Thank You, Elliot Abrams!
AccuWeather now has more than 500 employees, but Abrams was Employee No. 1. Company Founder & CEO Dr. Joel N. Myers met when Abrams was an undergrad at Penn State in 1967 and offered him a part-time gig calling in forecasts; he became a full-time employee after receiving his master’s in Meteorology in 1971. Together, the dynamic duo of Myers and Abrams created and grew AccuWeather’s network of radio stations, with Abrams doing his first radio broadcast on WARM/Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA on Nov. 22, 1971. Stations in Syracuse, Philadelphia and other cities were added over time, as was a television service, which began in 1972. Since then, Abrams has been delivering his daily forecasts to radio listeners in Boston, Charlotte, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Cincinnati, and many other cities from the cozy confines of his broadcast booth at AccuWeather’s HQ in State College, PA.
Looking back on his half-century of service to the only company he ever worked for full-time, Abrams ponders the future, as he said, with a twinkle in his eye, “It’s been 51½ years, so I thought I might try something else.”
To enjoy the full story of Abrams’ impressive career and his retirement, please visit accuweather.com.