Earth's Personable Meteorologist: Dallas Raines

Today's Episode Dr. Raj talks with meteorologist  Dallas Raines about his personal meteorological journey, thrilling storm-chasing adventures, and exciting new work in the realm of children's books.  Today’s Guest  Dallas Raines is a chief meteorologist who has been forecasting the Southland’s weather for ABC7 since July of 1984. Dallas has The Seal of Approval from the American Meteorological Society. He also has been awarded the elite Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Seal (CBM) from The AMS. The personable Earth scientist has earned numerous awards for outstanding coverage of weather events including: Best Weather Presenter/ World Competition in Paris, Golden Mike Award for Best Weathercast in Southern California, Best Weathercast by Associated Press, Overall Excellence by LA Press Club, Most Popular On-Air Newscaster by KIIS Radio, and Outstanding Coverage Award for Hurricane Frederic by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).  Dallas has an undergraduate degree in communications and earth science. He continues to take graduate-level courses in climatology. He loves storm chasing and has tracked many powerful storms and tornadoes across the Midwest in Tornado Alley. Dallas is a committed philanthropist. He concentrates on the welfare, care, and interests of children. He has authored a series of children's books to introduce weather and geographic concepts to young readers. "Chester and The Hot Air Balloon" by Dallas and Dannie Raines. Reading to children is one of Dallas' greatest joys. Dallas is an avid athlete, enjoying hiking, tennis, golf, and weightlifting. He also had the privilege of being a walk-on quarterback for FSU. Dallas also enjoys automobile road racing; he has his SCCA Regional License which allows him to compete at The Willow Springs track.  Fun fact: Dallas Raines is his real name and he was born to do the weather. About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on the TNT series Chasing the Cure with Ann Curry, a regular on the TV Show The Doctors for the past 7 seasons and has a weekly medical segment on ABC news Los Angeles. Want more Dr. Raj? Check out the Beyond the Pearls lecture series! The Ultimate High Yield Bundle: The complete review of high-yield clinical medicine topics necessary for graduate medical education board exams including NBME, USMLE Steps 1/2/3, ITE and ABIM Boards. You can also listen to the Beyond the Pearls podcast. Check out our other shows: Physiology by Physeo Step 1 Success Stories The InsideTheBoards Study Smarter Podcast The InsideTheBoards Podcast Produced by Ars Longa Media To learn more about us and this podcast, visit arslonga.media. You can leave feedback or suggestions at arslonga.media/contact or by emailing [email protected]. Produced by: Christopher Breitigan and Erin McCue. Executive Producer: Patrick C. Beeman, MD The information presented in this podcast is intended for educational purposes only and should not be construed as professional or medical advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices