00:00The founder and executive chair, Dr. Joel Myers, is joining the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame
00:05class of 2026, recognized among a prestigious group of fellow television and cable pioneers
00:12have made a lasting impact on the media industry. Considered the father and father of modern
00:20commercial meteorology and one of the nation's most respected authorities on the business of
00:25weather, Dr. Myers founded AccuWeather in 1962 while a graduate student at Penn State. As a
00:32visionary entrepreneur, Dr. Myers revolutionized the field of weather forecasting through teaching,
00:39research, and building AccuWeather into one of the major global sources of data weather forecasts
00:46and warnings over the last 64 years. AccuWeather serves more than a half of the Fortune 500 companies
00:54and over a billion people worldwide on AccuWeather.com, the AccuWeather network, the AccuWeather app,
01:02plus radio, television, newspapers, cable, and streaming platforms. Dr. Myers pioneered more
01:08accurate, more detailed, and better communication of weather forecasts and warnings, making forecasts
01:14more effective and valuable and saving over 12,000 lives. His vision also helped establish
01:22AccuWeather as a global leader in weather-related big data business and predictive analytics while
01:29building the company centered on proven superior accuracy. Now, more than six decades after founding
01:36AccuWeather, Dr. Joel Myers is being honored for his extraordinary legacy and contributions to the industry
01:44AccuWeather with his induction into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame. And we, of course, are proud and we
01:51congratulate Dr. Joel Myers for this unbelievable achievement. Since its founding in 1991, the Broadcasting and Cable
02:03Hall of Fame has honored nearly 500 of the biggest names and most influential leaders in media, including Oprah Winfrey,
02:12Walter Cronkite, Barbara Walters, Bob Iger, Ted Turner, and Al Roker. Dr. Myers will now join that distinguished
02:21group as a member of the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame class of 2026, and we're certainly proud of
02:30them.
