Sherrie FordIt’s funny the way we remember the sounds that ring out the memories of life.
Be it Al Michaels and his famous call about believing in miracles, or a song that was playing, or something as small as the background noise in the instance that matters, the aura of the moment can be shaped by the audible.
In the Snowmageddon that has plagued us in the last month, for a huge chunk of Hamilton County, the soundtrack of the winter frustration has been delivered by Sherrie Ford.
Jay GreesonYou may not know Sherrie Ford, but you know her voice. By day she works in the IT department of the Hamilton County school system, and part of her gig is to record the weather messages. So if you — or your Hamilton County student — knows what is coming when “423-209-6090” appears on the phone, chances are you have heard from Ford.
“Not yet,” Ford said last week when asked if a bank teller or fast-food attendant has recognized her voice. “But I was at the nail salon the other day and someone said to me, ‘You know, you sound just like that lady who calls when school is canceled.'”