Listen to some of the past shows Here Notable Special Guests on the Barometer Bob Show! July 21, 2005 My special guest was Max Mayfield from the National Hurricane Center/Tropical Prediction Center. We discussed the 2005 Hurricane Season. Also, how important it is to have a HURRICANE PLAN, and be able to execute your Hurricane Plan before it's too late!! Listen to the show, for the season will be starting to become active, and this may be our last chance to talk with Max! Max has been a guest on the show numerous times. One of the past shows on July 29, 2004 when I had Max Mayfield, director of the National Hurricane Center on the show. We discussed how to be better prepared this 2004 hurricane season. We had over 22,000 server hits, and 670 continual listeners. We also spoke with Max during Hurricane Ivan's landfall in the Florida Panhandle. Listen Now! I also met and spoke with Max about the 2005 Hurricane Season at the Hurricane Awareness Tour. This was May 6, 2005, when it made it's last stop in Jacksonville, Florida. I met a lot of great people that day, and had some great interviews, and took some Pictures.

The past show on May 13, 2004 when I had Steve Lyons from The Weather Channel. We disussed the up coming 2004 Hurricane Season, and had a number of callers ask questions. We also discussed forecast models, and the bias's of particular model guidance.! Steve also joined us on the End of the 2004 Recap Show. Dr. Lyons has been available throughout the hurricane season, and we thank him for his participation and knowledge!

The past show on September 15, 2004, when I hosted Hurricane Hollow's Eye on the Storm, we heard from Jason Kelley chief meteorologist from WJHG/NBC 7 Panama City to give us an update on the tornado that passed very close to the television station. You can listen to the call here. You can also see the video captured by the WJHG Weather Team as it developed and passed right past WJHG Tower Cam! Click here for the video! This is one of two tornados that hit Panama City, Florida that day! Jason has been a caller to the shows offering his expertise on severe weather!

The Barometer Bob Show that aired LIVE on August 12, 2004, with Joe Bastardi, from Accuweather.Com. We discussed Hurricane Charley prior more then 24 hours before landfall!With 1815 listeners, and a number of callers. Thank you everyone for listening. With Hurricane Charley making landfall the following evening.

The Barometer Bob Show that aired LIVE May 2003. My special guest was Dr. Robert Sheets former director of the National Hurricane Center. Dr. Sheets has been one of the foremost leaders in tropical cyclone research, and has retired from NOAA.

March 23, 2006
On the March 23, Barometer Bob Show. Special Guest, Dan McCarthy, Warning Coordinating Meteorologist at the Storm Prediction Center.
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July 26, 2007
My guest was Albert “Butch” Loper. Butch is the Emergency Operations/Civil Defense Director for Jackson County, Mississippi.

July 19, 2007
My guest was Jason Kelley from WJHG the NBC affiliate in Panama City, Florida.

July 12, 2007
My guest was Dr Robert Atlas, Dr. Robert Atlas is the former Chief Meteorologist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), and is currently the Director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory in Miami, Fla.

July 5, 2007
My guest was Chris Mooney, author of a couple of books, and a new book called “Storm World: Hurricanes, Politics, and the Battle Over Global Warming”.

June 28, 2007
My guest was Dr Judith Curr and her research in Atmospheric Sciences.

June 21, 2007
My guest was Bill Proenza, Director of the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida.

June 14, 2007
My guest was Dr. David Stooksbury, the Georgia State Climotologist.

June 7, 2007
My guest was Chuck Watson, from Watson Technical Consulting.

June 1, 2007
My guest was Jesse St Amant, Director of Emergency Management for Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.

May 31, 2007
My guest was Jeff Masters from The Weather Underground.

May 26, 2007
My guest was Lori Vunkannon, Director of Emergency Management for Broward County, Florida.

May 24, 2007
My guest was Dr Chris Landsea, science and Information officer at the NHC. We discussed how the NHC issues their forecasts.

May,23 2007
My guest this evening was Meredith Croke, meteorologist and researcher.

May 22, 2007
My guest was Jack Beven, forecaster at the NHC/TPC. We spoke about how high winds can affect you, as well as tornados.

