The Kiwanians enjoyed the spontaneous humor and educational
presentation of Randy Ollis, WISH-TV, Channel 8 Meteorologist, on Tuesday
night. Ollis, a native of Elgin,
Illinois, graduated from Northern Illinois University where he received a Bachelor
of Science Degree in Meteorology. He
spent time in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Dayton, Ohio; and Wausau, Wisconsin
before arriving in Indianapolis in 1984.
Ollis told of his tracking high and low temperatures,
measuring rain, and watching clouds as a youth in Elgin. He knew he wanted to be involved in weather. He believes that God has a plan for every
person’s life and that he was supposed to be a weatherman.
In order to be on the air at 5:00 a.m., Ollis said he goes
to bed between 6:30 and 7:30 at night, gets up at 2:15 a.m., and arrives at the
station by 3:15 a.m. He said he has
never overslept.
Ollis gave an informative and interesting presentation about
weather including tornadoes. The
differing types of weather maps and tracking technologies was explained along
with meteorological explanations of how tornadoes form. Ollis mentioned that flood kill more people
than any other weather event.
Ollis and his wife of 32 years have four daughters and one granddaughter. He can be seen on Channel 8 on the morning
and noon news.
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