Tropical Storm Humberto Expected to Become Hurricane This Weekend

Tropical Storm Humberto formed Wednesday evening and is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane by this weekend. The National Hurricane Center says the storm is located about 470 miles northeast of the northern Leeward Islands and is moving northwest at 6 mph. Forecasters say Humberto is expected to stay well away from Florida, however Humberto could interact with another tropical wave, Invest 94-L potentially altering its path, and affecting the Carolinas.

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Ed launched his radio career in 1975 and has spent more than five decades in the broadcasting industry. During that time, he has served in a wide range of roles including Air Personality, News Director, Sales Manager, Operations Manager, and General Manager at numerous radio stations in various markets across the country. Beyond on-air and management responsibilities, Ed has also worked extensively on the technical side of broadcasting. His background includes RF engineering and information technology, with particular experience configuring digital automation systems and remote voice-tracking platforms used by stations across the country. Ed was also among a select group of industry professionals invited by Google to its California headquarters following the company’s acquisition of Scott Studios. He was one of just 12 broadcasters nationwide chosen to participate in discussions and provide input during the design and rollout of Google’s digital broadcast automation platform. Although the majority of Ed’s career—spanning roughly four decades—was rooted in music radio, he transitioned into news and information programming in 2012. He says the move into spoken-word broadcasting was a natural evolution after decades of experience in multiple areas of the industry.