Mike Moss

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Professional Experience:
1993 to present: meteorologist, WRAL-TV; 2004 to present: Third U.S. Army/FORSCOM staff weather officer (USAFR); 1993 to 2003: senior advisor/meteorology (U.S. Air Force Reserve) Air Force Research Laboratory; 1989 to 1992: weekend on-air meteorologist, WJHG-TV, Panama City, Fla.; 1988 to 1992: research meteorologist, Tyndall Air Force Base Environics Laboratory; 1984 to 1987: Air Force Institute of Technology; 1980 to 1983: duty forecaster and wing weather officer, Pope Air Force Base

Awards & Recognition:
Chi Epsilon Pi, meteorological honor society; peer-reviewed articles published in "Journal of Applied Meteorology," "Journal of Air and Waste Management" and "The Military Engineer;" 7th Weather Wing Junior Officer of the Year, 1982; U.S. Air Force Armstrong Laboratory Reserve Officer of the Year, 1995; Air Force Meritorious Service Medal, 1999; Army Commendation Medal, 2005

News Philosophy:
To make the best possible use of the weather analysis and forecasting tools WRAL provides, and to present as accurate a forecast as I can to viewers and listeners in a clear and, I hope, interesting manner.

Education:
Northen Nash Senior High School, Rocky Mount; Bachelor of Science in Meteorology, 1980, North Carolina State University; Master of Science in Meteorology, 1985, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla.

Birthplace:
Rocky Mount, N.C.

Hobbies, Interests & Community Involvement:
Reading, running, camping, playing guitar, birding, scuba, photography, computers

Family & Pets:
Wife, Sandy; brother and sister and their families in the Rocky Mount area; cats Sadie and Shrimpy

Favorite Books & Movies:
"John Adams" and "1776" by D. McCullough, "Cobra II" by M. Gordon and B. Trainor, "When Pride Still Mattered" by D. Morannis, "Band of Brothers" by S. Ambrose; movies: "Apollo 13," "Master & Commander," "The Patriot," "A Hard Day's Night," "Saving Private Ryan"

Favorite Web Sites:
Online Guitar Archive, Weather Net, NASA Shuttle Web Index, TIME Magazine, Edmunds Auto Buyers Guide, Aviation Digital Data Service, Weather Underground, BBC World News, NASA Image of the Day Gallery, HubbleSite, AVS Forum

Likes Best About North Carolina:
The climate, the variability of our seasons, the "mountains-to-the-coast" variety of outdoor activities available. Plus, it's where I grew up.

Most Memorable Assignments:
Maybe it's a cliché, but the approach and passage of Hurricane Fran is probably still at the top of my list. It's followed closely by the icy winters of 1996 and 2002-03, and, of course, the monster snowstorm of January 2000, along with my deployment to the Middle East in 2005.

More About Mike:
In addition to the forecasting and broadcast duties we perform here, I have really enjoyed the interaction with viewers, listeners and Web site visitors that comes with answering questions about weather and climate in our "Ask the Meteorologist" forum. I've also enjoyed speaking engagements at a variety of schools, civic organizations and businesses around the area.