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story and photos courtesy of
WXXV
Each Wednesday, Mahan invites a local kid or teen ages 6 through 16 to hang out in the WXXV Weather Center with him and learn how he builds his daily forecast. Then they join him on-air and deliver the weather report themselves. This, of course, leads to a lot of camera shyness, but Mahan always steps in, or more accurately, squats down to help them remember what to tell the viewers.
"Working with kids is one of the most rewarding aspects of being a local meteorologist. Normally, that involves visiting schools, but we thought why not bring them in and give them some TV time? That's been a lot of fun on its own, but if I can also spark at least one kid's interest in science and weather everyone wins," says Mahan.
If you’d like to sign up your child to be a “Wednesday Weather Kid” visit wxxv25.com/ weatherkid to fill out your contact information.
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