He has seen numerous tornadoes while chasing in the Plains over the last decade. Storm chasing is one of Kevin’s favorite things to do when he has the chance. Kevin also holds the seal of approval from both the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association. Murrow award for Best Newscast the night of the Branson Leap Day tornadoes in 2012. Kevin was also part of the team that won a national Edward R. He covered the Joplin, MO EF-5 tornado, storm chased with the Vortex 2 research team, and received an award for best weathercast in Missouri 7 out of his 10 years and had 2 Emmy nominations. He was there for 10 years and accomplished many things during his tenure. Kevin then went to Springfield, MO in July of 2007 to become the Chief Meteorologist at KSPR. His next job was at WKYT in Lexington, Kentucky where he was the morning meteorologist and storm chaser for 2 years, followed by a short stint doing fill-in weather for WRTV in Indianapolis. While working at WTHI, Kevin also attended Indiana State University, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Physical Geography with a minor in Climatology and emphasis in Meteorology. He spent more than three years there as the weather anchor. Kevin got his first “real” job on television at the CBS station WTHI Channel 10 in Terre Haute, IN.
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Kevin got his first crack at TV weather broadcasting while attending Vincennes University where he was a weather anchor for the PBS station WVUT. Kevin received his Associate of Arts degree in Radio/TV Broadcasting from Vincennes. He was even a weather watcher for Judy Fraser when he was just a teenager.Īs a kid, Kevin shot weather videos with his parents’ camcorder as storms approached and pretended to be a weatherman on TV. There was no doubt Kevin would have his dream of becoming a real meteorologist come true soon.Īs Kevin got older, he became a storm spotter for the National Weather Service in Indianapolis and got his first start in broadcasting in Danville, IL at 94.9 K-Rock and D-102 as a radio DJ at the age of 17.
Growing up in Veedersburg, IN, just an hour from Champaign, Kevin grew up watching WCIA. Dreams do come true, and Kevin is living his right now.
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