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COME PLAY WEATHER JEOPARDY!
Started Jul 28
KSPR WEATHER PROMO - BE HERE
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Started this discussion. Last reply by spookyred Jun 28.
WANT TO BE IN THE NEXT KSPR WEATHER PROMO?
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COME JOIN US AT THE OZARK EMPIRE FAIR AND PLAY WEATHER JEOPARDY!!!
Beginning on Friday we will be out at the fair with our weather Jeopardy. Each night from 7pm to 8pm you can try your chances at winning and play against others to win prizes. It wi…
It was a real blast kev. so much fun that someone smashed up their car out on the chestnut expressway
right before i left the studio. traffic was backed up for at least a mile. hardly any cops doing traffic except
for one taking the report. lol. we…
It was a lot of fun!!! :)
How did it go?
probably cause people have other things planned for the weekend and wouldn't be able to make it.
i know i wouldn't cause i am usually having to babysit.
Would be honored, I work at Interstate Batteries on E. Kearney so it depends on how busy we are whether or not I can attend. Why can't this be happening saturday or Friday afternoon?
Profile Information
- First and Last Name:
- Kevin Lighty
- Gender:
- Male
- City
- Springfield
- State:
- MO
- Birthday
- October 9, 2008
- Relationship Status:
- Single
- Children:
- Someday
- Education:
- College graduate
- Favorite Movies:
- Cruel Intentions, Anchorman, American Pie 1, 2, 3, Twister, Contact, The Day After Tomorrow, Back to the Future 1, 2, 3, Old School, Bad Boys, The Core, Gone in 60 seconds, Short Circuit, Days of Thunder, Road Trip, Tommy Boy, Office Space.
- Favorite TV Shows:
- Desparate Housewives, Greys Anatomy, ER, Real World, Sportscenter, Deal or No Deal, Jericho, Friday Night Lights, The Weather Channel.
- Favorite Bands:
- Matchbox Twenty, Rob Thomas, Counting Crows, John Mellencamp, John Mayer, Pink Floyd, Aerosmith,
- Favorite Sports Teams:
- Chicago Cubs. Chicago Bears. Indiana Pacers. Indiana Hoosiers.
- Where Do You Work?
- KSPR Chief Meteorologist
- What Is Your Favorite Type Of Weather?
- Tornadoes
- More About Me:
- Dreams do come true. I know because I'm living my childhood dream. I grew up in a very small town in Indiana named Veedersburg. I've had a fascination with weather as far back as I can remember to my days as a 4 year old boy that watched storms from my living room window. I was so intrigued by what was going on but at the same time so scared watching these storms to a point that tears would run down my face from being frightened, but nothing could tear me away from watching these storms no matter how scared I might have been. Soon the fear turned into pure passion for the love of weather. I would constantly monitor other TV station forecasts and I always looked forward to the days that would bring bad weather to my area.
I became a weather watcher for a TV station in Indianapolis where I gave daily reports when I was 11. As a young teen I picked up the hobby of storm chasing. As soon as I got my drivers license the sky, no pun intended, was the limit. Let's just say Mom and Dad's Grand Am had its fair share of hail damage from my storm chasing expeditions. As I got older I became a storm spotter for the National Weather Service in Indianapolis. I would constantly chase storms and even tornadoes throughout the Midwest with a camera in one hand and the steering wheel in the other. I also received my Ham Radio operators license so that I could talk to other fellow storm spotters, call sign KC9BVA.
My other love was broadcasting and at the age of 17 I started work at WRHK 94.9 fm as a DJ on the air which I did for 5 years. I attended Vincennes University where I was the morning show host for another radio station 91.1 WVUB and also the weather anchor for the 5pm news on local PBS station WVUT. I received my Associates degree in Radio/TV Broadcasting from Vincennes University. I then got my first real job doing the weather on TV in Terre Haute at CBS station WTHI channel 10. I spent nearly 3 1/2 years there as a weather anchor/reporter/photographer. While working at WTHI I also attended Indiana State University where I received my Bachelors degree in Physical Geography with a minor in climatology and emphasis in meteorology. Needless to say I kept busy between 18 credit hours of school and 40 hours of work a week. My next job was at WKYT in Lexington, Kentucky where I was the morning meteorologist and storm chaser. I then did fill-in weather for WRTV Channel 6 in Indianapolis, yes that is the same station that I was a weather watcher for when I was in elementary school!
