Your Meteorologists

Because life happens weather you’re ready or not, I’ve created and dedicate this blog to all of you who understand that life doesn’t have to suck, just because the weather does!

                                                         Photo by Billy Poon

  My professional affiliations include: AFTRA, AMS, LULAC, NAHJ, SPJ, SESAC

 As a fashion journalist, turn television reporter and host, I decided to re-visit a field of study I had initially considered  of as a young graduate of the lovely Northfield Mount Hermon Preparatory School and newly accepted college student at NYU (btw I decided college wasn’t right for me at the time and later went to SMC  where I completed my degree in Broadcast Journalism and Production, Magna Cum Lade). About three years ago I decided to put a hold on my television hosting career in order to return to school to study Meteorology. Now, with just ONE :) course left in MS State’s Atmospheric Science program and just months away from earning my Broadcast Meteorology seals, I’ve come to the conclusion that meteorology and fashion can indeed live in perfect harmony. Who would have thought that I’d trade in my DVF dress for a rugged Patagonia fleece, and my charming accessories for snow boots? Well certainly not me, and let me say that I have not! I have managed to work my fashion sense into my daily forecasts, and know that my “Trendy Weather” movement is in full effect. My hope is that Meteorologists around the world put their best foot(wear) forward when giving you an accurate weather forecast.

Click on my name below for a link to my most recent work, with anchors Chris Stewart and Natalie Tolomeo. Those two are amazing to work with!! Don’t you just love when the people you work with ROCK?! Yeah…me too;)

Cheers,

Erika

Now let’s all welcome our newest Meteorologist on staff, Bryce Touchstone. He’ll be contributing quite a bit, as we kick off the new year! He hails from Australia…you can read more about him below.

Bryce Touchstone is a geographer and meteorologist who has worked in the geospatial field for just over 3 years now. He is an emergency manager with the Fire Management Services branch of the Department of Environment and Conservation in Perth, Western Australia. His research interests include emergency management methods for extreme cold weather in alpine and high latitude regions, the utility of GIS to better develop emergency management methods in these regions, and geographic literacy among high school-age students in these regions; his research is focused primarily on the remote and underdeveloped regions of the world. Leisurely he has a lovely wife, 3 kitty cats, hunts, fishes, hikes, and travels the world. Bryce studied Operational Meteorology at Mississippi State.