I was doing live weather tonight at the Oregon International Airshow and wouldn't you know it, our live truck was parked right next to this red and white bird. It's a U.S. Coast Guard Dolphin HH-65C that cruises around northwest skies at around 180mph. Depending on the weather, of course. In … [Read more...]
An Interview With The Portland Timbers’ Timber Joey
I never thought I'd see Timber Joey at Portland's NW Natural Street Of Dreams. I mean, a guy with a chainsaw next to million dollar homes? Sounds dangerous! But just after doing live weather for KOIN Local 6, I turned around and there he was, welcoming guests to a charity event at the Street … [Read more...]
An Interview With All Star Rafting’s Silas Lewis
Yesterday was one of my favorite days of the year. Rafting day. It's an annual guided Whitewater Rafting trip with some friends and some family. We leave Portland early in the morning and drive over Mt. Hood to Maupin, Oregon. The town is Oregon's whitewater rafting capital, for … [Read more...]
An Interview With Mt. Hood Skibowl’s Hans Wipper
It's an event on the Sussman calendar every summer: a trip to Government Camp, Oregon where we go down the Alpine Slides you see in this picture. I'm not sure who loves it more: the kids...or the parents. It was the Alpine Slides that originally got us hooked on Mount Hood Skibowl's Summer … [Read more...]
An Interview With KOIN Local 6 Weekend Weather Anchor Sally Showman
Fifteen years ago -- I was walking in Sally Showman's footsteps. I moved from a Spokane news station to a Portland news station. Sally just did that.  I was a weekend weather anchor and weekday reporter. Sally is doing that. And I was close to becoming a certified meteorologist. … [Read more...]
Friday Interview With OMSI Planetarium Manager Jim Todd
This is a picture of the final Space Shuttle launch in U.S. history. The Space Shuttle Atlantis. Weather was questionable but just good enough to get the job done. For my ongoing series of Friday interviews, I'm talking with the guy who runs the Planetarium at OMSI, the Oregon Museum of … [Read more...]