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Meet The Team Behind 'The Eye On The Sky'

The Eye on the Sky team includes (from left) Steve Maleski, Mark Breen and Lawrence Hayes.
Courtesy Fairbanks Museum
The Eye on the Sky team includes (from left) Steve Maleski, Mark Breen and Lawrence Hayes.

It's hard to believe, but listeners have been transfixed by the Eye on the Sky weather forecastson VPR for more than 37 years. It was December 1981 when the partnership between the station and the Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium began. Senior Meteorologist Mark Breen shares a behind-the-scenes look at the Eye on the Sky operation.

Mark also provided an update on a voice listeners haven't heard in a while, Steve Maleski.

Steve was diagnosed with cancer and is now recovering while continuing to undergo treatments. He is expected to rejoin the team later this year.

And Mark introduces listeners to the newest member, Christopher Kurdek of Hardwick, who grew up in New Hampshire and says working for the Eye on the Sky is his dream job. 

Broadcast live on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

Ric was a producer for Vermont Edition and host of the VPR Cafe.
Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. In addition to her work on our international kids show, she produces special projects for Vermont Public. Until March 2021, she was host and editor of the award-winning Vermont Public program Vermont Edition.
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