

Over the more than four decades that Nelson has been a meteorologist, he has always been extra fascinated by severe thunderstorms. He loved to watch hail, rain, wind and snowstorms growing up. Mike Nelson knew he wanted to be a meteorologist since age 7. Mike Nelson | Channel 7 Chief Meteorologist Meteorologist Mike Nelson Get engaged, stay humble, and understand early on that predicting the future is hard. If you live along the Front Range take advantage of the fact we have so much talent and research in atmospheric science and meteorology right in your backyard. Snow is Heberton’s favorite weather to forecast but he jokingly mentioned that it’s also his least favorite.Īdvice for future meteorologists from Heberton: Study! Network. The floods of 2013, Christmas blizzards of 2006-2007, and the “bomb” cyclone from a few years back all come in as top contenders as well. Most memorable storm? Though Heberton has been in Colorado for over 30 years, the past blizzard of March 2021 ranks high on the list of most memorable storms. Leading to his favorite type of weather to forecast: a snowstorm. Most memorable storm? Since 2014, Spears has been teaching at MSU Denver and has a notable history of tracking Colorado storms but what sticks out the most are the floods of 2013 and the blizzard of 2003.
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At some point Spears started to pretend to do the weather in front of the TV and eventually, he began writing letters to the on-air personalities back in the day and still has letters from one of the original on-camera meteorologists, Gay Dawson. Chris Spears | CBS4 MeteorologistĬhris Spears spent a lot of time with his grandparents growing up and his grandparents spent a lot of time watching the Weather Channel. Since Denver and Colorado have some of the most interesting weather around, we knew the local meteorologists in town would have some fun stories to tell about their most memorable storms and how they got into a career of weather. Meteorology casts a wide net over the private, public and broadcast sectors but no matter the discipline, there’s often a common denominator - something happened that made a meteorologist become a meteorologist which usually comes with an interesting story. I was 12 at the time and since that moment, I knew I wanted to be a meteorologist. I grew up on the coast of Florida and was affected by four hurricanes in a 2-month period during what was the very active 2004 hurricane season. It’s a passion deep within their souls and more times than not, there was some instance of awakening or realization that started the journey to learning about and tracking the weather around us.įor me, it was no different. There are few people you’ll meet who are as passionate about the work that they do as meteorologists are about the weather. Her hobbies include travel, dining, golf, home improvement projects, reading, writing, and dreaming.Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu Outside of work, Leslie enjoys spending time with her young son and husband. Leslie also assists in hosting "On The Red Carpet" at the Academy Awards with George Pennacchio, Karl Schmid, and Roshumba Williams. But in her passion for science and the challenge of meteorology, Leslie has found her calling. Leslie has enjoyed all of her on-air roles, from reporting, to hosting, to anchoring, and to weather. Before that she held dual roles at Bakersfield NBC-affiliate KGET, where she worked as a reporter and weekend weather anchor. She joined ABC7 after spending several years at KUSI in San Diego, where she worked as a weekday morning weather/traffic anchor, fill-in anchor, and host.

Leslie is a SoCal native, hailing from Chino Hills, and graduated from Pomona Catholic High School. She is also certified as a broadcast meteorologist by Mississippi State University. In addition, Leslie has also completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from UC Riverside. Leslie joined ABC7 in 2016 and received her Bachelor of Science degree from Mississippi State University, where she studied broadcast meteorology. Leslie Lopez is the morning meteorologist for ABC7 Eyewitness News, providing weekday weather reports for the 4am, 5am, and 6am newscasts.
