JACKSON DILL
Meteorologist at WSVN in Miami/Fort Lauderdale
Jackson Dill a Weather Producer and Fill-In Weather Anchor at WSVN, the FOX affiliate serving the Miami and Fort Lauderdale metro areas and Florida Keys. He is a graduate of the University of Miami as of May 2022 with a Bachelor's degree in Marine and Atmospheric Science, including majors in Meteorology and Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Mathematics. He has a wide range of experience, which includes freelance producing at CNN.
MY EXPERIENCE
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WEATHER PRODUCER/FILL-IN ANCHOR, WSVN 7 NEWS
December 2021 - Present
Builds weather forecast graphics covering South Florida and significant weather events nationally primarily for the weekday morning show
Presents forecasts on air in front of chroma key during live newscasts
Posts graphics to personal and 7 Weather social media platforms to engage with additional audiences
WEATHER PRODUCER (FREELANCE), WARNERMEDIA
June 2021 - November 2021
Crafted weather segments using a variety of graphics created in Max for TV on CNN/U.S., CNN International and HLN networks
Managed social media accounts and determined effective publishing strategies
Wrote digital forecast articles and coordinated content with editors
Gathered news and user generated content to aid in possible stories
CNN WEATHER AND CLIMATE INTERN, WARNERMEDIA
January 2021 - May 2021
Wrote and pitched forecast and climate articles for digital platforms while on deadline
Produced TV and online weather graphics in Max software
Researched information and statistics for use across network
Published articles and videos from programming to official CNN Weather social media accounts
ASSISTANT STATION MANAGER, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI TELEVISION
May 2020 - May 2022
Oversaw 150+ students across eight shows and special productions
Served as the Treasurer to secure funding for needs of UMTV operations
Attended meetings with Station Manager and faculty advisor to discuss issues and topics of interest to better the station
Supported the Station Manager in all roles and production-related tasks
PRESIDENT’S 100 TOUR GUIDE, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI OFFICE OF UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSION
January 2020 - May 2022
Provided weekly campus tours to prospective students and their families
Assisted the office with special events and information sessions
CREATOR AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, CANESCAST, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI TELEVISION
August 2019 - December 2021
Managed all members and elements of the bi-weekly show
Advised talent on how to effectively communicate weather forecasts
Taught members how to make weather graphics in WSI Max and to edit video in Adobe Premiere Pro
WEATHER ANCHOR AND ASSOCIATE PRODUCER, NEWSVISION, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI TELEVISION
January 2019 - November 2021
Designed and updated weather graphics for live, weekly newscasts
Wrote copy and pulled SOTs for numerous stories
Produced content from the field, including packages and VO/SOTs
SUPERVISOR, NEW CANAAN FIELD CLUB
May 2017 - September 2020
Oversee lifeguard staff and manage facility in absence of Pool Director
Perform administrative tasks, such as scheduling and payroll calculations
Ensure safety of all staff and members by following COVID-19 safety guidelines
DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL MEDIA, HURRICANE TRACKER APP
August 2017 - August 2020
Maintained all social media accounts, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, to keep its 500K+ followers updated on tropical activity
Researched information for tropical weather discussions to users
SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI TELEVISION
May 2019 - May 2020
Generated all social media content on Instagram and Facebook to promote channel and its shows
Advertised upcoming events to increase growth in members and to gain interests
Coordinated with all shows to create a uniform and active presence across the station
HEAD OF CONTENT AND SOCIAL MEDIA, WEATHEROPTICS
September 2017 - December 2019
Planed all articles and content on company’s website and social media accounts to update the thousands of users with the latest weather information
Wrote weather forecast articles a few times per week remotely while at college to ensure that there is at least one articles published each day
AWARDS
WINNER IN BEST WEATHERCASTER CATEGORY
May 2022
Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists
WINNER IN BEST WEATHER REPORTING CATEGORY
May 2022
Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists
WINNER IN NEWSCAST CATEGORY - "NEWSVISION"
May 2022
NATAS Suncoast
NOMINEE IN NEWS AND SPORTS CATEGORY - "NEWSVISION"
March 2022
College Television Awards
WINNER IN THE WEATHER CATEGORY - "CANESCAST"
May 2021
AP Florida College Broadcast Excellence Awards
2ND IN TELEVISION WEATHERCASTER CATEGORY - "CANESCAST"
March 2021
BEA
HONORABLE MENTION IN THE WEATHER CATEGORY - "CANESCAST"
May 2020
AP Florida College Broadcast Excellence Awards
CNN BYLINE ARTICLES
STRONG WINDS PICK UP THIS AFTERNOON
February 1, 2021
WET WEATHER LIKELY TO END IN TIME FOR THE SUPER BOWL
February 5, 2021
WHILE STILL DIGGING OUT, NORTHEAST FACES ANOTHER NOR'EASTER WITH MORE SNOW STARTING SUNDAY
February 6, 2021
THE COLDEST AIR IN YEARS IS HITTING PARTS OF THE US
February 8, 2021
WINTER STORMS STRETCH FROM COAST TO COAST, IMPACTING 100 MILLION PEOPLE
February 13, 2021
PARTS OF THE SOUTH GOT ICE AND SNOW TODAY. HERE'S WHERE THE WINTER STORM IS GOING NEXT.
