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Longtime Billings meteorologist Keith Meier reflects on career and a changing industry

A closeup of Keith Meier
Courtesy Keith Meier
Keith Meier is retiring after 30 years with the National Weather Service.

Billings Meteorologist in Charge Keith Meier is retiring after more than 30 years with the National Weather Service. He spoke with Yellowstone Public Radio’s Kay Erickson about his career, recent weather events in south central Montana, and the weather forecasting advances he’s seen over the past three decades.

A full transcript conversation will be added.

Kay Erickson has been working in broadcasting in Billings for more than 20 years. She spent well over a decade as news assignment editor at KTVQ-TV before joining the staff at YPR. She is a graduate of Northern Illinois University, with a degree in broadcast journalism. Shortly after graduation she worked in Great Falls where she was one of the first female sports anchor and reporter in Montana.