Kevin Scott Lighty

Springfield, MO

Email: KevinScottLighty@aol.com


OBJECTIVE:
I am eagerly pursuing the position as a meteorologist
 

QUALIFICATIONS:
I have built a weather department from the ground up. A little over 2 years ago I was hired to do a complete overhaul of what was KSPR weather. This included mastering a brand new weather system and creating a new set of graphics from scratch to show off a new modern look.  In addition to this I created a weather blog, weather chat room, a social media network (ozarksweatherfans.com), and launched KSPR into the world of facebook, myspace, and twitter. The effort has paid off as our ratings have tripled in a little over 2 years. 

I have experience chasing storms and tracking severe weather both on the air and in the field. I handled a night where 33 tornadoes touched down in our DMA. I was part of the Vortex2 tornado chasing mission that caught the now famous Wyoming tornado from 2009. I have used WSI weather equipment, along with Weather Central. I have experience using Doppler Radar. I hold the seal of approval from the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association and have an award for the "Best Weathercast" in Missouri from the Missouri Broadcasters Association.

EDUCATION:
2003-2005 B.S. Degree in Geography/Climatology/emphasis in Meteorology @ Indiana State Univ.

2001-2003 Associates Degree in Radio/TV Broadcasting @ Vincennes Univ.

1997-2001 Academic Honors Diploma, @ Fountain Central H.S.


EMPLOYMENT:

July 2007 - Present Chief Meteorologist - KSPR Channel 33, Springfield, MO

Anchor for 4:30pm, 6:00pm, and 10pm newscasts. Perform school visits and multiple community live shots for various events. Maintain weather computers and upgrade software.  Major role with online weather content including a blog, a chat room, twitter, facebook, myspace, youtube, and created ozarksweatherfans.com.

Mar. 2007 - July '07 Part Time Meteorologist – WRTV Channel 6, Indianapolis, IN
Fill-in weather anchor for various morning and weekend newscasts. Make forecasts and graphics and update a 24 hour cable weather channel.

Jan. 2006 - July '07 Morning Meteorologist – WKYT Channel 27,
Lexington, KY
Full time morning anchor for "Wake Up Kentucky. Making forecasts and creating graphics for the 2 hour weekly morning show. Performing live cut-ins, along with severe weather coverage. Chasing storms and being involved in community events to help promote the station. Ability to use WSI wxpro software and skytracker radar.

July 2002 - Jan. 2006 Weekend Meteorologist – WTHI TV-10,
Terre Haute, IN
Full-time weekend weather anchor, preparing forecasts for on air presentation. I create numerous graphics and put together a weather presentation to be communicated to the viewers at home. In times of severe weather I chase storms and report for the station. I am also a weekday news photographer with the ability to shoot on JVC & DVCam cameras and edit on Avid and VT3 non linear editing software.

Jan. 1999 - May 2004 Radio Disc Jockey - Neuhoff Broadcasting WRHK 94.9fm- Danville, IL
I produced a voice tracked radio show which aired Mon-Sat from 9am to 2pm. My duties consisted of performing live remote broadcasts, board opts and commercial production. I also produced a top 50-countdown show.

Aug. 2001 - May 2003 Radio Announcer/Supervisor WVUB 91.1fm - Vincennes, IN
I performed on air and behind the scenes tasks on the 50,000 watt HOT AC/CHR radio station. Some of these include producing voice tracked overnight shows from midnight to 6am 5 nights a week. Also talent for live nighttime shows, and the morning show. I have also been a supervisor for remotes, and studio work.

Aug. 2001 - May 2003 Weather Anchor/Tutor - Vincennes Univ. WVUT Ch. 22 - Vincennes, IN
I presented the weather forecast each weeknight for the 5pm newscast. I gathered information to put together a 2-3 minute presentation about the day’s weather and what was to come. I also trained the new weather anchors for their on air performance.

AWARDS:

AMS Seal of Approval. NWA Seal of Approval. 2009 Best Weathercast in Missouri. 2003 Indiana Broadcasters Scholarship recipient; Indiana Association of School Broadcasters #1 radio personality in the state; Indiana Vocational Awards for Excellence. Recent Outstanding Alumni Award.

* References available upon request