James Spann and McKinnon Maddox Interview - Meetup with Mac

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I met James Spann in 5th grade when he visited our class to talk about weather. I was 10 years old. Who knew more than a decade later we'd meet again for a second time.
Learn how a child from a small town in Alabama becomes one of America's most award-winning and talented meteorologists. In this interview get to know James Spann, not only the meteorologist, but the man.
Make it a great day and keep it #ALLBIZ
#TIMESTAMPS
02:11 How Taking Chances and Dealing with Risk In Life Pays Off
03:51 McKinnon on Meeting James Spann One Time in 4th Grade
05:18 The Value in Working Harder Than Everyone Else
05:41 Being Abandoned By His Father at Age 7 and Developing His Fierce Work Ethic
08:03 Skills That Led To Success in His Career
09:28 How Having Entrepreneur Tendencies Help Him and Selling the Weather Company
11:36 The Influence of His Childhood on His Adult Life and Career
12:34 Being Self-Made, Never Applying For a Job, First Radio Job in High School
15:34 Importance of Leaving Home, Thinking He Was Getting Fired
17:18 Working with Dave Baird Since High School
19:23 What He Was Like As A Child, Being An Introvert,
20:12 A Total Life-Changing Moment in 1st Grade, Being Given the Freedom To Be Himself
21:55 Being Live on TV during Tragic April 2011 Tornados, Emotions, 62 Tornados, 252 Deaths
24:15 Understanding Social Science to Save Lives, Geography Literacy Problems, Communicating
26:32 Don’t play mental gymnastics, blaming yourself for death during severe weather
27:48 Power of Social Media in His Career, 10 Million Weekly Facebook Impressions, Being An Early Adopter
30:12 Growing His Social Platforms, Engagement, Reaching Young Viewers, Live Streaming
32:20 The Value of Tweeting Real Time During Severe Weather, Facebook Live Streaming
34:12 Snowmageddon 2014, What Happened, Spinning Out, Walking For Miles Down HWY 31
36:52 Top 3 Worst Weather Events in His Career
37:41 Cats or Dogs?
38:15 Windows or Mac?
39:02 If You Met Yourself, Would You Be Friends with You? Pam Huff Not Liking him, Being Introverted.
40:07 Sleeping 4 Hours A Night, Ice Cream Habit, Working Out, Being Confident in His Manhood
42:14 Last Book You Read? Audible.com, Baseball Passion, Bizarre Book Collection
43:26 Best Advice He Ever Got, Drug Addiction, Getting Help Is A Sign of Strength
44:43 Best Advice He Can Give, Importance of Loving What You Do, Having Integrity, and Having A Servant’s Heart
45:58 McKinnon Being the Best Interviewer
46:55 Keep it #ALLBIZ, Outro

[@janeckhardt6032]

What a gem James is. He’s so humble and what a set of pipes he has. Birmingham is blessed to have him.❤❤❤

[@jeremycagle3890]

James we love you!

[@CullmanPatriot]

Great interview! Spann is the man!

[@MacMediaBirmingham]

Thank you!

[@darlenelangley5026]

This is terrific. I'm a big admirer of James Spann's and this interview was very interesting.

[@MacMediaBirmingham]

Thanks for watching Darlene. - McKinnon

[@justie1220]

This is one of the best interviews I have watched in a while! It must be tough to interview a living legend, but you’ve done it and done it well my friend.

[@mckinnonmaddox7650]

Thank you very nice.

[@peachxtaehyung]

Its gonna be a sad day when james retires. I will miss him alot. He always called jb Elliott the "worlds greatest weatherman" but i think james is! The passion but also humor that man has is amazing!

[@nazcarcup]

This is GOLD

[@hitdawg64]

He is the best in the business. He should be head of the National Weather Service.

[@kittygonzalez2827]

What a wonderfully done interview ....both sides! What a Rarity!

[@SconnieKayaker]

This interview deserves way more views! Great job!

[@MacMediaBirmingham]

ChasingTheMeso appreciate it

[@PelicanGuy]

This was a damn good interview, man.

[@mckinnonmaddox7650]

PelicanGuy thank you sir!

[@dylanchalmers3011]

@MacMedia he's hilarious too

[@MalachiDees2005]

"Somebody triple dogged me to go to the bathroom on an electric fence." "I thought I was dead at the age of 6, my body started convulsing." 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@killersopinion1829]

Can we get James Spann canonized into sainthood?? PLEASE?????

[@hawyee0418]

man me and James might be lost twins, lol