Talk:Joel Myers

Comment

Myers is a member of the Pennsylvania State University Board of Trustees. See [1]. Thanks, GChriss <always listening><c> 00:17, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Best known commercial weather service???

"Dr. Joel N. Myers is founder, president and chairman of the board of AccuWeather, Inc., the nation's best-known commercial weather service." Can we see evidence of this? Otherwise it sounds like advertising to me... Famartin (talk) 00:32, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

The bio seems to have largely taken from Penn State Trustees Bio. --Crunch (talk) 13:16, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

Edits to Joel Myers page

Hello,

I am an employee of Accuweather and would like to help update the Wikipedia entry for Joel Myers, the founder of AccuWeather. There are a few small edits that I would like to make, however, there are some that would like to work with you on to ensure I am updating them properly and according to Wikipedia guidelines. I look forward to working with you.

Best wishes, Parvathy Hughes Marketing Communications Manager Parvhughes (talk) 18:14, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

Some proposed changes

Hello,
I’ve detailed out below some edits that I would like to implement on this page.

Please create an info box for Joel Myers on the right-hand side of the page

Dr. Joel N. Myers
Dr. Joel N. Myers Founder, President and Chairman
Born	(1939-11-03) November 3, 1939 Philadelphia, PA, U.S.
Alma mater	Pennsylvania State University
Occupation(s)	Meteorologist, Entrepreneur
Years active	1962–present
Title	Founder, President and Chairman of AccuWeather
Website	JoelMyers.com

In the opening paragraph, please add the following:

Myers has served on the Pennsylvania State University Board of Trustees for 33 years and continues to serve as an Emeritus Trustee.Entrepreneur Magazine has recognized him as one of .

In the “Early Years” section, please add the following citation after the first paragraph: http://www.investors.com/news/management/leaders-and-success/meteorologist-joel-myers-predicted-business-need-for-accuweather/

In the career section, please remove the 2nd, 3rd and 4th paragraphs, which will be moved to a new section further down these edits:

Myers has authored more than 75 articles and papers on a wide range of technical and business subjects and has given hundreds of speeches and presentations. He has appeared on The ABC Nightly News, To Tell the Truth, Larry King Live and has been quoted in Time, Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report, National Geographic, The Economist, USA Today, Reader’s Digest, Forbes and in more than 500 magazines and newspapers. As a weather broadcaster for 18 years, he has been seen and heard on major media nationwide and is generally considered the nation’s most respected source on the business of meteorology and how it affects industry and consumers. The New York Times in 1971 called Dr. Myers “the most reliable man in the forecasting business.

Myers has been called upon several times by the U.S. Congress, National Research Council, and U.S. National Weather Service to testify as an expert on weather forecasts and information and on the respective roles of the government and private sector weather services.

Myers was recognized by Entrepreneur Magazine’s Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurs as one of the 528 greatest entrepreneurs in American history.[2] Myers has also served on the Board of Directors of Team Pennsylvania since 1998, where he has been appointed by three Pennsylvania governors. Among his numerous awards and recognitions are the National Weather Association Individual Achievement Award (2004), the Ernst & Young Western Pennsylvania Entrepreneur Of The Year Award (2003), the Theodor Herzel Award of The Jerusalem Fund of Aish Ha Torah (2000), election to the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame (2000), and the American Cancer Society’s Excalibur Award (1998).”

In the “Career” section, please add the following paragraph:

Myers has donated his time and resources, including a multi-million dollar gift to Penn State for The Joel N. Myers Weather Center, a state-of-the-art teaching facility. In addition, Myers supports American Cancer Society and many additional causes.

In the “Other Business Interests” section, please add the following paragraph:

In 2015, Myers accepted membership to the Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board. On September 24-27, 2015, Myers attended the Nantucket Project, an annual conference on Nantucket, Mass., which brings together leading thinking and decision makers to create "a powerful distillation of ideas that will spark meaningful conversation and lead to meaningful change.

After the “Other Business Interests” section and before the “Controversy and criticism” section, please add a new section titled: :

Accomplishments

Myers has authored and delivered hundreds of articles and scientific papers on a wide range of technical and business subjects, that have appeared in leading publications including Scientific American and The Journal of Applied Meteorology, and has given hundreds of speeches and presentations. He has appeared on The ABC Nightly News, To Tell the Truth, Larry King Live and has been quoted in Time, Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report, National Geographic, The Economist, USA Today, Reader’s Digest, Forbes and in more than 500 magazines and newspapers. As a weather broadcaster for 18 years, he has been seen and heard on major media nationwide and is generally considered the nation’s most respected source on the business of meteorology and how it affects industry and consumers. The New York Times in 1971 called Dr. Myers “the most reliable man in the forecasting business.”

Myers has been called upon several times by the U.S. Congress, National Research Council, and U.S. National Weather Service to testify as an expert on weather forecasts and information and on the respective roles of the government and private sector weather services.

Myers was recognized by Entrepreneur Magazine’s Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurs as one of the 528 greatest entrepreneurs in American history.[2] Myers also participates in conferences and talks like Tedx where he shares his fascination for weather as a child and how he turned it into a business.

