About Ed Phillips

There is no more recognizable meteorologist in Arizona than Ed Phillips. Ed has excelled in the weather profession as a television and radio meteorologist. He has been at KTAR in Phoenix for more than 20 years. Ed's weather forecasts are heard throughout the state of Arizona on 10 radio stations through his radio syndication company, OnAirPeople.com. He continues to provide weather consulting services with his company Weather Communications Inc. Ed is the host and executive producer of the Arizona Almanac Radio Show heard Saturdays around Arizona and on the web at http://www.azalmanac.com/

Ed holds a degree in Aeronautical Meteorology from Parks College of Aeronautical Technology of St. Louis University. He has been an involved citizen in the state serving as a State Senator for two terms in the 1990s. He is also a pilot with an airplane and helicopter rating and is a professional member of the American Meteorological Society (AMS). He served two years on their national Board of Broadcast Meteorology. In 1981, he received the Radio Seal of Approval from the Board of Broadcast Meteorology of the AMS.

 Ed Phillips Arizona Almanac is one of the most popular yearly publications in the state and holds the honor of the longest single running publication of its kind in the U.S. In 2000, Governor Jane Hull asked Ed to head the "Brown Cloud Summit," to search for answers to the air pollution issues in Phoenix. Ed is a popular speaker, host and emcee at events throughout the state on a regular basis.