The National Hurricane Center has named the sixth tropical storm of the season. Fay is located near Puerto Rico this afternoon and will continue moving WNW toward the Bahamas this weekend.
Eric has over twelve years of experience in broadcast Meteorology and is the only local Meteorologist who was born and raised in Rockford! In June 2008 he was given the prestigious Silver Dome Award for best TV weathercast from the Illinois Broadcasters Association. He attended St. Edwards Grade School and Boylan High School here in Rockford before heading to Northern Illinois University. After receiving his Bachelor of Science Degree in Meteorology, Eric worked at KTRE-TV in Lufkin, Texas and KLTV in Tyler, Texas. His parents live in Belvidere and are loyal viewers every night. He has an older brother who lives in the Chicagoland area and a sister who watches WREX on a fuzzy tv up in East Troy, Wisconsin. He's happy to share his Rockford home with an 8 year old black lab named Theo. Around the station Theo's been nicknamed the "13 Weather Lab."
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Awww.... missed the Imsomniac Olympic word of the night Friday Night... If possible, think you could update us? :) aha. its a fun game!
Updated just for you, Jim! And the game will continue through the weekend.
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