Favorite Parts Of Working In The TV Broadcasting Industry As A Broadcast Meteorologist
Meredith, a broadcast meteorologist, thrives on the "variety and opportunities" her career provides, citing unique experiences like flying with a weather satellite to Cape Canaveral and interviewing a Titanic visitor as highlights. This career path has allowed for continuous growth and diverse experiences, making each year "different" and ultimately a "win-win situation."
Communication, Travel, Science, Broadcasting, Variety
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Meredith Garofalo
Broadcast Meteorologist
TV Broadcasting Company
Valparaiso University
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Environmental & Related Sciences
Arts, Entertainment & Media
Communication and Marketing
Honors Student, Scholarship Recipient, Took Out Loans, Worked 20+ Hours in School, Greek Life Member
Video Highlights
1. The variety of opportunities available in broadcast meteorology, including unique experiences like flying on a military plane with a satellite and interviewing fascinating people.
2. The chance to tell compelling stories and share them with a wide audience, bringing emotion and human interest to the forefront.
3. Continuous learning and professional growth, with each year presenting new challenges, accomplishments, and opportunities for development and travel.
Transcript
What do you enjoy most about being in your industry?
I think just the variety and the opportunities I've had that I would have never, ever dreamed of. I mentioned earlier that I was chosen as one of the only people from the mainstream media in the country to fly with a satellite.
This satellite is now in space, and I flew on a military plane with it from where it was made to the launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Florida. I never dreamed I would be able to tell that story.
I've also sat down with incredible people and interviewed celebrities. I told the story of a woman who actually visited the Titanic, and she's one of a dozen women in the entire world who have had that opportunity.
To hear these stories, feel the emotion, and then be honored with the privilege to write them and bring them to life – it's incredible. I've also gotten to do a lot of behind-the-scenes things and travel.
I've learned about life on so many different levels, through weather reporting or space and science reporting. I've been invited to space conferences where I've moderated panels with brilliant people in the industry and interviewed them.
Every single year of my career has been different. I look back every year at all the things I've accomplished, and it keeps getting better and better. I'm so thankful.
Life's an adventure, and when that adventure becomes part of your everyday life through your work, it's a win-win situation.