Chris Gloninger CBM, CCM

Experience

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  WHEC-TV News10NBC

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2007

  Meteorologist

  Weekend morning meteorologist (part-time) at the NBC affiliate in Rochester, NY (market 78)

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  Monroe Community College

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2008

  Meteorology/Climatology Lecturer

  Taught a 3 credit class on weather and climate to currently enrolled non-science majors to fulfill their science requirements. Independently created curriculum which was then implemented by the college. Topics covered included basic synoptic scale meteorology (e.g. workings of jet stream, high and low pressure and how they form, basics of radar and satellite) and climatology (e.g. climate classifications and local climate).

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  WTEN-TV

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  Meteorologist

  Short tenure due to Young Broadcasting bankruptcy.

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  WNEM TV5- MY5 Meredith Corp

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2010

  Meteorologist/Reporter
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  Sinclair Inc.

  May 2010 - Jul 2013

  Meteorologist & Reporter

  WRGB-TV

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  Hearst Television

  Jul 2013 - Jun 2016

  Meteorologist & Reporter

  WISN-TV

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  NBCUniversal

  Jun 2016 - Jun 2021

  Meteorologist & Climate Change reporter

  • Collaborated and aided with managing a team to build station’s strategy for on-air, online, and social media climate change coverage and currently provide content governance for all climate change content.• Launched, produce, and present New England's first and only weekly series on climate change.• Served as co-host, producer, and editorial director of weekly social media show on climate change.• Daily research, planning, coordinating, interviewing, writing, editing, and producing responsibilities to produce creative, engaging, and compelling stories for all climate change reports for daily newscasts, weekly series, and special projects.• Ensured consistent content delivery to on-air and online distribution channels, using analytics to confirm content is understandable and usable. WBTS’s climate change web page is in the top five Google search results when searching "climate change and New England". • Managed a team to produce two 30-minute documentaries focused on the nexus of climate change, social justice, and public health, tying in the latest societal research and developments. • Forecast, produced graphics, and broadcast the weather daily with full editorial and content management, ensuring consistency and accuracy.• Collaborated with project team to help with the first successful launch of station's one-of-a-kind mobile Doppler radar vehicle “Storm Ranger”.• Provided severe weather field coverage when needed. Provided field coverage for Hurricane Florence in North Carolina in 2018, Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Hurricane Irma in Florida in 2017, as well as severe weather events across New England. • Provided as-needed field reports for other NBC Owned Television Stations across the country, including WNBC in New York, WTVJ in Miami, WVIT in Hartford, CT, and WMAQ in Chicago, as well as field reports for The Weather Channel. Show less

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  Boston University School of Medicine, Division of Graduate Medical Sciences

  Aug 2019 - now

  Healthcare Emergency Management Clinical Instructor

  • Part-time faculty working with Emergency Management graduate students on the connection between emergency management, public health, and meteorology. • Contribute to successful courses taught by permanent personnel with creative and interesting topic-specific lectures.• Organize interactive and engaging presentations, aligning delivery with unique knowledge and education level of different audiences.• Offer insight into real-world scenarios and environments, drawing on extensive meteorological and emergency management experience.• Execute lectures and class discussions via remote, hybrid, and face-to-face instruction. Show less

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  National Disaster Preparedness Training Center (NDPTC)

  Oct 2019 - now

  Instructor

  • Part-time instructor traveling nationally to teach courses to first responders on topics involving emergency management and meteorology. • Lecture on extreme weather events such as coastal flooding and riverine flooding and implemented supplemental learning resources to support curriculum.

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  Hearst Television

  Jul 2021 - Jul 2023

  Chief Meteorologist

  • Manage a team of five meteorologists, ensuring all weather content meets company standards for journalistic integrity and production quality.• Forecast, produce graphics, and broadcast the weather daily with full editorial and content management, ensuring consistency and accuracy over multiple platforms.• Research, forecast, prepare and deliver urgent weather updates, interrupting regular programming as necessary.• Develop and implement severe weather strategy and protocol for the station to deploy when severe weather occurs.• Coach team members and work with them to further develop their on-air skills.• Assist with recruitment and hiring of weather staff and oversee scheduling.• Assist upper-level station management with annual budgeting.• Manage weather department-related station projects and initiatives.• Develop and help implement climate change content for the station.• Report live from events and make public appearances on behalf of station as needed. Show less

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  Woods Hole Group, Inc.

  Jul 2023 - now

  Senior Climate Scientist - Risk Communication Specialist & Project Manager

  Provide guidance and direction on technical needs and approach relating to: analysis of meteorology and climate data, coastal and climate related hazards, emergency management, community engagement and risk communication.Provide leadership in preparation of outreach materials and alternative delivery of project information.Proposal preparation, business development, and external marketing of capabilities through presentations, media and publications.Perform consulting and project management tasks. Show less