Love Maine Radio #340: Marshall Taylor and Paul Cousins

Today we speak with Marshall Taylor, artistic director of Quisisana Resort. We also speak with meteorologist Paul Cousins, who is founder, principal, and CFO at AtmosForecast. He has been analyzing weather in the northeastern United States for more than 40 years.

Guests

Marshall Taylor

Marshall Taylor is the artistic director of Quisisana Resort, a summer resort in western Maine that specializes in musical entertainment. Over the course of his career, he has performed as Edna in Hairspray, Tony in The Most Happy Fella, Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, Horace in Hello, Dolly!, Harold Hill in The Music Man, and Senex in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Marshall served as artistic director of ShowCase Concerts in Phoenix, Arizona, where he developed operatic “informances” designed for young audiences, and he frequently appeared with the Phoenix Symphony and Oklahoma City Philharmonic. His operatic roles have included Papageno in The Magic Flute, Marcello in La Bohème, Gianni Schicchi in Gianni Schicchi, and Guglielmo in Cosi fan tutte.

Paul Cousins

Paul Cousins is founder, principal, and CFO at AtmosForecast, a consulting meteorologist company based in Portland. He has been analyzing weather in the Northeast for over 40 years. With degrees in both meteorology and geophysics, he has obtained broadcasting seals from both the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and the National Weather Association (NWA). He was nominated as the outstanding graduate and distinguished alumni of his alma mater. He was also elected for several boards of the AMS and NWA, in addition to being appointed as a trustee for several philanthropic organizations. Over the years, he has been a keynote speaker for several scientific organizations and universities across New England.