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| {{short description|American television meteorologist}} | |||
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| |name= Topper Shutt | |name= Topper Shutt | ||
| ||birthname= Charles Shutt<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=97066 |title=Topper's Real First Name Contest |publisher=] |accessdate=June 23, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623101641/http://archive.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=97066 |archivedate=June 23, 2015 }}</ref> | |||
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| '''Topper Shutt''' is Chief Meteorologist at ] in Washington, |
'''Charles "Topper" Shutt''' is Chief Meteorologist at ] in Washington, D.C., and forecaster for ]. | ||
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| ==Career== | ==Career== | ||
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In 1981, Shutt began his television weather career with ] in Atlanta, Georgia, working as a weather producer and substitute weather anchor. In 1984,he moved on to a weekday weather anchor position at WTVK-TV (now ]) in Knoxville, Tennessee. He spent a year, from 1987 to 1988, as weekend weather anchor at ] in Greensboro, North Carolina. In 1988, he joined WFMY sister station WUSA, also at that time beginning to supply to forecasts to WHUR-FM. In 1992, he co-founded ], a network of weather stations that reported real-time observations to be used on broadcast television. Between 1994 and 2000 he served as occasional stand-in for ] weather anchors ] and ]. | ||
| Shutt also served on the ] review panel for the ].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Council]|first1=[National Research|title=National Science Education Standards : observe, interact, change, learn|date=1999|publisher=National Academy Press|location=Washington, DC|isbn=978-0-309-05326-6|edition=6. printing}}</ref> | |||
| ==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
| Topper Shutt was a childhood resident of the Washington area, Shutt graduated from ] in Bethesda, Maryland before attending ] in Hartford, Connecticut with a major in history. He went on to the ] and the ] to study Meteorology. | |||
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He is married with three daughters and lives in ]. | ||
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| Shutt experienced a wave of popularity after a mention during the 2010 Superbowl. | |||
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| Topper Shutt | |
|---|---|
| Born | Charles Shutt |
| Occupation | Television Meteorologist |
| Notable credit | WUSA-TV Chief Meteorologist |
| Children | 3 daughters |
| Website | http://www.wusa9.com/news/columnist/blogs/toppershutt.html Topper's Blog |
Charles "Topper" Shutt is Chief Meteorologist at WUSA Channel 9 in Washington, D.C., and forecaster for WHUR-FM.
Career
In 1981, Shutt began his television weather career with CNN in Atlanta, Georgia, working as a weather producer and substitute weather anchor. In 1984,he moved on to a weekday weather anchor position at WTVK-TV (now WVLT-TV) in Knoxville, Tennessee. He spent a year, from 1987 to 1988, as weekend weather anchor at WFMY-TV in Greensboro, North Carolina. In 1988, he joined WFMY sister station WUSA, also at that time beginning to supply to forecasts to WHUR-FM. In 1992, he co-founded Automated Weather Source, a network of weather stations that reported real-time observations to be used on broadcast television. Between 1994 and 2000 he served as occasional stand-in for CBS This Morning weather anchors Mark McEwen and Craig Allen.
Shutt also served on the National Science Foundation review panel for the National Science Education Standards.
Biography
Topper Shutt was a childhood resident of the Washington area, Shutt graduated from Landon School in Bethesda, Maryland before attending Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut with a major in history. He went on to the University of Tennessee and the University of North Carolina at Asheville to study Meteorology.
He is married with three daughters and lives in Potomac, Maryland.
References
- "Topper's Real First Name Contest". WUSA. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
- Council], [National Research (1999). National Science Education Standards : observe, interact, change, learn (6. printing ed.). Washington, DC: National Academy Press. ISBN 978-0-309-05326-6.
Sources
- "Topper Shutt Bio". WUSA. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
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