Tuesday, June 18 2013 6:33 PM EDT2013-06-18 22:33:06 GMT
Make no mistake, Alabama officials are pulling out all the stops. "We had a great, great contingent of folks here all the way from the governor's office, we had a couple congressmen, other state leadersMore >>
Make no mistake, Alabama officials are pulling out all the stops. "We had a great, great contingent of folks here all the way from the governor's office, we had a couple congressmen, other state leaders from major companies," says Andalusia Mayor Earl Johnson...More >>
A large bomb exploded in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, killing at least three people on the day the international military coalition hands over responsibility for fighting the Taliban insurgency to the nascent...More >>
The Taliban and the U.S. said Tuesday they will hold talks on finding a political solution to ending nearly 12 years of war in Afghanistan, as the international coalition formally handed over control of the country's...More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 6:20 PM EDT2013-06-18 22:20:20 GMT
Authorities say two occupants on a boat that was traveling the Alabama River are safe after escaping the vessel after it began taking on water.The incident happened on the Alabama River Tuesday afternoon.AuthoritiesMore >>
Authorities say two occupants on a boat that was traveling the Alabama River are safe after escaping the vessel after it began taking on water.The incident happened on the Alabama River Tuesday afternoon.AuthoritiesMore >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 5:54 PM EDT2013-06-18 21:54:06 GMT
At a 10:00 a.m. news conference this morning the Alabama Department of Education announced the list of failing schools in the state under the Alabama Accountability Act.Tommy Bice: Accountability Act hasMore >>
The Alabama Department of Education held a news conference Tuesday morning to release the long-awaited "failing schools" list under the state's new Alabama Accountability Act. A total of 78 schools in the state are listed as failing under the education accountability legislation.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 5:47 PM EDT2013-06-18 21:47:39 GMT
(CNN) - For most pregnant ladies, enjoying a drink at the local bar isn't an option, or is it? A study just released in the British Medical Journal found that when moms consumed a moderate amount of alcohol,More >>
For most pregnant ladies, enjoying a drink at the local bar isn't an option, or is it?More >>
Rich Thomas has been giving you the weather for 30 years at WSFA 12. Rich became an avid weather enthusiast at the young age of 9, growing up on the shores of Lake Erie in Sheffield Lake, Ohio, just west of Cleveland. At age 13, he began attending American Meteorological Society meetings as a student member. The following year he became the National Weather Service's youngest cooperative observer for the state of Ohio. In high school, Rich prepared and presented a morning and afternoon weathercast for his fellow students at Brookside High, where he was class president for 4 years.
Rich received an honor's scholarship to the University of Southern Mississippi where he majored in Broadcast Communications with a minor in Journalism. Later he received his meteorological education at Mississippi State University. Rich came to Montgomery in 1977 to work at WHHY/Y-102 radio where his duties included mid-day disc jockey, music director and weathercaster. He came to WSFA 12 in August of 1981 as weekend meteorologist and P.M. Magazine co-host. He became Chief Meteorologist duties in 1983.
Rich is a member of the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association, and regularly attends many of their national conferences. His weathercasts bear the Meteorological Seal of Approval of The National Weather Association. In 2007, The National Weather Service presented Rich with the Marl Trail Award "for saving lives and property through the promotion of NOAA Weather Radio." He is a three time winner of the Associated Press Best Weathercaster award, most recently in 2011.
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