Myers has also served on the Board of Directors of Team Pennsylvania since 1998, where he has been appointed by three Pennsylvania governors. Among his numerous awards and recognitions are the National Weather Association Individual Achievement Award (2004), the Ernst & Young Western Pennsylvania Entrepreneur Of The Year Award (2003), the Theodor Herzel Award of The Jerusalem Fund of Aish Ha Torah (2000), election to the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame (2000), Pennsylvania State Universities’ distinguished alumni award, and the American Cancer Society’s Excalibur Award (1998).

On September 15th, 2016, Joel Myers was announced as the Grand Marshal for Homecoming 2016 for Pennsylvania State University, occurring the week of October 2nd-8th, 2016, being honored as a notable alumnus.

After the “Accomplishments” section and before the “Controversy and criticism” section, please add a new section titled: :

Philanthropy

Myers founded the Parents’ Resource Center in 2015 and serves as its board chair. Located in Centre County, PA, the center is a parenting resource available to fathers, providing knowledge and resource to foster healthy relationships with their children. In addition to funding multiple scholarships for the department of meteorology, Myers also donated $2 million for the creation of the Joel N. Myers Weather Center, a Nittany Lion weather vane at Beaver Stadium as well as two walk-in sundials on the Penn State campus.

Parvhughes (talk) 15:58, 21 November 2016 (UTC)

References

Some proposed changes

Hello,
Thank you for the feedback. I have removed the promotional content and have revised the submission.
Rhonda.seaton (talk) 18:34, 8 June 2017 (UTC)

In the opening paragraph, please add the following:

“Myers has served on the Pennsylvania State University Board of Trustees for 33 years and continues to serve as an Emeritus Trustee 

In the “Early Years” section, please add the following citation after the first paragraph: http://www.investors.com/news/management/leaders-and-success/meteorologist-joel-myers-predicted-business-need-for-accuweather/

In the “Career” section, please add the following paragraph:

“Myers has donated his time and resources, including a multi-million dollar gift to Penn State for The Joel N. Myers Weather Center, a state-of-the-art teaching facility. In addition, Myers supports American Cancer Society and many additional causes.” 

In the “Other Business Interests” section, please add the following paragraph:

“In 2015, Myers accepted membership to the Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board.  Myers attended the Nantucket Project in 2015, an annual conference on Nantucket, Mass., which brings together thought leaders in an effort to stimulate conversation that can lead to innovation and meaningful change” 

After the “Other Business Interests” section and before the “Controversy and criticism” section, please add a new section titled:

References

Accomplishments

In the career section, please move the 2nd, 3rd and 4th paragraphs to the “Accomplishments” section:

“Myers has authored more than 75 articles and papers on a wide range of technical and business subjects and has given hundreds of speeches and presentations. He has appeared on The ABC Nightly News, To Tell the Truth, Larry King Live and has been quoted in Time, Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report, National Geographic, The Economist, USA Today, Reader’s Digest, Forbes and in more than 500 magazines and newspapers. As a weather broadcaster for 18 years, he has been seen and heard on major media nationwide and is generally considered the nation’s most respected source on the business of meteorology and how it affects industry and consumers. The New York Times in 1971 called Dr. Myers “the most reliable man in the forecasting business.”

Myers has been called upon several times by the U.S. Congress, National Research Council, and U.S. National Weather Service to testify as an expert on weather forecasts and information and on the respective roles of the government and private sector weather services.

Myers was recognized by Entrepreneur Magazine’s Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurs as one of the 528 greatest entrepreneurs in American history.[2]

Myers has also served on the Board of Directors of Team Pennsylvania since 1998, where he has been appointed by three Pennsylvania governors. Among his numerous awards and recognitions are the National Weather Association Individual Achievement Award (2004), the Ernst & Young Western Pennsylvania Entrepreneur Of The Year Award (2003), the Theodor Herzel Award of The Jerusalem Fund of Aish Ha Torah (2000), election to the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame (2000), and the American Cancer Society’s Excalibur Award (1998).”

Please add the following sentence to the end of the 3rd paragraph in the “Accomplishments” section:

“Myers also participates in conferences and talks like Tedx where he shares his fascination for weather as a child and how he turned it into a business.”

Please add the following paragraph to the end of the “Accomplishments” section:

“On September 15th, 2016, Joel Myers was announced as the Grand Marshal for Homecoming 2016 for Pennsylvania State University, occurring the week of October 2nd-8th, 2016, being honored as a notable alumnus.”

After the “Accomplishments” section and before the “Controversy and criticism” section, please add a new section titled “Philanthropy” with the following information:

References

Philanthropy

Myers founded the Parents’ Resource Center in 2015 and serves as its board chair. Located in Centre County, PA, the center is a parenting resource available to fathers, providing knowledge and resource to foster healthy relationships with their children. In addition to funding multiple scholarships for the department of meteorology, Myers also donated $2 million for the creation of the Joel N. Myers Weather Center, a Nittany Lion weather vane at Beaver Stadium as well as two walk-in sundials on the Penn State campus.

Please add the following information to the info box for Joel Myers on the right-hand side of the page

Joel Myers
Born	(1939-11-03) November 3, 1939 Philadelphia, PA, U.S.
Alma mater	Pennsylvania State University
Occupation(s)	Meteorologist, Entrepreneur
Years active	1962–present
Title	Founder, President and Chairman of AccuWeather
Website	www.JoelMyers.com

Partially implemented The article has undergone a substantive rewrite in order to improve the tone. One of the proposed references here was added to the article.  Spintendo  ᔦᔭ  11:19, 16 December 2017 (UTC)

References

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