Jim Spencer, a chief weathercaster for KXAN, gives a weather update during a nightly broadcast on Feb. 9, 2021. Spencer is semi-retiring after 30 years with the news station but will work part-time on KXAN’s First Warning Weather team. Spencer has wanted to be a weathercaster since watching his mentor, Gary England, on Oklahoma City’s news in the fourth grade. Photos by anamariarphoto Ana Ramirez/ American-Statesman #kxan #weathercaster #jimspencer