I am a meteorologist with more than three decades of broadcast experience as a forecaster, and television and radio meteorologist. I am a member of the American Meteorological Society and have been an on-air meteorologist for all three of Canada's networks, the CBC, CTV and Global TV. Currently I am the on-air meteorologist for two Rogers Radio stations, Halifax and Ottawa.
I provide accurate, credible weather forecasts in a professional, entertaining manner.
This is a short 'precis' of my on-air meteorological experience. For a video sample of my on-air television broadcasts 'Sample Video Productions' on this web site. For my complete resume, go to my 'resume' page on this web site.
Richard Zurawski Meteorologist - Television and Radio
2003 -2016 - Chief Meteorologist for Rogers Radio, Halifax and Ottawa. I began producing daily weather reports for Rogers Radio in October 2005 when the stations first went to air in the Maritimes. I prepared forecasts for News 95-7 (Halifax) a broadcast area which ranged across most of mainland Nova Scotia with total potential audience reach of more than half million. I also broadcast the weather for 1310News in Ottawa. In each market I prepared the public forecasts three times each day and deliver them to their respective stations. I also provided the text forecast for the news anchors.
As “the science guy” I fill a somewhat unique position in private Canadian media. I was not only a staple on Rogers call-in talk shows, I am also the science communicator and expert on Q104. In that role of ‘science expert’ I have even debated on-air, high profile climate deniers such a Christopher Monckton and Tim Ball.
Chief Meteorologist and on-air Meteorologist, Maritime Global Television, Halifax — 2007-2008
Chief meteorologist for Global TV in the Maritimes. I forecast, produced and presented the weather for the evening news and the late night news for Global’s Maritime television audience.
Chief On Air Meteorologist and Science Specialist for four of the top rated news shows in the Maritimes, ATV's News One, Live at Five, The Six O'clock News and ATV Late News. Responsible for all aspects of weather production and presentation at ATV and in the course of the 6 years that I was with ATV I was responsible for all science related stories that came across the news desk. I also produced, wrote and hosted more than 200 in house science related stories for newscast. I was also the creator, writer and host of the internationally syndicated children’s science show, Wonder Why? which aired on CTV from 1990 to 1995
Chief On Air Meteorologist and Science Reporter with CBC (CBET), Windsor, Ontario, an owned and operated CBC station from 1981 to 1988. During my tenure with the CBC I learned and honed my science reporting skills and wrote, hosted and produced more than 100 in-house science related stories.