Hearts in Harmony 2024

Guest of Honor

James Spann

CHIEF METEOROLOGIST

James Spann has served as the Chief Meteorologist for ABC 33/40 for 25 years. In all, he has been a television weather anchor
for 44 years. James was one of the first weather anchors in the nation to earn "Certified Broadcast Meteorologist" status from the American Meteorological Society.

In 2016, Mississippi State Department of Geosciences honored James as one of their “Top 100 Outstanding Alumni.”

The University of West Alabama conferred an honorary doctor of laws degree to James in 2013. James has been inducted into the Theta Tau professional engineering fraternity

Alumni Hall of Fame, and the University of Alabama School of Communication Hall of Fame.

James and his wife Karen have been married for 41 years and have two sons.

In his spare time, James enjoys tennis and amateur radio.

Funds raised support the many missions of Hoover Service Club including need based college scholarships for Hoover and Spain Park high school seniors, food banks and other charitable organizations throughout the local area.