One Year: 1955 - The Weather Girls

In the early days of television, women struggled to find their
place. In 1955, they got it: forecasting the weather, on stations
all across the country. But as these “weather girls” transformed
the airwaves, a group of powerful men hatched a plan—one that had
the potential to push women weathercasters off the air forever.
Josh Levin is One Year’s editorial director. One Year’s senior
producer is Evan Chung. This episode was produced by Kelly Jones
and Evan Chung, with additional production by Sophie
Summergrad.  It was edited by Joel Meyer and Derek John,
Slate’s executive producer of narrative podcasts.  Merritt
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