Jason Disharoon
DB & Associates
David Brunner
484-695-5187
Objective
An on-air meteorologist position that will allow me to express my passion for weather and inform the public on our ever-changing environment.
Experience
Weekend Meteorologist
WTVC-TV
Chattanooga, TN
(April 2011- April 2015)
• Responsible for daily forecasting duties and creation of weekend shows.
• Assisted in the redesign of weather graphics package after upgrade to the WX Central Fusion system and station acquisition by Sinclair Broadcast Group, INC.
• Live reporting during breaking weather events from the field and coordinating weather information to other live crews.
• Continuous upkeep of weather hardware and software.
Weekend Meteorologist
WMAZ-TV
Macon, GA
(April 2009- April 2011)
• Responsible for daily forecasting duties and creation of weekend shows.
• Developed new graphics for weather department after switching from Weather Central graphics to WSI.
• Live reporting during breaking weather events from the field.
Weather Producer
WGCL-TV
Atlanta, GA
(July 2007- January 2009)
• Solely responsible for daily forecasting duties and creation of weekday evening shows.
• Communicate the daily weather story and severe weather information to on-air weather talents to keep them informed so that it can be conveyed to the public.
• Monitor radar to pass on relevant weather information to live crews in the field.
• Continuous upkeep of weather hardware and software.
• Create and update new graphics for the weather team.
Freelance Weather Producer
CNN
Atlanta, GA
(May 2004 -December 2004)
• During severe weather outbreaks and hurricanes, assisted weather producer with updating and creating graphics concerning up to the minute information.
• Relayed information to on-air talent both in studio and in the field.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
May 2006
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA
• Specialty: Meteorology
Related course work: physics of the weather, atmospheric dynamics, synoptic meteorology, atmospheric chemistry, satellite and radar meteorology, remote sensing and data analysis, large-scale atmospheric circulation, computing for engineers.
Skills
• WSI Products: Max and TITAN
• Weather Central Products: 3D:LIVE, LIVE, Super Microcast, WxWarnII, Scheduler, ESP:LIVE, LIVE:Wire
• Baron: VIPIR, Fastrac
• iNews
• Phaedra (Website Updates)
• Newsmaker (Website Updates)
• WCM (Website Updates)
references available on request