He has a love of adventure and is anticipating traveling all across South Florida, eating the local cuisine and visiting with South Floridians. His love for television has taken him to many places. With his meteorological knowledge and combined personality, he easily connects with viewers. He is a meteorologist with more than 20 years of experience in forecasting and broadcast. In 2006, Scott was awarded the Seal of Approval of the American Meteorological Society and is also an Emmy Award-nominated meteorologist. He is a member of the National Weather Association and the American Meteorological Society. He has been challenged with tornadoes, ice storms, hurricanes, and desert heat. Thanks to his dad, his fear transformed into an interest, leading him to study meteorology at Western Illinois University, where he graduated with a B.S in meteorology and a double minor in broadcasting and math.ĭuring his career, he has moved and forecasted on many different climate stations. He would sit with his father on the front porch watching the storms roll into his neighborhood. Funny enough he was afraid of the weather from the time he was three to the time he was twelve years old. Scott’s interest in weather started at a young age. Scott Padgett joined CBS 11 in September 2013.
Net Worth: $100K and $ 1 million dollars.Be sure to follow me on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for all of your Birmingham area weather needs.MORE: Mark Deklin (Actor) Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth, Grace and Frankie, Movies and Designated Survivor Scott Padgett Body Measurements He is a member of the National Weather Association, American Meteorological Society, and an Eagle Scout. Needless to say, Dave weathered some of South Louisiana’s worst hurricanes from Katrina to Gustav and the crazy 2020 hurricane season.ĭave have earned the prestigious “Seal of Approval” from the American Meteorological Society. He was awarded Best Weathercast again in 2015. In 2014, Dave a made the trek down Interstate 10 to New Orleans where he was the morning meteorologist at WWL-TV for nearly 7 years. There, he won Best Weathercast by the Louisiana Associated Press in 2008. Then made the transition to South Louisiana and became the morning and noon meteorologist at WBRZ-TV in Baton Rouge for 10 years. It was not long before he became the morning meteorologist at WSEE-TV in Erie, Pennsylvania. After he earned a Meteorology degree from California University of Pennsylvania, he went on to Mississippi State University where he earned a Masters degree in Broadcast Meteorology.Įn route to CBS 42, Dave interned at WPXI-TV in his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dave was motivated with a deep passion for weather, and took advantage of an on-camera experience received through a position as his high school’s first weatherman.ĭave’s interest in weather didn’t stop in my high school newsroom. I went from being very afraid of storms to chasing them!” added Nussbaum. “I have wanted a career in television since the fourth grade. He is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and happy to now be living in the “Pittsburgh of the South.” I can’t wait to move my family here.”ĭave’s interest in television sparked at an early age. Birmingham is a wonderful city and a great place to raise my son. “I hope the viewers can trust me and my forecast like they did in New Orleans. “I’m very passionate about weather, and there will be plenty for me to cover here,” Nussbaum said. Dave joined the CBS 42 Storm Team in January of 2021 as the morning and noon meteorologist.