In Broadcast History:
On April 26, 1921, St. Louis University’s station (likely 9YK, later WEW) inaugurated regular, twice-daily weather forecasts, marking a pioneering moment in radio history. While often cited as the first radio weather broadcast, this service significantly aided agricultural communities by providing timely, scheduled updates over the air.
Location: St. Louis, Missouri (St. Louis University).
Significance: It is noted as the first station west of the Mississippi and one of the first in the U.S. to provide consistent, public, non-commercial weather news.
Context: The broadcasts were under the direction of Brother George Rueppel, S.J., head of the university's meteorological department.
Other Claims: Some sources also point to similar early pioneering efforts by the University of Wisconsin in 1921.
Though earlier experimental broadcasts occurred, April 26, 1921, is widely recognized as the start of regular, scheduled radio weather reports. Weather forecasts continue to be the top reason why people listen to radio, rating higher than music, news, sports, or commercials.
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Been a crazy couple of days.
A lifelong friend, I'll call him D, who I met when he was in kindergarten (I was best friends with his older brother in 4th grade) is in the ICU.
D has battled drinking and smoking his whole adult life, and his consumption did not wane 4 1/2 years ago when he eventually lost his parents and both brothers (including my childhood best friend) over the next 3 1/2 years.
He's been using a walker for a year or so now (he's only in his mid 50s) and probably consumes anywhere from 3 - 6 double shots of vodka a day.
So I left him Wednesday afternoon after I sold some of his silver coins and brought him the cash for a deposit we were going to make on Friday.
He took a fall, probably Wed. night, and another friend of his called the police to do a wellness check on him Thursday morning, when D hadn't gotten back to him. The police found him barely conscious and took him to the ER at St Jospeh's Hospital in Burbank, a top-notch facility. When D didn't return my calls on ...
