Episodes

  • Keeping Spring Training Grass Green
    Feb 25 2026

    Play ball! We talk with Surprise Head Field Manager Eric Roberts about getting the baseball fields ready for Spring Training. He also gives us tips on how to keep your grass green in this desert climate.

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    20 mins
  • Weather & Golf: A conversation with a PGA meteorologist
    Feb 3 2026

    Meteorologist April Warnecke and Sports Director Mark McClune chat with PGA Meteorologist Wade Stettner about his unique career and what it's like to forecast for the WM Phoenix Open.

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    20 mins
  • Zero means Zero: How the WM Phoenix Open became the “Greenest Show on Grass"
    Jan 28 2026

    With the largest crowds on the PGA Tour, the WM Phoenix Open is known as the place to see and be seen, part party and part sporting event. But with those massive crowds, how did it become a zero-waste event? First Alert Meteorologist Sean McLaughlin goes in depth with David Brannon, the Four Corners VP of the tournament’s title sponsor WM, the environmental solutions company that has turned the event into the "Greenest Show on Grass.”

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    24 mins
  • Climate change, snowfall, and the winter economy
    Jan 21 2026

    Climate change can impact snowfall and the length of the winter season. Dr. Elizabeth Burakowski from the University of New Hampshire joins Pete Mangione to discuss how this affects skiing and the winter economy.

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    23 mins
  • Is a great wildflower season coming to Arizona in 2026?
    Dec 31 2025

    Abundant fall rains and hints at a decent winter rainy season have wildflower hunters hoping for a big spring bloom. Angelica Elliott from the Desert Botanical Garden is on the Sonoran Sky First Alert Podcast, and she told Royal Norman, things are looking good!

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    20 mins
  • Not now, Brown Cloud! Why our air quality is so bad around the holidays & what you can do to change it
    Dec 23 2025

    The Valley of the Sun mostly sparkles year-round with endless blue skies, but around the holidays the dreaded “brown cloud” returns year after year threatening to spoil our views and our health. First Alert Meteorologist Sean McLaughlin goes in-depth with a communications specialist from Maricopa County’s Air Quality department to break down the reasons behind our dirty air. From our topography and winter weather patterns to that cozy, backyard fire pit and a few fireworks combined, can almost instantly pollute your own neighborhood’s air quality to dangerous levels.

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    24 mins
  • The Wildfire Season Doesn’t Last All Year in Arizona, But...
    Dec 17 2025

    You’ll hear a lot in the media that wildfire season in Arizona is all year long. That’s not the case, according to Arizona State Foresty Management Officer John Truitt. He shared his view on the Sonoran Sky Podcast with meteorologist Royal Norman.

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    18 mins
  • News vs. Weather: The differences in storytelling with Holly Bock
    Dec 3 2025

    From reporting hard news to forecasting the weather, Holly Bock has done it all at Arizona's Family! Holly discusses the similarities and differences between telling a news story versus a weather story.

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    25 mins