TWR Listeners Lounge - Karen Minton

<p>In this episode, hosts Alan and Walt get a chance to talk with former meterologist, Karen Minton, of <strong>WSB-TV</strong>. Karen's career didn't start with a focus on television or meteorology. After getting her degree in the biological sciences, she was working for <strong>Dairy Queen</strong> corporate offices. She really thought she was going to be heading down that path. A chance encounter with a news director helped shape the course of her future. Starting on the West coast as a weather reporter, she eventually received a call from <strong>The Weather Channel</strong>. She isn't sure how they found out about her, but she took the job and relocated to Atlanta, Georgia. After a time, she thought she would be taking a new role in Florida. However, the station had just been sold and the news director said most people were bailing. The pause eventually led to being part of the WSB-TV team on channel 2.</p> <p>As her career grew, she knew she needed to get her American Meteorological Society certification. As a divorced mother of two, she juggled work, raising her daughters, going to school and getting her certification. She spent the rest of her career as a news and weather anchor for WSB-TV, retiring just a couple years ago. Though she has hung up her Doppler Radar, she is eyeing a possible future as a patient advocate. However, before that, she has a few trips she'd like to go on and some fun to be had.</p> <p>Following the interivew, Karen hung out as Walt began his review of another horrible movie he was forced to watch. Next, Alan and Walt each shared a pair of crazy news items. And, as always, they all wrapped up with the entertainment segment, letting us know what they have been watching, reading and listening to.</p> <p><strong>WATCHING</strong></p> <p>Walt began re-watching <strong>Arrested Development</strong> and binged all of season one. He really enjoyed the start of the series, <strong>Life After People</strong> on Hulu. Finally, he began watching, <strong>The Queens Gambit</strong>, and loved