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By Lydia Adams
THE BATTALION
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An old saying goes, “Do something you love, and you’ll never
irk a day in your life.” For Travis Herzog and Conley Isom and
vin Walter, nothing could be more true as they share their passion
weather with the community working at College Station news
Innel, KBTX.
1 Although going to sleep at 7 p.m. and getting up to work at 4
In. may sound like quite a lot of work to some students, Herzog,
lienior meteorology major, doesn’t mind the routine that allows
Into influence people each day with his enthusiasm and knowl-
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When Herzog, like each of the weather team, gets in front of the
cjmera, it’s all improvisation, which allows him to really reach audi-
ces in a special way.
“(The viewers) get along with the weatherguy,” he said. “They see
u as a friend.”
But Herzog says he strives to bring more than just rain predictions
the Brazos Valley.
"It’s my goal not only to bring people the weather, but to bring a
It of joy as well,” he said.
Herzog says he had a dream and took every opportunity to reach
After hearing a guest speaker in his broadcast journalism class, he
|tinspired to seek an internship with the weather team at KBTX.
Instead of sitting back and waiting for it to happen, Herzog took
ieinitiative and called Chief Meteorologist Bob French directly to
iquire about the internship.
J “You’d be surprised what you get if you just ask for it,” Herzog
After only three months, he was hired as a fill-in and four
icnths later applied for the morning show as a full-time weather-
lan and got the job.
Working 40 hours a week and taking a full-time course load has-
sloweddown Herzog, who has maintained a 4.0 and will graduate
In time this May. He is also the president of Texas A&M Student
| liapter of the American Meteorological Society (TAMSCAMS).
“lhave to be very disciplined.” he said. “I knew I was making a
|acrifice to invest for the future.”
After graduation, Herzog plans to continue at KBTX through his
Jontractand stay in South Texas throughout his career
“Myheart’s in Texas,” he said. “I love the weather here; you get so
Jnany extremes.”
Texas is also where Herzog found his interest in the weather,
lurricane Gilbert sent some fierce tornadoes near his San Antonio
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Senior meteorology majors Conley Isom (left) and Travis Herzog work for
KBTX as weathermen. Conley has been working for KBTX since October and
he does the weekend weather reports. Herzog has been working for almost
channel junkie.
After his senior year in high school, he had an opportunity to intern
with the weather crew at KENS in San Antonio and returned the fol
lowing summers.
Now, as a senior in college, Herzog’s advice is, “Dream big, be
assertive, aggressive and don’t underestimate the value of an intern
ship—take advantage of those opportunities.”
Isom also followed hi's dreams to KBTX. After interning with CBS
a year and is now a full-time employee in charge of weather reports Monday
through Friday from 5:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. and a lunchtime report.
and ABC in Dallas, Isom was ready for his opportunity, going from
intern to the fill-in position after only a month. He now also helps
coordinate with the current interns.
Like Herzog, Isom wanted to be a weather forecaster for as long as
he can remember. He recalls watching the news just to see the fore
cast, which later turned into a passion that he loves to share.
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