Trifecta: Jim Cantore, Mike Bettes and Ken Graham

Our 12-hour Weather Pods Disaster Relief Telethon had lots of plans. Lots of meetings. Lots of choreographing. And yet we still knew: It's live for 12-hours. Expect the unexpected. For me, as the technical director, the hour that stands out the most was the 4 p.m. eastern hour, when through a series of unexpected events, three big guests ended up live at the same time. The hosts that hour came from our friends at the WeatherBrains podcast. As the first weather podcast, they have a lot of great connections and friends. Among others, they had arranged for visits from the Weather Channel's Jim Cantore and Mike Bettes. They had also arranged a conversation with Ken Graham, the National Weather Service director. But the three weren't scheduled to appear at the same time. And yet, it happened. It was a memorable moment for me. Three huge names in our weather industry were, for all intents and purposes, suddenly on a Zoom call hosted by my computer. (Even when you didn't see CWG hosts on-screen, the entire telethon was streaming through our HQ.) I sat here mostly frozen. I didn't want to move. I didn't want to sneeze. I didn't want to do anything that might cause the computer to freeze up, shut down, or lose Internet. (I'm sure you've been there. As you save a big school project. Close out a big work task. Or anxiously await those concert tickets. It was that type of anticipation.) We're so lucky to have had this moment and even more lucky to have friends like WeatherBrains, who are allowing our audience to relive that moment this week on the Carolina Weather Group. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. -James Brierton DONATE TO THE TELETHON TO SUPPORT THE AMERICAN RED CROSS: https://bit.ly/wxpodstelethon CHECK OUT WEATHERBRAINS: https://weatherbrains.com/ #northcarolina #southcarolina #weather #ncwx #scwx 🧢 MERCH: https://rstrm.io/e/YDmSpk 💸 LEAVE A TIP: https://streamelements.com/carolinawxgroup/tip 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/carolinaweather 🔔 SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/carolinaweathergroup 💻 VISIT OUR WEBSITE: https://carolinaweathergroup.com The Carolina Weather Group operates a weekly talk show of the same name. Broadcasting each week from the Carolinas, the show is dedicated to covering weather, science, technology, and more with newsmakers from the field of atmospheric science. With co-hosts across both North Carolina and South Carolina, the show may closely feature both NC weather and SC weather, but the topics are universally enjoyable for any weather fan. Join us as we talk about weather, the environment, the atmosphere, space travel, and all the technology that makes it possible.