DMA 43: BIRMINGHAM, AL

Weather A Fulltime Job For WBMA’s James Spann

Talking With TV’s Top Social Meteorologists

Share Rocket recently crunched numbers to choose the top 10 Social Standout TV station meteorologists. It talked to four of them to ask about how they manage their social accounts and how they have found success.

DMA 45 (BIRMINGHAM, AL)

WJSU’s Spann Takes Heat For Wrong Snow Call

DMA 39 (BIRMINGHAM, AL)

ABC News To Clarify Report After WBMA Criticism

DMA 40

WCFT Weathercaster A Social News Master

Just watching WDFT-WJSU Tuscaloosa, Ala., meteorologist James Spann in action on TV is impressive by itself. When a rash of tornadoes crisscrossed the state last week, he tracked them all in real-time, calling on dozens of communities to take cover — sometimes more than once as tornadoes reformed or double-backed. What’s even more amazing is how Spann’s social media accounts exploded during and after the story.