Joshua Eachus Email & Phone Number

I am the chief meteorologist for WBRZ and YourCast. In my years of broadcast service, I have covered the Great Flood of 2016, the Big Freeze of 2021, and multiple tornado outbreaks.I received my Ph.D. from Louisiana State University in December 2017. My research and expertise are in effective communication of weather, especially during high impact events such as hurricanes, floods and tornadoes. My doctoral research has been published in esteemed scientific journals such as Weather, Climate & Society and Natural Hazards. With that, I have been chosen to recommend best practices to field leaders at meteorological conferences around the United States. Additionally, I helped launch the first southeast Louisiana Integrated Warning Team-a conference that assembles the National Weather Service, Emergency Managers, and local media to improve local weather communication.I grew up in Aston, Pennsylvania where a fear of thunderstorms grew into a respect and curiosity about weather. I studied at (formerly) California University of Pennsylvania and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Meteorology and an Master of Science degree in Sports Management. While there, I participated in a two-week-long summer storm chase across the country for credited coursework.At the beginning of my career, I was a part of an award winning weather team at WTOV9 in Steubenville, Ohio/ Wheeling, West Virginia. During that time, I also worked as an adjunct professor with the Bethany College Department of Communications.I joined WBRZ in September 2013. I received the National Weather Association (NWA) Broadcast Meteorologist seal of approval in 2013 and have been a professional member of the NWA and American Meteorologist Society (AMS) since then. In 2014, myself and longtime WBRZ Chief Forecaster, Pat Shingleton received an Associated Press award for “Best Team Weather Coverage in Louisiana” for efforts during the winter storm of January 2014. In 2021, the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters voted me as the “Best Weathercast” in Louisiana.I live in Baton Rouge with his my wife and two dogs. I enjoy golfing, golfing and golfing. With a degree in hand and years soaking in purple and gold, I am now a diehard LSU sports fan and you can catch me on fall weekends tailgating and yelling in Tiger Stadium. While not as popular here in Louisiana, I am also a huge hockey fan and rarely miss a game featuring my hometown Philadelphia Flyers.

Listed skills include Broadcast, Meteorology, Social Media, Broadcast Journalism, and 10 others.