Jake Dalton
Weekday Morning Meteorologist at WJTV 12- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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WJTV 12
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United States
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Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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1 - 100 Employee
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Weekday Morning Meteorologist
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Apr 2022 - Present
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WBRZ-TV
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United States
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Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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100 - 200 Employee
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Weekend Meteorologist
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Apr 2020 - Apr 2022
• Present a weather forecast that is engaging and also easy to understand • Provide in-the-field live reports during active weather • Act as back-up to the Chief Meteorologist, especially during severe weather • Produce engaging content for the web and social media platforms • Record radio hits and produce a forecast for local newspaper • Covered five land-falling tropical systems during the 2020 hurricane season • Provided extensive coverage before and during Hurricane Ida • Participated in team severe weather coverage; providing social media updates, monitoring NWS chat, and gathering damage reports • Provided live shot reporting during the May 2021 flood in Baton Rouge • Produced news packages on the upcoming hurricane season Show less
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WTOK-TV
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Meridian, Mississippi, United States
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Weekend Meteorologist
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Apr 2019 - Apr 2020
•Created viewer friendly graphics to tell the weather story using WSI software • Presented the forecast in a way that was engaging and informative • Recorded morning and evening weather hits for local radio • Used the station weather app to push out daily web forecasts, including updates during active weather days • Provided wall-to-wall coverage for the 12/16/2019 Clarke County, MS EF-3 tornado • Produced live shots from the aftermath of the Clarke County, MS EF-3 tornado, talking with victims while surveying the damage scene • Took part in solo tornado coverage on the Newton County, MS EF-1 tornado • Craft daily forecast blogs for the station website, with an in-depth science background of our current weather Show less
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Education
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Mississippi State University
Bachelor's degree, Meteorology