Last summer, I was sort of up for a weekend meteorologist opening in Lubbock, Texas. I exchanged emails a few times with the chief meteorologist there, who was extremely nice and very genuine and encouraging. The job ended up going to a meteorologist who was coming from a station where he was the chief, and was looking to get back to Lubbock because that's where he was from (or something like that), and my zero experience didn't exactly match up. However, the chief in Lubbock was very nice the whole time, so I yesterday I emailed him to thank him and let him know I had gotten a job. Within a couple hours, I had this email back from him:

Hello Amanda,

Thanks for your email. I knew that you had talent and I’m glad that your search has resulted in work at a very good market. Once you’re settled in, please send me some examples of the weathercasts, including your work. I’m always open to new ideas in presentation. During the severe weather season maybe the station will send you to our area chasing storms and you can stop and visit. Just a little trivia, KCTV was the call letters of the station that I used to work for in San Angelo, TX. The station sold the letters to your current station and the call letters in San Angelo became KLST.

Best Wishes,

[redacted by me]

PS We are a little warmer here…

It was once again encouraging, and makes me realize that the weather people are the nicest people in the business. :)