Kirk Groeneveld, O.U. Meteorology student from 1992-96, lives in Athens with his wife and two children. He is the chief meteorologist at WTAP TV, Parkersburg, where he has worked since 1996. He also studied through Mississippi State University’s Meteorology program earning a certificate of Broadcast Meteorology in 1998 after two years of study, during the period they developed an internet testing program. Groeneveld served as Athens County’s cooperative weather observer for the Charleston NWS office for two years, 1994-96. He enjoys science fiction, reading about the late 60s and early 70s turbulent years, and beading.