Director's Cut Blog with Frank Macek

Join WKYC every weekday at 4:30 for the brand new "WKYC CommuterCast." It's a five minute look at the very latest traffic and weather conditions around Northeast Ohio before you leave the office. Plus, you can chat live with us about the current conditions or with others getting ready to travel. WKYC Weather Plus Meteorologists AJ Colby and Bruce Kalinowski will help you smooth out your ride home with the WKYC CommuterCast. It begins at weekdays at 4:30 PM exclusively on WKYC.COM. Click here to watch or chat live

WKYC Weather Plus Meteorologist AJ Colby steps into our popular "Get to Know Team 3" spotlight segment this time. AJ has been with WKYC for the past fews years and currently handles the weekend 6 & 11 PM weathercasting duties on Channel 3 News. We sat down with AJ and found out a little more about him. Q: When did you know you wanted to become a weather forecaster? AJ: I was in fifth grade when I saw the destruction caused by a deadly tornado which touched down near Albion, PA back on May 31st, 1985. Although nothing more than a portly little tyke, I was impressed by Mother Nature's pure power. 12 people died in that tornado and I was awe-struck by such raw, unstoppable force. I believe that that was the initial driving force behind my eventual career choice. Meanwhile, I reported my local weather conditions to a local Cleveland TV station when I was 13 years old. My name was mentioned several times as an official weather watcher, and I was immediately HOOKED! Q...