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The (Weather)Man, the Myth, the Legend

Rumors swirl around the man like low-hanging cumulus clouds: He doesn't get paid, but just loves to do the weather! Students line up to study under his tutelage! He has a hook instead of a left hand! (Okay, we made that one up...)

But now, our very own public radio weatherman, Ben Abell, has exposed himself to the nation at large, admitting, among other things, that tracking all this bad weather is exciting to meteorologists, in an interview Wednesday on NPR's "All Things Considered".


Posted under STL in the News by Amanda Doyle on Wed., Jan 5, 2005 at 6:20 PM



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My favorite thing about Abell his how he always says "I'm going to give us a chance of rain today," as if he's some omnipotent weather god. It cracks me up every morning. Maybe I just need more sleep . . .

[Posted by Brian on Wed., Jan 5, 2005 at 10:44 PM]

I had Ben Abell for a meteorology class at SLU. Meteorologists really do get excited about inclement weather as weird as it may seem. There's nothing more boring to them than a sunny day with no clouds.

[Posted by Joe on Thu., Jan 6, 2005 at 6:08 PM]

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