FIRST PHILADELPHIA WEATHER BOOK SINCE 1847!

NBC 10 Meteorologist Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz and Franklin Institute Chief Meteorologist, Dr. Jon Nese announced that they are co-writing a book on local weather. "The Philadelphia Area Weather Book," scheduled for publication in 2002, will take a look at the hurricanes, big snow storms, floods and heat waves that affected the region from the Poconos to the Jersey shore from Colonial times to the present. Readers will learn from two of Philadelphia's most prominent meteorologists what it takes to forecast the weather.

To be published next year by Temple University Press, "The Philadelphia Area Weather Book" will take a look at past, present and future weather in the Delaware Valley. Full of pictures, diagrams and charts, "The Philadelphia Area Weather Book" is a fascinating look at weather that everyone can enjoy. "The Philadelphia Area Weather Book" will include inside stories, historical insights and surprising facts.

A Philadelphia native, Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz joined NBC 10 in October of 1995. Since then, Glenn in his signature bow tie and vest, has become one of the Delaware Valley's most charismatic and well-known TV personalities. In 1998, he was voted "one of the 30 greatest Philadelphians of the past 30 years." Glenn earned his B.S. in Meteorology from Penn State in 1972. With almost 30 years of experience as a meteorologist, Glenn has specialized in all types of stormy weather from blizzards to hurricanes and tornadoes.

Jon Nese joined The Franklin Institute in May of 1998 as Chief Meteorologist. He forecasts daily on WHYY FM and appears regularly on WHYY TV's evening newscast. Jon received his Ph.D. from Penn State in 1989 and served as a professor there for nine years. An award winning teacher, Jon also authored a meteorology textbook and numerous articles on weather and climate.

Glenn and Jon met due to a partnership between NBC 10 and The Franklin Institute to provide Weather Workshops at The Franklin Institute. Thousands of Delaware Valley students have participated in these popular and educational programs.

"This book is an everything-you-always-wanted-to-know-about Philadelphia weather book, but it also contains plenty of information that even a weather buff won't know about!" said Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz.

"Glenn and I worked on this book every spare chance we had for the last two years. Our partnership has been so fruitful that I'm considering buying a slew of bow ties," said Jon Nese.

"The Philadelphia Area Weather Book" is expected to be in bookstores in 2002. Visit www.nbc10.com for more information about Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz and his favorite weather Web sites, and www.fi.edu/weather for The Franklin Institute's weather Web site.