Meteorologist Nick Stewart
Anchor / Producer / Reporter / Graphic Designer / Social Media Specialist
Resume
AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist #896
Featured in a PBS Documentary, “Weathered,” as a subject matter expert on tornadoes
Correspondent on the CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell during Major Mississippi River flooding in spring 2023.
Contact Information
Email: NickStewartWX@gmail.com
Phone: (773)220-5224
Twitter/X/Threads/Facebook/Insta: @NStewWX
Education:
B.S. Meteorology, Western Illinois University, August 2011 - December 2015
Minor Field: Emergency Management
2018 Emmy Recipient: Producer, editor and meteorologist for the ‘Parkersburg: In their own words’ weather special.
US Space Force/RGNext: Cape Canaveral, Florida
Aug. 2023 - Present
Meteorologist/Upper Level Winds Analyst
Analyze upper-level wind data for rocket launches at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Communicate with customers including SpaceX, NASA and United Launch Alliance upper level wind data and operational information
Quality control weather balloon and radar wind profiler data
Forecast weather patterns that could affect the Spaceport and potential impact on upper level wind data including temperature inversions, sea breeze boundaries and outflow boundaries
Monitor satellite and lightning data for impacts on wind data and instrumentation impacts
KGAN/KFXA: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Dec. 2017 - Sept. 2023
Meteorologist/Space and Rocket Reporter
Weekday evening meteorologist for 5pm, 6pm, 9pm and 10pm newscasts
Face of storm chaser, the station’s largest and most-visible sponsor
Digital first product pushing forecasts to app, web and social before TV
Rebuilt severe weather graphics/dataset using TWC Max system
Track storms in real time with weather cut-ins and wall-to-wall coverage
Live weather-on-location at festivals, major events and during active weather using custom-built augmented reality graphics
Write, produce, shoot and edit weather and science stories and specials using Avid/Adobe Premiere/iNews
Write web articles following AP Style on major weather/space/rocket/science news
Radio forecaster for 11 different radio stations in eastern Iowa
KHQA: Quincy, Ill.
Dec. 2015 - Dec. 2017
Meteorologist/Photojournalist
Weekend, evening meteorologist and main fill-in for all shifts
Started the KHQA Storm Runner bringing viewers live field reports during severe weather
Revamped weather graphics with our new WSI Max system including launch of new graphics package and new radar products
Cover live breaking news solo by operating ENG cameras using both LiveU and the microwave live trucks
Shoot, write and edit sweeps stories related to weather and climate
Western Courier: Macomb, Ill.
May 2014 – Dec. 2015
Editor-in-Chief
Manage a staff of 30 editors, writers and photographers
Turned the newspaper's first profit in a decade making tough fiscally responsible decisions
Greatly expand Facebook page "likes" from 250 to 3.900 in 18 months.
Write and copyedit stories using AP Style for a daily newspaper and online
Manage all of the social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat) to share our stories and photos, cover breaking news, as well as encouraging audience engagement
Edit stories for grammar errors, accuracy, structure and AP Style
Daily use of Adobe (Photoshop, inDesign, Premier) and Microsoft Office suites
Updated Demo Reel
Wall-to-Wall Coverage
Weather Reporting
Using high-resolution satellite imagery to find tornado tracks, making the Dec. 15, 2021 tornado outbreak the largest on record.
Live Storm Chasing
The full playback of the Emmy-awarded breaking news coverage of the May 24, 2019 tornado that touched down in Washington and Johnson Counties in Iowa. Meteorologist Nick Stewart tracked the tornado live, as it happened, showing where it was at and where it was going next. KGAN CBS2 Chief Meteorologist Terry Swails anchors from the studio with Meteorologist Rebecca Kopelman.
Editing and Producing
Presentations at Conferences:
2022 “Communicating the Unthinkable - TV Meteorologists’ role in the 2020 Iowa Derecho” at the American Meteorological Society 49th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology/Sixth Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication
2022 “Get off the TV - Live Tornado Coverage and Viewership During Tornado Warnings” at the Central Iowa Severe Storms and Doppler Radar Conference in Ankeny, Iowa
2021 “Communicating the Unthinkable - TV Meteorologists’ role in the 2020 Iowa Derecho” at the 2021 Association of Minnesota Emergency Managers
2021 “Communicating the Unthinkable - TV Meteorologists’ role in the 2020 Iowa Derecho” at the 2021 NWA Extreme Weather Virtual Symposium
2020 “Get off the TV-Live Tornado Coverage and Viewership During Tornado Warnings" at the (virtual) National Weather Service La Crosse, WI media seminar
2018 "Tri-State Tornadoes of 2017" at the Central Iowa Severe Storms and Doppler Radar Conference in Ankeny, Iowa
2017 "Radar Evolution of the 7/13/15 Quincy, IL Wind Storm" at the Central Iowa Severe Storms and Doppler Radar Conference in Ankeny, Iowa.
