'Dr. Beach' says NC beach is the best in America

Dr. Beach is Stephen Leatherman, a well-known coastal scientist from Florida who releases his list of best beaches each year at this time. Topping this year's list is Lifeguarded Beach at Ocracoke Island, the best beach in America!
Posted 6/6/2022, 11:25:48 PM

>> THE PIECE WILL BE AUCTIONED

OFF IN LONDON ON JULY, 7TH,

JUST BEAUTIFUL.

>> WELL, IT WAS RECENTLY

RECOGNIZED AS THE BEST BEACH

IN AMERICA. TONIGHT WE FIND

OUR TAR HEEL TRAVELER AT THE

BEACH. LUCKY HIM. SCOTT MASON

TAKES U.S. EAST TO OCRACOKE

ISLAND.

>> IT'S A VERY NOTEWORTHY LIST,

BUT REACHING THE TOP 10 BE

LIKED, SAY AND SLIPPING THROUGH

YOUR FINGERS. GET A GRIP.

WE'RE TALKING THE BEST BEACH

IN AMERICA. I MEAN, THIS IS

60 WHILE BEACH LIFEGUARD BEACH

AT OCRACOKE ISLAND, LITTLE WERE

500 MAJOR RECREATIONAL BEACHES.

UNITED STATES. AND HE HAS BEEN

TO ALL OF THEM AND RANKS THEM

BASED ON 50 CRITERIA. BIG 3 IS

CLEAN WATER, CLEAN SAND BEACH

SAFETY. THIS AM SAYING IS BEST

AND OF COURSE, THE FINER, THE

BETTER OF WIDER, THE BETTER THE

WATER. LOOK, THIS IS NATURE'S

BEST, ITS ENDLESS OUT THERE IN.

>> WELL, I GREW UP IN

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA.

IF YOU KNOW, CHARLOTTE'S EITHER

READ PLAY THERE.

AND SO I GO, I GET MY CLOTHES

ALL MESSED UP. MY MOM WAS SO

MAD AT ME.

>> IN FACT, SHE CALLED ME A MUD

TURTLE. SO STEVENS DAD BROUGHT

HOME, SOME SAY, AND I FOLLOWED

IN FULL ROUNDABOUT DUMP TRUCK

THERE. I TELL YOU, I HAVE THE

LARGEST SANDBOX IN CHARLOTTE.

AND AFTER THAT, MY CLOTHES ARE

OKAY. I WAS ON THE I WASN'T

ABOUT TURTLE ANYMORE. HE

STUDIED COASTAL ENGINEERING

AT NC STATE. THAT IS SURVEYS IN

THE BEACH HERE AND HIS MASTER'S

AND PHD JUST AS BEACH EROSION

BECAME AN ISSUE SUMMONSES.

WE NEED TO START STUDYING THAT.

>> I FEEL HONEST ABOUT BEACHES.

IN FACT, STEPHEN LEATHERMAN

BECAME KNOWN AS DOCTOR BEACH.

YEAH, I THINK THAT'S A LITTLE

BETTER MATERNAL SINCE 1991

DOCTOR BEACH HAS BEEN RATING

BEACHES OVERALL. I HAVE PEOPLE

SAY THEY PLAN THEIR VACATIONS

BY MY LIST. PEOPLE OFTEN ANGRY

AT HIS LI. OH, YES, LARRY, BUT

I THINK THEIR BEACHES BETTER.

OH, MY GOSH. WELL, WE'RE ON

YOUR LIST. NUMBER ONE ON THE

LIST IN 2022 LIFE GUARDED BEACH

AT OCRACOKE ISLAND. LOOK AT

THIS. THIS IS DOCTOR BEACH IS

BEST BEACH IN AMERICA. HIGH CNN

LIVE SPEECH AND THEN LET'S

BEACH AND BEAUTIFUL, SIR.

AND ONCE THE MUD TURTLE, NOW

THE FAMOUS DOCTOR BEACH WHO

NEARLY BECAME A SANITARY ENERGY

RIGHT NOW IN THE DOCTOR'S

SEWER.

THEY DON'T HAVE QUITE THE

RINGER SMELL TO IT. DOES IT?

>> WHAT A JOB. DOCTOR BEACH

TEACHERS, COASTAL SCIENCE AT

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL

UNIVERSITY AND EACH YEAR AT

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