My father was a Senior Master Sergeant in the USAF so I grew up moving from state to state and country to country. I started school in England and changed schools 13 times through 12 grades. Growing up, I lived in the states of: CA, NY, FL, NC, and spent two and a half years in England and on the island of Okinawa.
I joined the USAF myself in 1967 and served four years. During my tour of duty I was stationed in TX, CA, MS, LA, and one and a half of those years were spent in Vietnam at Phan Rang Air Force Base (Feb. '69-Sept. '70). My wife Catherine and I were married in January of 1971 just before I got out of the USAF. We have two sons, Aaron and Justin. And we have lived in Springfield since 1988.
I have an MA in Climatology from San Francisco State University. I started my forecasting career with Jet Stream Weather Inc. in the fall of 1979. Then I started doing weekend weather for KOBI-TV in Medford in 1981. I got my first full-time job as head meteorologist for KTVL-TV in Medford in 1983. I came to KMTR-TV in Sept. of 1988 and have been the NewsSource 16 meteorologist since that time.
I am a member of the Willamette Backcountry Ski Patrol, which is a nordic ski patrol (cross-country). I have served as patrol director for three years and currently, I am the training director for the patrol. I am a Senior Nordic Patroller and certified National Ski Patrol mountain travel and rescue instructor. I am also state certified in search and rescue and have been a volunteer with Lane County Search and Rescue since the winter of 1992.
I have averaged 35-40 guest-speaking engagements a year on weather at local schools and service clubs for the past 14 years. I have taught at least two Elderhostel classes on weather through Lane Community College in Florence each year since 1997. And I taught weather at Home Source, an alternative school for home school students, for two years.
