Greg Fishel
| Greg Fishel | |
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| Born | February 19, 1957 Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Meteorologist |
Greg Fishel (born February 19, 1957 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is a meteorologist for WRAL-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina. He received his B.S. in Meteorology from Pennsylvania State University in 1979.
Fishel began his broadcast meteorology career in 1979 with WMDT in Salisbury, Maryland.[1] He has been at WRAL since 1981, and became the station's chief meteorologist in 1989.[2]
Fishel was the first certified broadcast meteorologist in the United States. He chaired the American Meteorological Society Broadcast Board Committee to develop the 100-question exam for the Certified Broadcast Meteorologist program.
Fishel is also the chair of the North Carolina State Climate Office Advisory Committee and a member of the Advisory Commission for the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.
Awards & Recognition
- 1985 American Meteorological Society award for broadcast excellence for reporting a March 1984 tornado
- American Meteorological Society Seal of Approval for television and radio
- Emmy Award from Midsouth Region of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for hurricane special in 2000
- One of six recipients of American Meteorological Society Special Award in 2006
- American Meteorological Society Fellow[3]
