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2:51 a.m. • 5-26-13

Weather Forecast for Raleigh

  • Today: Partly Cloudy.
    • Hi: 75° F
  • Mon: Partly Cloudy.
    • Hi: 80° F
  • Tue: Thunderstorm.
    • Hi: 85° F

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Greg Fishel

Greg Fishel

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Chief meteorologist


Professional Experience:
1981 to present: meteorologist, WRAL-TV; 1980 to 1981: meteorologist, WMDT-TV, Salisbury, Md.; 1979 to 1980: meteorologist, Mesomet, Chicago, Ill.

Awards & Recognition:
1985 American Meteorological Society award for broadcast excellence for reporting a March 1984 tornado; American Meteorological Society Seal of Approval for television and radio; member of broadcast board of the American Meteorological Society; chairperson of AMS Broadcast Board Committee to develop 100-question exam for new Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Program; member of Advisory Commissions for North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and the state Climate Office of North Carolina; first certified broadcast meteorologist in the United States; recipient of Emmy from Midsouth Region of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for hurricane special in 2000; one of six recipients of Special Award from American Meteorological Society in 2006

News Philosophy:
Content is more important than entertainment

Education:
Bachelor of Science in Meteorology, 1979, Pennsylvania State University, State College, Penn.

Birthplace:
Lancaster, Pa.

Hobbies, Interests & Community Involvement:
Sports, music (I play the tuba), member of Saint Francis United Methodist Church

Family:
Wife, Kathy; sons Brandon and Austin