One Year: 1955 - The Weather Girls

Published: Sept. 14, 2023, 7 a.m.

b'In the early days of television, women struggled to find their place. In 1955, they found it: forecasting the weather, on stations all across the country. But as these \\u201cweather girls\\u201d transformed the airwaves, a group of powerful men hatched a plan\\u2014one that had the potential to push women weathercasters off the air forever.\\n\\nJosh Levin is One Year\\u2019s editorial director. One Year\\u2019s senior producer is Evan Chung.\\n\\nThis episode was produced by Kelly Jones and Evan Chung, with additional production by Sophie Summergrad.\\xa0\\n\\nIt was edited by Joel Meyer and Derek John, Slate\\u2019s executive producer of narrative podcasts.\\xa0\\n\\nMerritt Jacob is our senior technical director.\\n\\nJoin\\xa0Slate Plus\\xa0to get the first three episodes of One Year: 1955 right away\\u2014and a bonus 1955 story at the end of the season. Slate Plus members also get to listen to all Slate podcasts without any ads. Sign up now to support One Year.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'