocky Mountain West.  Guest WeatherBrain number two is Steve Ellis, Vice President, Taxpayers for Common Sense (TCS), a member of SmarterSafer. Steve joined TCS in 1999 and serves as Vice President, overseeing programs and serving as a leading media and legislative spokesperson. A persistent critic of the mounting budget deficit and federal fiscal policy, Steve has testified before numerous Congressional Committees and has appeared on national network news programs, including programs on CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, CNN, MSNBC, PBS, and NPR. His expertise ranges from earmarks to flood insurance and a lot of spending issues in between.  Guest panelist tonight is a regular contributor to the show and a familiar face. She is a UCAR Project Scientist and Policy Advisor at NOAA. Kim Klockow, welcome back to WeatherBrains!

Our Guest WeatherBrain for this episode is Mike Olbinski, a professional photographer and a nut for weather. He claims he likes photography and he has won an Emmy and has had many storm time-lapse and fine art work shown across the world in movies, sports, commercials, documentaries, magazines, websites, and countless other ways. He has a blast shooting weddings year-round, families in the fall/winter/spring, and then he goes nuts chasing storms in the spring and summer. His gallery which you get reach via his web page link below has some awesome pictures.

Explore GOES-16 Class with Sheldon Kusselson.