State treasure alert. WVIT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Hanrahan joins Now You Know this week. For 18 years, Ryan has successfully navigated the modern meteorologist’s tussle between knowledge and personality on the air. He’s helped educate a generation of Connecticut students with his frequent school visits. Ryan’s taste for travel is reflected in his cultural treasures.
I’ve always loved Hemingway and find myself rereading The Sun Also Rises or A Farewell to Arms every few years. My favorite summer read is Daniel Silva’s Gabriel Allon series – I’m already looking forward to the July 2024 installment.
I’m just about done with Stalin’s War: A New History of World War II. I tend to read a lot of World War II and Cold War historical fiction but occasionally dabble in non-fiction.
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. I’ve tried twice but just can’t do it.
War and Peace and Anna Karenina.
Bruce Springsteen during The Rising tour at Giants Stadium in July 2003.
That’s a tough one. Breaking Bad was probably the most enjoyable TV show I’ve binged.
Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Various performances from Live Aid in Philadelphia and Wembley always find a way into my YouTube rotation.
Two albums jump out at me as my favorites. The White Album by The Beatles and Rumours by Fleetwood Mac.
During the pandemic I really got into Rüfüs Du Sol and have seen them in concert a few times since then. I have a varied taste in music!
A van Gogh. I’ve always loved van Gogh’s work and the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam is one of my favorite places to visit.
I would love to be able to play the guitar.
About 10 years ago I watched a couple seasons of the Real Housewives. I’m also somewhat fascinated by the royal family.
Where else will be you a meteorologist, Dame Edna and King Charles and Queen Camilla?
Scrolling Twitter.
Newsrooms across Connecticut are filled with hard-working people filing stories under tight deadlines and pressure to serve the community. In recent years the media has come under attack but there’s nothing my coworkers care about more than getting it right.
Over Labor Day weekend in Paris I had tête de veau and actually didn’t mind it!
My commute to work is approximately 3 minutes so I don’t have as much time for podcasts as I’d like. That said, The Daily from the Times is great. I also really enjoy Kara Swisher’s podcasts Pivot and On – the intersection between technology and society really fascinates (and worries) me.
Stevie Nicks, Winston Churchill, and Teddy Roosevelt.
On the beach in Truro, Massachusetts.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show is probably the most enjoyable depiction of a local TV newsroom! The day-to-day reality of local television probably isn’t glamorous or crazy enough (most of the time) for a good TV drama or sitcom.
Thank you, Ryan Hanrahan.
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