8:15 PM - Little Rock, Arkansas, USA - Meteorologist (THV11)

When: March 9th @ 8:15 PM

Where: Little Rock, Arkansas, USA - Meteorologist/Journalist

Who: Skot Covert - Meteorologist/Journalist (THV11)

Our next stop is Little Rock, Arkansas! We are talking to Skot Covert. He is a meteorologist and has to be prepared in case of severe weather. He says it is very wet and rainy where he is. Skot was always scared of thunderstorms when he was a child. Eventually he learned more about storms and tornadoes. Over this time he came out of his fear of storms. There he gained his interest to be a weatherman.

Arkansas can have many different weather types throughout the day. A meteorologist is the only job where you can be 50% wrong and still not lose your job.

Other than being a meteorologist, he is the only scientist in the building. Also on Fridays, he goes out to help his community by helping get dogs adopted. This really shows how heartfelt he is and what a good person is.

Skot says that the biggest misconception of being a TV meteorologist is that they get paid a lot. This is probably the exact opposite of what actually happens. He also informed us that FedEx and Walmart have their own meteorologist team so they can know what type of weather they will encounter when shipping.

We were all shocked when he told us that he has won an Emmy! When he attended college, he took a class that had nothing to do with weather. He later remembered his childhood dream of being a meteorologist. He started doing stories about many common problems in the world. A couple years ago, he did a story on duck hunting! He said duck hunting is very popular because Arkansas has the best temperature for them to have a great habitat. His boss entered his story to run for an Emmy. He never thought he would win against other people who have been doing it for years. He then comes to realize that he won!

For work, his wake up time is 2:00 AM! Everyone was fascinated by this fact. It's not typical for people to wake up that early. He has to be at work by 3:00 AM and then be on set at 4:00 AM. This is because he has to wear makeup and get camera ready. He must have to go to bed super early just to get up at this time.

Lakes can cause different temperatures. Who knew lakes could give off winds. We live near Lake Lewisville, therefore that's why we get some of the weather that we get. The hardest part for him of his job is telling people the information that is necessary. He also only gets 3 minutes to talk about the weather! Sometimes he has to tell people life threatening news and jam it into 3 minutes. He says it's very scary to do it.

Arkansas can be known for agriculture. They grow the most rice than any other place. A Lot of the chicken and rice from the supermarkets came from fields in Arkansas. Walmart also started in Arkansas in the headquarters. In Arkansas there is a place where you can go dig your own diamonds. If you find a diamond, you get to keep it and take it home.

From what we know of the weather, climate change is a big thing in the world right now. At one time they had what is called “solid science”. This is basically when they were making no new discoveries and were just stumped. From this, overtime they have had science change.

We really appreciated talking to Skot about his job and the culture of Arkansas. Onto our next stop!