May 21, 2007
My guest was Stephen Baig, from the National Hurricane Center. Stephen forecasts storm surge using the SLOSH Model when a storm is threatening landfall.

May 20, 2007
My special guest was Gary Padgett, from the Tropical Cyclone Summeries. We discussed analog years posted in the CSU Tropical Cyclone update.

May 17, 2007
This show was broadcasted live from the Bahia Cabana Beach Resort and Hotel located at Fort Lauderdale Beach, Florida. We discussed the coming 2007 Hurricane Season.

May 10, 2007
My guest was Rebecca Streifler, American Red Cross of Greater Chicago Director of Health Services and Communication.

May 3, 2007
My guest was Dr Richard Luettich from the University of North Carolina. Rick developed a storm surge model that is used by Edu’s and hurricane researchers as well as the NHC.

April 26, 2007
My guest was Peggy Willenberg from The Twister Sisters. We talked about the past year, and a storm chase TOUR and T.V. reality series they will be filming for the WE Channel.

April 5, 2007
Live from Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville in New Orleans, Louisiana. My guests were, John Van Pelt, from StormStudy.Com . We talked about his storm chasing and what he has been doing to promote awareness and preparedness. Lew Fincher from HurricaneConsulting.Net. Lew teachs the industrial and business sectors how to be prepared for disasters. Bill Reed, from the NWS Houston, Texas. We talked about Hurricanes of the past, and Hurricane Rita.

March 22, 2007
My guest was Lans Rothfusz, Meteorologist In Charge at the Peachtree City, Georgia National Weather Service office. We discussed their Severe Weather Awareness program for 2007, and what their doing to promote Awareness and Preparedness

March 15, 2007
My guest was Bill Smith, Meteorologist In Charge at the NWS in Springfield, Mo. We talked about Southern Missouri’s severe weather, and their awareness and preparedness week.

March 8, 2007
My guest was Roger Erickson, Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the NWS Lake Charles, La.

March 1, 2007
My guest was Dana Griffin, Forecaster at the National Weather Service, New Orleans located in Slidell, La.

February 22, 2007
My special guest was Dan McCarthy Warning Coordinating Meteorologist from the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma. We discussed the current weather, and the Enhanced Fujita Scale. Plus other things coming out of the SPC.

February 15, 2007
My guest was Dr. Kevin E. Trenberth is Head of the Climate Analysis Section at the National Center for Atmospheric Research. He was a lead author of the 1995, 2001 and 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Scientific Assessment of Climate Change.

February 8, 2007
My guest for this show will be Sam Jones. Sam is the Deputy Director & Liaison to Parochial and Municpal Governments for Louisiana. We will talk about past hurricanes and the Home Road Program, which has had it’s share of news lately.

February 1, 2007
It’s Ground Hog Day Eve, we spoke with Larry Cosgrove from Wx America.
My second guest was Bill Cooper, President of The Ground Hog Club’s Inner Circle.

January 18, 2007
My guest was Bill Davis, Meterologist In Charge of the NWS in Springfield, Missouri. We talked about the previous few winter storms, and whats heading his way.

January 11, 2007
My special guest was Gene Rhoden, storm chaser and photographer.

January 4, 2007
The first show of a New Year! My guest was Jay Prater from KAKE.Com. We discussed the winter storms that are affecting Kansas, and a few other topics.

November 30, 2006
My special guest was Gary Padgett. Gary is the author of the Tropical Cyclone Summeries that some of you may receive via email. We discussed the past 2006 Hurricane Season, and how he got involved with the TCS.

November 9, 2006
My special guest was Steve Kahn, from WGN and the Chicago Tribune. Steve was one of the mets on duty at the NWS Chicago when the famed S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald sank on November 10, 1975.

October 26, 2006
My special guest was Robert Case NWS Forecaster (retired). Mr Case is the person who dubbed the name "The Perfect Storm". He was the met on duty at the NWS Boston during that storm. We also spoke with Ajay Metah from NOAA's SARSAT (Search and Rescue Satellite) program.

September 21, 2006
My special guest was Jeff Masters from The Weather Underground. We discussed the Hurricane Hunter flight into Hurricane Hugo that almost didn't come back!

