![]() ![]() ![]() Robert is an Eagle Scout and a member of the Omicron Kappa Delta honor society. ![]() While in Louisiana, he managed the first weather social media accounts in American Sign Language (ASL) affiliated with local news in the nation, and also the first and only in Spanish for the state. For his social media presence in 2017, he was presented the “#PeoplesChoice” award from the Baton Rouge Social Media Society, its highest honor. Robert is a qualified expert witness in United States District Court, and was awarded “Best Breaking Weather” by the Louisiana Associated Press in 2014. ![]() In addition, by capitalizing on the parasocial relationship between weathercaster and viewer, he hopes to find the best ways to create the most permeating, wide-reaching, and clearly understood weather messaging practices in the industry. Specifically, he researches the cognitive and emotional processing of weather information, by utilizing psychophysiological measures to discover how the brain understands a weather broadcast. Robert’s doctoral research focuses on neuroscience. This is in conjunction with his pursuit of a Ph.D. He has a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology from the University of South Alabama, as well as a Master of Science in Geography (Climatology) from LSU where he studied under Louisiana State Climatologist Barry Keim. Robert holds a highly uncommon, yet advantageous combination of degrees. Robert is also a certified broadcast meteorologist of the American Meteorological Society. He was also present during Lubbock's own inaugural Integrated Warning Team meeting. This passion for clear communication is the reason why he helped facilitate the local Integrated Warning Team for the New Orleans/Baton Rouge area, a collaboration between the National Weather Service, emergency management, and local media. Robert avoids overly "sciencey" presentations and instead presents the weather in an easy-to-understand and relevant manner, so viewers can simply know what to expect and how to prepare for the day, especially during severe weather. He strives to build a grounded, personal relationship with them, so they can hear the weather forecast from a friend rather than “some guy on TV.” Robert feels meteorological knowledge is a must for weather broadcasters, but so is a clear message which the viewer can understand. Robert is driven by his passion to connect with the everyday viewer. Robert is currently a doctoral candidate of Texas Tech University’s College of Media and Communication, where he is a Helen Devitt Jones Fellowship recipient. Robert was also previously a broadcast meteorologist in Baton Rouge, La. Robert comes to us most recently from Lubbock, Texas where he served as a bilingual meteorologist for Fox34, Telemundo Nuevo Mexico and Telemundo Lubbock. You can catch her forecasts Thursday and Friday at noon and weekend mornings.Born in New Orleans' 9th Ward, Robert is an Emmy-nominated certified broadcast meteorologist who began his career broadcasting the weather in 2013. She joined KCTV5 in September 2018 and is thrilled to be working in a market that gets all four seasons. While working full-time, Alena studied online at Mississippi State University and earned a Bachelor of Science in Geoscience.Īfter getting a feel for both sides of the country, Alena is happy to call the Midwest her new home. There she was the weekday morning and midday weather anchor. With her self-taught knowledge of weather it was just enough to land her first job on-air at WPDE in Myrtle Beach, SC.Īfter a two-year stint in the Southeast, she headed back out west to ABC30 in Fresno, CA. Instead it happened while she was finishing up her journalism degree at Arizona State University.ĭuring her last semester at ASU she forecast for Cronkite News, an emmy-award winning nightly newscast fully run by students. Unlike most weather geeks, her passion for weather didn't stem as a child. Alena Lee was born and raised in Las Vegas, NV. ![]()
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