Philip Eden
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2016 10:04 am
... I was one of those worried about Philip Eden - though unfortunately I couldn't do much to help except to be encouraging in my emails. I see from an insert in the latest Bulletin that things are not well with Philip and that he's unlikely ever to resume his meteorological 'life': this is distressing news.
For several years at LWC, I was part of the radio team in 'opposition' to Philip who was then providing services to LBC. I remember the duty shift supervisor at the end of the night shift had to record Philip's LBC commentary to make sure he wasn't saying anything too controversial! And on Saturdays, he provided a service for Radio Bedfordshire - only an hour after we had provided our forecast!
Philip has been a boon to our world - somewhat prickly(!) at times - but not afraid to 'tell it like it is': his books and articles are a model for others to follow - and his attention to detail should be 'best practice' for all of us - professionals or amateurs.
For him to end his career in this fashion is so sad.
Martin.
For several years at LWC, I was part of the radio team in 'opposition' to Philip who was then providing services to LBC. I remember the duty shift supervisor at the end of the night shift had to record Philip's LBC commentary to make sure he wasn't saying anything too controversial! And on Saturdays, he provided a service for Radio Bedfordshire - only an hour after we had provided our forecast!
Philip has been a boon to our world - somewhat prickly(!) at times - but not afraid to 'tell it like it is': his books and articles are a model for others to follow - and his attention to detail should be 'best practice' for all of us - professionals or amateurs.
For him to end his career in this fashion is so sad.
Martin.