Jake Dalton

Weekday Morning Meteorologist at WJTV 12
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Jackson, Mississippi, United States, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Weekday Morning Meteorologist
      • Apr 2022 - Present

    • United States
    • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Weekend Meteorologist
      • 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

  • WTOK-TV
    • Meridian, Mississippi, United States
    • Weekend Meteorologist
      • 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

Education

  • Mississippi State University
    Bachelor's degree, Meteorology

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