Remember Calling for the Time and Temperature? One Texan Brought It Back I Texas Country Reporter (opens in new tab)

Before smartphones, apps, and smart speakers, Texans picked up the phone and dialed a number to hear the time and temperature. It was a daily ritual in the 1970s and 1980s. Kids called to see if it was cold enough for school to be canceled. Adults called just to hear a steady, familiar voice on the other end of the line. Today, John Lockridge is bringing those time and temperature phone numbers back to life across Texas. With a background in telephony and a lifelong fascination with phones,...