2015 "The Mother’s Day Severe Weather Outbreak: Rapid Supercell Growth Paralleling a Warm Front on May 11, 2014" at the Central Iowa Severe Storms and Doppler Radar Conference in Ankeny, Iowa.
2015 "The Effects of the Bishop Hill Illinois Wind Farm on Near-Surface Wind Patterns" at the 95th American Meteorological Society meeting in Phoenix, Arizona.
2014 "The Effects of the Bishop Hill Illinois Wind Farm on Near-Surface Wind Patterns" at the Central Iowa Severe Storms and Doppler Radar Conference
2014 "Integration of Social Media into News Reporting" at the Illinois College Press Association Conference
Honors and Awards:
2023 Four Regional Emmy Nominations as a Meteorologist from the Midwest Regional Emmy Chapter
2023 First Place for Public Affairs Reporting at the Iowa Broadcast News Association for weather special “Iowa’s Wild Weather”
2023 Second and Third Place for Farm and Agribusiness Reporting at the Iowa Broadcast News Association
2023 Third Place for In-Depth Series for coverage of Artemis I at the Iowa Broadcast News Association
2023 Award of Merit as a Meteorologist at the Midwest Broadcast Journalist Association
2022 Emmy as a Meteorologist for “July 14, 2021 Tornado Outbreak” by the Midwest Regional Emmy Chapter
2022 Seven Regional Emmy Nominations as a Meteorologist from the Midwest Regional Emmy Chapter
2022 Regional Murrow in News Documentary as a Producer for “The Iowa Derecho: In Their Own Words”
2022 First Place Meteorologist at the Midwest Broadcast Journalist Association
2022 First Place as a Producer for “The Iowa Derecho: In Their Own Words” at the Iowa Broadcast News Association
2021 Emmy as Talent-Anchor-Weather for “Meteorologist Nick Stewart Composite” by the Midwest Regional Emmy Chapter
2021 Emmy as a Storm Chaser, Meteorologist for “KGAN Breaking News, The Iowa Derecho” by the Midwest Regional Emmy Chapter
2021 Emmy as a Producer, Editor and Meteorologist for “Marshalltown Tornado: In Their Own Words” by the Midwest Regional Emmy Chapter
2021 Five Emmy nomination as a producer for “Weather - Short or Long Format” and “Documentary - Topical;” as a storm chaser in “Breaking News;” and as a meteorologist in “Evening - Newscast” and “Talent - Anchor - Weather”
2021 First Place Meteorologist at the Midwest Broadcast Journalist Association
2021 Award of Merit as Weather Producer for “Marshalltown: In Their Own Words” at the Midwest Broadcast Journalist Association
2021 First Place Meteorologist in the Breaking News Category at the Iowa Broadcast News Association
2020 Emmy as a Weather Producer for “Rising Waters 2020,” a Weather Special by the Midwest Regional Emmy Chapter
2020 Three Emmy nominations for “Weather - Single Story, “Talent -Anchor -Weather” and “Weather - Program/Special”
2020 Second and Third Place for Overall Excellence in Weather Coverage at the Iowa Broadcast News Association
2019 Emmy as a storm chaser and meteorologist by the Midwest Regional Emmy chapter for “Johnson County Tornado,” Breaking News Coverage
2019 Three Emmy nominations for “Weather - Program/Special,” “Talent-Anchor-Weather” and “Breaking News Coverage”
2019 Recognized by the Iowa Broadcast News Association for overall excellence in weather coverage
2019 Second place for Best Use of Online Media by the Iowa Broadcast News Association
2018 Emmy as editor, producer, meteorologist by the Midwest Regional Emmy chapter for the ‘Parkersburg: In their own words’ weather special
2018 Third Place for Best Use of Interactive Media by the Illinois Broadcasters Association
2018 Third Place for Spot News Coverage by the Iowa Broadcast News Conference
2017 Best TV Spot News Coverage in Medium Market TV by the Illinois Broadcasters Association
2016 Second Place for Overall Excellence in Weather Coverage by the Iowa Broadcast News Association: 2016
2015 First place for “Best Video Newscast,” Students in Illinois News Broadcasters Association
2015 Third place for “Undergraduate Student Poster,” American Meteorological Society
2014 First place winning the “Tim Samaras Award for Best Student Poster,” Central Iowa Severe Storms and Doppler Radar Conference.
2014 First place in the Department of Geography, Undergraduate Research Day, WIU
2014 First place for “Best Video Newscast,” National Broadcasting Society
2014 First place for “Best Video Newscast,” Student in Illinois News Broadcasters Association