I am a member of both the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and the National Weather Association (NWA) and I hold the NWA seal of approval.
In my spare time I enjoy playing nearly any sport as I am very competitive, but I really like basketball and tennis. Go Cubs, Go Bears, Go Pacers! I also love going to actual sporting events. I enjoy new movies, restaurants, playing cards, music, working out, meeting new people, and spending time with my Beagle named Wrigley.
Now as the Chief Meteorologist at KSPR, I am ecstatic to now call the Ozarks my home. I look forward to the challenge of forecasting the always changing weather this area offers. You can catch my forecasts Sunday-Thursday at 4:30pm, 5:30pm, and 10pm.
Feel free to send me an e-mail at klighty@kspr.com
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Comment Wall (30 comments)
- At 9:44am on June 21, 2009,
Derek Baker said… - Great photos Kevin. The supercell pics are stunning, and the lightning photos too. Looking forward to seeing more of your photos in the near future I hope.
Keep up the great work! :-)
- At 5:21pm on March 13, 2009,
Beth said… - hey Kevin I have a question and can u answer on the new station show please. How many tornadoes did Missouri have all together
- At 12:34am on March 13, 2009,
David said… - you need to add the foghorn sound lol
- At 11:20am on March 9, 2009,
Beth said…
- What kind of Tornado was that? I watch Twister and it seem not that bad and sorry Kevin if u can not read my tying
- At 10:57am on March 6, 2009,
Beth said…
- hi Kevin how are u doing?
- At 1:16am on March 5, 2009,
WindDancer said… - Kevin, Hey if you have some Technical Knowledge, feel free to msg me here or Email, IM or Text me, how via the Ozarks Weather Fans site do we keep the Ads from popping up on the Radar? I am sometimes now unable to view the Radar for very long. We just recently had some PC Issues, I assumed the PC had to be taken into the shop & cleaned but, we had to Redownload Yahoo, via Yahoo IM it kept Booting us quite frequently & after the Redownload, we had some Upgrades to do.
- At 7:36pm on February 8, 2009,
Roberta Atkisson said…
- At 3:25pm on February 5, 2009,
OzarkStorms.com said… - Kevin, may your special day be joyous and full of flavor.
- At 9:40am on February 5, 2009,
Loree said… - Thanks for all you do Kev. Keep up the good work!
- At 10:45pm on October 9, 2008,
spookyred said…
- by the way, kev, what year does this make *U* !!!!!!
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The National Weather Service has issued a *Severe Thunderstorm Watch* until 10 PM for all of the area.
Posted by David on July 16, 2009 at 3:33pm
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 585 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES
IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI
DENT HOWELL OREGON SHANNON TEXAS
IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI
CHRISTIAN DOUGLAS OZARK STONE TANEY WRIGHT
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF... ALTON... AVA... BRANSON... CABOOL... EMINENCE... FORSYTH... GAINESVILLE... GALENA... HOUSTON... KIMBERLING CITY... MANSFIELD... MOUNTAIN GROVE... NIXA... OZARK...… Continue
IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES
IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI
DENT HOWELL OREGON SHANNON TEXAS
IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI
CHRISTIAN DOUGLAS OZARK STONE TANEY WRIGHT
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF... ALTON... AVA... BRANSON... CABOOL... EMINENCE... FORSYTH... GAINESVILLE... GALENA... HOUSTON... KIMBERLING CITY... MANSFIELD... MOUNTAIN GROVE... NIXA... OZARK...… Continue
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