Frank Batten Sr. (1927-2009) created the Weather Channel in 1982, despite mocking by colleagues in the media that around-the-clock weather broadcasts would be as exciting as watching paint dry. The network, and later its companion website Weather.com, became the largest private weather company in the world and an American cultural icon. Such is the story in Frank Batten: The Untold Story of the Founder of the Weather Channel, by Connie M. Sage.
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