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MT HPn rn Office of Executive Secretary Urban© g Illinois February 1* 1940 substantiating w h a claims Regular telephonic broadcasting of weather Information and reports was begun by the Madison office of the U-S* Weather Bureau on January 3, 192Q* over the University of Wisconsin experimental station 93£M C This is verified by federal records* Eric R» Miller 9 meterologist now in charge 9 was in charge then* too* having taken over the Madison bureau in 1908* Telephonic reports on the weather were broadcast as early as 1917 on an experimental basis over 9XM, the station which later became WHA. These ©re distinguished from telegraphic reports which were sent out as early as 1916 by the same offioe 0 Mr* Miller recalls how in the early days he supplied the station’s engineer Malcolm Hanson (later Admiral Byrd’s chief operator on the first flight over the South Pole) with report forms to send out to the radio observer© who had receivers* and these would be filled in and posted several hours before those sent by mail could be received in most communities* In a twentieth anniversary broadcast over WHA on Wednesday (Jan* 3) Mr* Miller was interviewed by Carl Brose* state-station announcer* at the weather bureau office« Mr- Miller reviewed the early attempts at broadcasting and cited the changes modern methods have made possible in weather forecasting work* At the present time three official broadcasts each day are given directly from Mr* Miller’s office in the weather bureau- The preview is at 8:15 A.M* At 10:50 A.M« the complete morning summary and forecast is presented- The final review comes at 3:58 P.M* Other reports over WHA come at 12:30 and 1:00 P.M.- and at station sign-off time* In extremes of weather the temperature is reported hourly on the hour* A microphone set-up and lines are maintained in the weather-bureau office and broadcasts can be picked up on a minute’s notice* Among Mr* Miller’s listeners is Carl Sandberg* the poet* who listens at his home across Lake Michigan* He says the broadcasts have "an air of officiality" which he enjoys* The reports from the weather bureau not only tell what the forecast is* but tell also why things are apt to happen as predicted* Farmers with crops to watch* motorists planning trips* sportsmen going hunting or fishing* shippers of stock and produce* skating rink tenders* and other weather-conscious individuals rely on the