August 31, 2006
My special guest was Jeff Masters from The Weather Underground. We discussed the tropics as well as other weather related items.

August 24, 2006
My special guest was Bryan Norcross from WFOR! We talked about this hurricane season 2006. Bryan has a new book called, The Hurricane Almanac 2006. Check it out, it's a very informative book on past storms and how to be prepared.

August 3, 2006
My special guest was Steve Burgess, Insurance Consumer Advocate for the State of Florida. We discussed Homeowner Insurnace rates. What can be done with these exuberated premiums? Steve explained to us it’s the private industry, and we can help lower premiums by making our homes able to withstand storms.

July 6, 2006
My special guest was Phil Klotzbach, research assistant with Dr William Gray at the Colorado State University Hurricane Research Center. We discussed Global Warming and hurricanes, and the 2006 Hurricane Season.

June 1, 2006
We discussed a number of storms that made landfall during similar years. With special guests, Greg Stone, survivor of Hurricane Carol 1954. Lew Fincher from Hurricane Consulting Inc. Dr Steve Lyons from The Weather Channel.

May 27, 2006
We discussed preparedness and Acting on your plan with Keith Robertory from the American Red Cross. Keith is the manager of community disaster education preparedness in Washington DC. His insight and knowledge is perfect for what we need for awareness and preparedness.

May 26, 2006
We discussed Preparedness!! My guest was Chris Bennett from www.onestorm.org I would like you to visit this website, to help you get prepared for the hurricane season! We talked about things that could to be prepared.

May 25, 2006
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May 25, 2006
My special guest was Al Sandrik from the National Weather Service in Jacksonville, Florida. Al is the Warning Coordinating Meteorologist there, and has been employed at the National Hurricane Center Tropical Analysis Forecast Branch (TAFB).

May 21, 2006
My guest was Jerry Jerrell, former director of the National Hurricane Center. We discussed historical hurricanes. We also heard from callers, and recorded calls from the 2005 hurricane season.

May 18, 2006
My guest was Kristen Gossel, the director of Ready.Gov, with the Department of Homeland Security. We discussed what is new with the Ready Program, and what is being done to raise the awareness and preparedness level.

April 13, 2006
Well folks, it’s been a great week here at the National Hurricane Conference. We discussed the current severe weather, and played some of the weeks interviews. I want to thank everyone for the support.

March 16, 2006
My special guest will be Benjamin Chapetta, from St. Bernard, Louisiana. We will discuss what Katrina has brought to his home town, and whats ahead for them. Benjamin is known for the Hurricane Katrina video on Google. You can watch the video HERE. Listen live, for this is yet another show you won't want to miss!

March 9, 2006
My special guest was Ezra Boyd. Mr. Boyd is a Graduate Research Assistant in Flood Fatality Modeling for the LSU Hurricane Center. He is currently assisting in the effort to rebuild the levees in and around New Orleans. We will discuss the levee system that surrounds New Orleans and Southern Louisiana, and find out what is being done, and if the levee's can withstand another major hurricane.

February 23, 2006
My special guest will be The Twister Sisters, Peggy Willenberg and Melanie Metz. These ladies take on a completely new role when their out on the road. Melanie and Peggy have been chasing severe weather for years. Learn more about them at TwisterSisters.Com. Listen to the show when they discuss some of their most amazing chases, and why they do what they do!

February 9, 2006
My special guest will be Tim Samaras, avid storm chaser and researcher. If you have been following the shows, I had Tim on last year when we discussed getting Video in the Probe! Well he has done it! Listen to this show as he describes the chase that made history of videographing the inside of a tornado! Tim has been seen on numerous shows, but the most informative about Tim and his work is National Geographic. Also, check out the DVD Driven By Passion. This has some of Tim's most exciting video he has captured chasing tornados!

January 26, 2006
My special guest will be Joshua Wurman, severe weather researcher with the Center for Severe Weather Research. Joshua is better known for the DOW, Doppler On Wheels. In 2005, the DOW3 was in Hurricane Rita recording the storm as it made landfall. You can learn more about the project and Joshua at Center for Severe Weather Research.

These are just some of the past guests I have had on the shows. Stay tuned for more great Barometer Bob Shows and great guests!