Nate Johnson (meteorologist)

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Nathan Johnson is an American meteorologist serving as Vice President of Weather Content and Operations for NBC Universal owned and operated stations (including Telemundo) since November 2018, a position created by NBC for Johnson. He Previously he worked for WRAL-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina as a meteorologist and executive producer focusing on weather operations since 2007.

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Johnson has also served meteorology lecturer at North Carolina State University since 2010 and serves as gameday meteorologist for NC State football games at Carter-Finley Stadium. [1]

Prior to joining WRAL, Johnson was a data services meteorologist with Baron Services in Huntsville, Alabama. Prior to that he served as chief meteorologist at KTXS-TV in Abiliene, Texas. [2] Johnson earned bachelor's degrees in both meteorology and computer science from North Carolina State University. He interned with WRAL from May 1999 - May 2000. [3]

Johnson earned bachelors degrees in Meteorlogy and Computer Science as well as a masters degree in Communications focusing on weather related risk communication.

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  3. NC State Computer Science: Future Students
  4. "Biography". WRAL-TV.
  5. "Winners list" (PDF). Midsouth Emmy Region. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-02.