Blake Mathews

[Pages:1]Blake Mathews

c/o Napoli Management Group 8844 West Olympic Boulevard, Suite 100 Beverly Hills, California 90211 310.385.8222

CAREER SUMMARY

Seasoned major-market meteorologist with over a decade of experience and the National Weather Association's Seal of Approval. Credible, confident presentation as a communicator who is a lifeline during major, disruptive events.

EDUCATION

Mississippi State University Starkville, Mississippi Meteorology Certificate

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Meteorologist [Freelance]

2022 to Present

Spectrum News 1, Austin, Texas

Forecasts and weathercasts for the entire state covering markets including: D-FW, Austin, San Antonio,

Laredo, Corpus Christi, and El Paso. Live, ongoing severe storm coverage as needed.

Meteorologist

2021 to 2022

KTVT-TV, Dallas, Texas

Delivers forecasts covering three top 20 major markets for the 10pm newscasts including: Dallas-Fort Worth,

Atlanta (CW69), and Tampa (CW44). Provides content for CBS News' 24-hour channel (CBSN). Robust,

ongoing social media and digital coverage on behalf of the company.

Meteorologist

2016 to 2021

KHOU-TV, Houston, Texas

Weekend evening, primary M-F fill-in meteorologist. Severe continuous weather event coverage events

include: Hurricane Harvey, Texas freeze.

Meteorologist / Producer

2011 to 2016

WJXT-TV, Jacksonville, Florida

Produced weather segments for weekday morning newscast. Exceled at breaking weather coverage both on-air

and online through all aspects of social media. Live field reporting of severe storm coverage. Thrived in high-stress,

limited resource environment during continuous field coverage. Live nation-wide reports for large markets.

Assignment Editor

2011

KPRC-TV, Houston, Texas

Gathered information to advance stories. Assigned crews/photographers to trucks and locations. Juggled

and managed multiple live crews in the field.

Meteorologist

2007 to 2009

KBTX-TV, Bryan, Texas

Weather anchor. Strong skills in publishing web content. Key in Hurricane Ike content and coverage both on-air and online.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS and AWARDS

Expert understanding of content management systems, WSI and Lynx. EMPS, Weather Central and iNews

2022 National Weather Association, Broadcast Weathercaster Seal of Approval

Book: HARVEY HELL: OFF THE AIR AND ON THE ROPES Summary: "This book retells how a hurricane got beyond our control at KHOU, taking dozens of lives and costing over $100 billion in damage across Texas. It builds a chronicle of one man's heroic struggle in the face of a hurricane of unimaginable magnitude. This riveting and powerful story is an excellent memoir of what can happen when one meets the terrible and uncontrollable force of nature."

2017 Edward R. Murrow Award: Team Coverage, Hurricane Harvey

Represented by Al Corral 310.385.8225 / alcorral@

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