James Gilbert

About

Currently employed at WROC News 8 as the weekend meteorologist and daytime reporter. Duties include creating a forecast and communicating that to the public on a regular basis. As a reporter, I take complex environment and sustainability stories and bring them to the public in an engaging and easy to understand matter.I worked for three great years in the heart of Virginia at the home of the Virginia Cavaliers, Charlottesville. This involved forecasting complex weather patterns of the Mid-Atlantic.My work with the former ABC affiliate TV3 Winchester has given me invaluable on-air broadcasting experience, and has guided me towards a passion for media. I look forward to working hard in order to achieve my own along with the companies goals. Graduated with a bachelors in Science in Meteorology and minor in mathematics. I worked on camera at WTOP-10 TV at Oswego State University and worked as an Intern at 13WHAM in Rochester, New York. I am armed with a passion for weather and forecasting with a desire for improving my ability and understanding of meteorology. I have the ability to take complex meteorological subjects and simplify them for the general public in a clear and concise manner. I look forward to starting a career in the Atmospheric sciences.I also have a great interest for Climate and Climate change. Preserving the environment and living in a green future are important to me, along with becoming more sustainable as a society. Green technology is the technology of the future, and creating a renewable lifestyle is my top priority.You can view my work as a television meteorologist here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y07gzUwg3aY&t=109s