[K3CAL] Fwd: Ham Radio interview on Live TV Sunday Morning at 10 AM on Fox 29

[Shawn Donley]

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> From: ARRL Members Only Web site <memberlist at arrl.org>
> To: n3ae at comcast.net
> Date: 10/18/2025 8:11 PM EDT
> Subject: Ham Radio interview on Live TV Sunday Morning at 10 AM on Fox 29
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> This is short notice I know. But on Sunday Morning at 10 AM I will be a
> guest on Philadelphia FOX 29 TV talking about ham radio. I just
> confirmed yesterday with my Host, meteorologist Drew Anderson, that it
> is live TV, not prerecorded, and I am the only guest on the show
> “Talking up a storm” for an hour. Talk about pressure. On the
> on-the-air Philadelphia area TV channel and on www.Fox29.com streaming
> live. Philadelphia hams know about this but I now see that it is also
> live on the channels internet streaming so it is widely available to the
> Atlantic Division.
> 
> The topic for the hour is ham radio along with Drew’s
> weather-centric live show. No canned slide presentations were requested
> nor desired, just live talk with weather forecasts interspersed with the
> live program discussions during the show. He has no outline or specific
> requests, so this should be interesting. He looked at my QRZ page, our
> main ARRL page I sent him to, and my LinkedIn professional profile page
> he explained and will have some of those graphics as backdrops during
> discussions. This got to me by radio clubs and other officials when the
> TV station became interested in ham radio when other TV meteorologist
> and storm chasers raise the subject.
> 
> Having briefed with Drew now in prep, he intends to go into my
> background he saw on QRZ, including career choices, electrical
> engineering, law, firefighting, and emergency communications and how
> ham radio influenced all of that. He especially seemed interested in
> our connection with weather (floods, hurricanes, etc), and other
> activities such as Skywarn assistance. He was interested in weather
> training used in getting a private pilot’s license. The theme is to
> tie it all with being an Amateur Radio Operator. He is not one himself
> yet but became interested in us over the summer when other TV
> meteorologist and storm chasers raise the subject.
> 
> I do not know that it will be made available for later replay
> anywhere, but I’ll find out. Given the over the air live broadcast
> (this Fox affiliate is popular), it will likely have thousands of
> viewers on the air and the cable rebroadcasts outside the major coverage
> areas watching tomorrow morning at 10 AM. The streaming is live too so
> there is that coverage I learned is nation-wide. My hope is it will
> reach a lot of newcomers.
> 
> 73 and I will see you on the radio. Oh yeah, you will see me on the
> TV tomorrow. Fingers crossed.
> 
> Bob Famiglio, K3RF
> 
> ARRL Atlantic Division Director
> Chairman Legal Defense Committee
> Chairman ARES Subcommittee
> 610-359-7300
> 
> www.QRZ.com/db/K3RF
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