TV Weather Forecast Award

Name and scope of the Award

EMS TV Weather Forecast Award

The EMS TV Weather Forecast Award is given annually in recognition of an outstanding example of a TV weather forecast.

Eligibility and Decision Process

All broadcast meteorologists who submit a video clip, produced during the period since August of the preceding calendar year, in mp4-format are eligible for the TV Weather Forecast Award.

A selection committee, consisting of the Chair of the EMS Media and Communication Team, the winner of the Award in the preceding year, and at least two experts will decide on who will be the Laureate. The committee will normally work by e-mail.

The documentation required for the proposal in addition to the video clip is a statement giving permission
(i) to show the video clip during the EMS Annual Meeting,
(ii) to include it in the electronic publication of the Media Session, and
(iii) to include a description of the video clip on the EMS internet site as example of good practice in broadcast meteorology.

Award

The Award consists of a trophy and is presented during the EMS Annual Meeting.