GEORGE FLICKINGER flickinger@kjrh.com George's Weather blog.
George Flickinger brings you 15 years of professional experience as a meteorologist in Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas, and George's family has made the Tulsa area their home since 2001. Watch George and Deana Silk on Channel 2's popular Weekend Morning News this Saturday from 8-10am and Sunday from 9-10am. You might also see George filling in weekdays for Chief Meteorologist Dan Threlkeld and Julie Chin.
You might have seen George or his tornado footage on national TV. George currently appears in the 2009 season of "Storm Chasers" on the Discovery Channel. Other highlights include CNN, PBS Nova documentaries and the Weather Channel.
In the TV studios, George has won "Best Weathercast" awards in Oklahoma and Texas, including a First Place Award for "Best Weathercast in Oklahoma" from the Oklahoma SPJ. He received the AMS "Seal of Approval" after his first year on TV.
Before moving to KJRH, George worked across town at KOKI-TV. In the late 1990s, he served as the Chief Meteorologist for KTXS-TV in Abilene, Texas. George graduated from Texas A&M University.
The Flickinger family isn't exactly normal married life--George and his wife storm chase the Plains. You can see more of their adventures and pictures at
www.flickingerweather.com and the Channel 2 weather
blog.
(LEFT PHOTO: George took this picture 100 yards away from a large tornado. The photo appeared in national magazines.)
(RIGHT PHOTO: George's video of this tornado in 2007 appeared on the NBC Evening News.)
When not chasing or forecasting, you might see George cycling (
Tulsa Bicycle Club), playing basketball, football and softball (Send him an email if you need a middle infielder for the day). George and his wife
help find homes for abused and neglected West Highland White Terriers-- depending on what the Flickingers are sheltering, George can't legally mention how many pets live in their home!
Interesting weather bit: Hurricanes have literally struck close to home. George grew up in Orange near the Texas coast. Winds of 110mph from Hurricane Rita threw pine trees through the walls of his Mother's home in 2005. A few year later, Hurricane Ike flooded thousands of Orange homes, and their old family beach cabin disappeared forever into the Gulf of Mexico.
