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American television meteorologist
David Bernard
Born1969
Houston, Texas
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Texas; Mississippi State University
OccupationFormer Chief Meteorologist
EmployerWVUE-TV

David Bernard (born 1969) is a former American television meteorologist who worked for WVUE-TV in New Orleans, Louisiana. He previously worked for CBS News and television stations in Miami, Florida, and Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Early life and career

Bernard is a native of Houston, Texas. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and attended Mississippi State University.

In 1993, he began his career in television meteorology forecasting in the Tornado Alley region of the Texas Panhandle and Oklahoma. Bernard first worked at television stations KZTV in Corpus Christi, Texas and KVII in Amarillo, Texas.

He then began work at Tulsa, Oklahoma TV station KJRH in 1994 where he was the meteorologist for the morning and midday news programs.

New Orleans and Miami

Bernard moved to WWL-TV in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1997. He was the meteorologist for the morning news programs at the station for eight years.

For his coverage of Hurricane Ivan in 2004, Bernard earned critical praise from Dave Walker, TV columnist for the New Orleans Times-Picayune. Walker wrote: “Nuts-and-bolts when he needed to be, Bernard presented potentially terrifying facts with palpable tranquility, and added comprehendible meteorological context to the public-safety discussion. Cool and correct but mostly cool, he was the ideal guide through a few threatening days.”

In the summer of 2005, Bernard left WWL for a new position at Miami TV station WFOR, a CBS affiliate. Six weeks after his departure from New Orleans, he was sent back to New Orleans to cover the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

He was named CBS News national hurricane consultant in 2008. He covered hurricanes Gustav, Ike, Isaac, Irene and Sandy for the network on the CBS Evening News, CBS This Morning, Face The Nation and CBS Sunday Morning.

In 2015, Bernard returned to New Orleans working for WVUE-TV. Several months later, he was named chief meteorologist. On Oct. 25, 2022, it was announced that he would be "leaving FOX 8 to pursue new passion".

Accreditation and honors

Bernard is a member of the American Meteorological Society and National Weather Association. He is a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist and former member of the AMS board of broadcast meteorology.

In 2018, Bernard won first prize for best weather anchor and best weathercast in the Louisiana-Mississippi Associated Press competition. The Press Club of New Orleans awarded Bernard the first prize for best weathercast in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.

Bernard was named one of 2021's most influential New Orleanians by New Orleans Adore magazine.

Personal life

In 2019, Bernard married longtime partner Charles Urstadt in New Orleans. Urstadt is a real estate investor and chairman of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art.

References

  1. ^ "WVUE New Orleans Makes Weather Moves". TV News Check. 2016-01-06. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
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  3. "Entertainment Notes: Meteorologist Bernard to Leave Channel 2". Tulsa World. 1997-08-13. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  4. ^ Scott, Mike (2015-11-12). "Meteorologist David Bernard returns to New Orleans for gig at WVUE Fox 8". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  5. Walker, Dave (2004-09-20). "Star of the Storm - Hurricanes define New Orleans TV". The New Orleans Times-Picayune. p. C-1.
  6. "Familiar face: Weather forecaster David Bernard returns to New Orleans, joins WVUE-TV". The Advocate. 2015-10-24. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  7. "WVUE New Orleans News Adds David Bernard". TV News Check. 2015-10-14. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  8. "David Bernard leaving FOX 8 to pursue new passion". 25 October 2022.
  9. "Winners of 2018 Louisiana-Mississippi AP awards". AP News. 2019-04-06. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  10. "Times-Picayune, NOLA.com take 25 awards from Press Club of New Orleans". Nola.com. 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  11. Staff (2020-10-17). "Times-Picayune, NOLA.com take 25 awards from Press Club of New Orleans". NOLA.com. Archived from the original on 2020-11-06. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  12. Staff, FOX 8 (2021-10-15). "Fox 8 takes home 10 first-place New Orleans press club awards". www.fox8live.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2021-10-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. "Fox 8 dominates Press Club of New Orleans awards with 16 first-place honors, including best newscast, best weathercast". Fox 8 Live. 2022-07-30. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  14. Granger, Chris (2021-09-21). "A-List 2021: David Bernard". Adore Magazine. Archived from the original on 2021-10-09. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  15. Scott, Mike (2019-07-22). "WVUE Chief Meteorologist David Bernard ties the knot". Nola.com | The Times-Picayune. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  16. Strout, Jeff (2019-04-10). "Party Central: David Bernard & Charles Urstadt wed". Nola.com. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
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