Thanks for this upload. I remember watching this show every morning before I went to school. The PBS affiliate here in North Carolina carried A.M. Weather every morning at 6:30.
Of course, WTTW also produced PBS programs on their own as well, such as "Lamb Chop's Play-Along", "The McLaughlin Group", "The Frugal Gourmet", "The Kidsongs Television Show", and "Sneak Previews."
I watched AM Weather all the time before school on Miami's WPBT. Part of the reason was it reminded me of my home state of Maryland (Moved to Florida when I was a child) I think the yellow stick should be used by more TV forecasters even today, so more can be seen on the maps at once!
Good to see this--I remember watching A.M. Weather back in the 80s when I was a kid getting ready for the schoolday as well, on the statewide public tv network (Prairie Public). I wonder if this program was produced and fed live (or tape delayed by a few hours) to all of the PBS member stations nationwide, since weather info changes so quickly...
Yep this show was definitely designed for pilots. And depending on how early it aired I suppose I would want to watch it before heading to the balloon launch site... and then call the briefer like it says to do.
Wow. I was around back then but pretty little and never got to see this, so I find it fascinating to see just how thorough this got. The meteorological symbols used on the charts are so strange to me. You never see them now. For people who do remember this, were you familiar enough with those symbols that you could understand the maps a little on your own, or were you completely dependent on the meteorologists? Thanks for the upload. MPT was my PBS station once. Miss it. Didn't know they made this.
When I was young during my college days I use to watch Am weather being interested in Meteorology and getting my degree in 1980. Best Aviation weather program in the air. They should bring this back. Tired of the weather channel and the BS entertainment on it!!!
I speak for classic PBS affectionados everywhere when I say: thanks for finally graduating _this_ broadcast of the show to YT.
For 15 minutes every weekday early morning, PBS became Discount Weather Channel. And it was absolutely AWESOME.
Yes! And then the Ag Report :)
@@SybilKibbleThis was what public television used to be.
BEST Weather Program EVER hands down, period full stop !!! = NO HYPE!
Thanks for this upload. I remember watching this show every morning before I went to school. The PBS affiliate here in North Carolina carried A.M. Weather every morning at 6:30.
Thank you! I use to watch this when my PBS station signed on!
Thanks! It's great to see an early episode of this. I used to watch this show later on in its run before I went to school.
I used to watch this show each morning in those days. It was a great show with lots of detail. I don't know what happened to all of it?
Of course, WTTW also produced PBS programs on their own as well, such as "Lamb Chop's Play-Along", "The McLaughlin Group", "The Frugal Gourmet", "The Kidsongs Television Show", and "Sneak Previews."
Best Weather Program EVER - Period - !!!!!!!!
I watched AM Weather all the time before school on Miami's WPBT. Part of the reason was it reminded me of my home state of Maryland (Moved to Florida when I was a child)
I think the yellow stick should be used by more TV forecasters even today, so more can be seen on the maps at once!
that yellow stick was call a pointer used by metoroiglst back in day ms Lisa ann
Mr. Webb is also the announcer for another famed MPT original: Louis Reukeyser's Wall Street Week!
Alec Webb was Also the Announcer on WALL STREET WEEK
and here is a REAL weather broadcast !!
nope, not at all
Good to see this--I remember watching A.M. Weather back in the 80s when I was a kid getting ready for the schoolday as well, on the statewide public tv network (Prairie Public).
I wonder if this program was produced and fed live (or tape delayed by a few hours) to all of the PBS member stations nationwide, since weather info changes so quickly...
I'm sure that's how it worked.
Alec Webb was the announcer for "Wall Street Week With Louis Rukeyser."
+Joseph Pratt He was also the announcer for many shows from Maryland Public Television.
He certainly was. He was one of MPT's staff announcers for many years.
Indeed, he was to MPT as what Paul Anthony is to WETA.
Is he the one that announces the funding for each AM Weather episode?
Yep this show was definitely designed for pilots. And depending on how early it aired I suppose I would want to watch it before heading to the balloon launch site... and then call the briefer like it says to do.
I watch am weather for the first time in 1981 at the age 18
yes that yellow stick was call a pointer used by metoroiglst back in day
Wow. I was around back then but pretty little and never got to see this, so I find it fascinating to see just how thorough this got. The meteorological symbols used on the charts are so strange to me. You never see them now. For people who do remember this, were you familiar enough with those symbols that you could understand the maps a little on your own, or were you completely dependent on the meteorologists? Thanks for the upload. MPT was my PBS station once. Miss it. Didn't know they made this.
How did the FBO at ORL manage to underwrite (at least partially) a national PBS program?
Anyone out there think that Barry Richwein sort of resembles Barry Carl of Rockapella fame?
PBS Chicago rules!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes!!!
When I was young during my college days I use to watch Am weather being interested in Meteorology and getting my degree in 1980. Best Aviation weather program in the air. They should bring this back. Tired of the weather channel and the BS entertainment on it!!!
There's no National Anthem playing during sign-on.
Do you have more episodes?