David Bernard (meteorologist)
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David Bernard | |
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| Born | 1969 (age 56–57) Houston, Texas |
| Education | University of Texas; Mississippi State University |
| Occupation | Former Chief Meteorologist |
| Employer | WVUE-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.
Bernard is a native of Houston, Texas. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and attended Mississippi State University.[1]
In 1993, he began his career in television meteorology forecasting in the Tornado Alley region of the Texas Panhandle and Oklahoma.[1] Bernard first worked at television stations KZTV in Corpus Christi, Texas and KVII in Amarillo, Texas.[2]
He then began work at Tulsa, Oklahoma TV station KJRH in 1994 where he was the meteorologist for the morning and midday news programs.[3]
New Orleans and Miami
Bernard moved to WWL-TV in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1997.[4] He was the meteorologist for the morning news programs at the station for eight years.[1]
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.”[5]
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.[4]
He was named CBS News national hurricane consultant in 2008.[1] He covered hurricanes Gustav, Ike, Isaac, Irene and Sandy for the network on the CBS Evening News, CBS This Morning,[6] Face The Nation and CBS Sunday Morning.[7]
In 2015, Bernard returned to New Orleans working for WVUE-TV.[4] Several months later, he was named chief meteorologist.[1] On Oct. 25, 2022, it was announced that he would be "leaving FOX 8 to pursue new passion".[8]