February 15, 2021
SOUTHERN SNOW AND ICE STORM TARGETS THE NORTHEAST NEXT
February 17, 2021
THIS WEEK'S HISTORIC STORM BURIES LITTLE ROCK IN SNOW AND RECORDS
February 19, 2021
THE DEEP FREEZE HAS ACCELERATED THE ICE COVERAGE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES
February 19, 2021
AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN RETURNS TO THE SOUTH -- THIS TIME WITH HEAVY RAIN, NOT SNOW
February 25, 2021
THE SLOWING DOWN OF OCEAN CURRENTS COULD HAVE A DEVASTATING EFFECT ON OUR CLIMATE
March 2, 2021
SEA LEVEL RISE IS INCREASING FASTEST IN POPULOUS COASTAL AREAS, STUDY SAYS
March 9, 2021
'WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER THREAT' POSSIBLE FOR MILLIONS IN THE SOUTH THIS WEEK
March 15, 2021
EXPECT SPRING TO BE EVEN DRIER OUT WEST, SAYS NOAA
March 19, 2021
BY THE END OF THE CENTURY, SUMMER WEATHER COULD LAST HALF A YEAR (AND THAT'S NOT A GOOD THING)
March 23, 2021
STRONG TORNADOES AND SEVERE WEATHER WILL THREATEN MILLIONS ACROSS THE SOUTH -- AGAIN
March 23, 2021
STRONG AND LONG-TRACK TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTH -- AGAIN
March 24, 2021
SEA-LEVEL RISE IS ACCELERATING TO ITS HIGHEST LEVELS IN AT LEAST 2,000 YEARS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST, INCLUDING NEW YORK CITY, STUDY SAYS
March 26, 2021
MORE TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTH THIS WEEKEND
March 26, 2021
A SPRING WARMUP IS ON THE WAY FOR THE EAST THIS WEEKEND, WHILE THE SOUTHWEST BAKES
April 3, 2021
30 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE SOUTH THREATENED BY SEVERE WEATHER
April 7, 2021
POTENTIAL OVERNIGHT TORNADOES AND DESTRUCTIVE HAIL PUTS 45 MILLION PEOPLE AT RISK FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY
April 8, 2021
SEVERE STORMS THREATEN THE SOUTH WITH TORNADOES AND HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS FRIDAY NIGHT
April 9, 2021
SPRING LETS WINTER GET THE LAST LAUGH AS SNOW IS FORECAST ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE US
April 14, 2021
SAY IT ISN'T SNOW! WINTER-LIKE WEATHER IS FORECAST INTO NEXT WEEK
April 16, 2021
OLD MAN WINTER TO BRING UNUSUAL LATE-SEASON SNOW AND RECORD COLD THIS WEEK
April 19, 2021
OVER 70 MILLION PEOPLE ARE UNDER FREEZE WARNINGS AS SNOW AND SEVERE STORMS TRACK INTO NORTHEAST
April 21, 2021
70 MILLION PEOPLE UNDER THREAT OF TORNADOES AND DESTRUCTIVE WIND AND HAIL THIS WEEKEND IN THE SOUTH
April 23, 2021
NEAR RECORD HEAT FUELS SEVERE STORMS THIS WEEK
April 27, 2021
SEVERE STORMS THREATEN OVER 50 MILLION PEOPLE FROM TEXAS TO NEW YORK
April 28, 2021
SOFTBALL-SIZED HAILSTONES FALL AS DAMAGING THUNDERSTORMS SLAM TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
April 29, 2021
COLLIDING SEASONS WILL BRING WIND, SNOW AND SEVERE STORMS TO EASTERN US THIS WEEKEND
April 30, 2021
1 DEAD AFTER TORNADO TOUCHES DOWN IN ATLANTA AREA AND SEVERE WEATHER BARRELS THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST US
May 3, 2021
LIVE UPDATES: SOUTH BRACES FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE WEATHER
May 3, 2021
YOUR CITY JUST GOT HOTTER. NOAA ANNOUNCED NEW CLIMATE NORMALS TUESDAY
May 4, 2021
STORMS, SNOW AND SUNSHINE ARE ALL IN THE FORECAST THIS MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND
May 7, 2021
'POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC FLASH FLOODING' FORECAST IN NEW ORLEANS
May 10, 2021
TORNADO ALLEY ISN'T LIVING UP TO ITS NAME WITH NEAR-RECORD QUIET ACTIVITY THIS APRIL
May 11, 2021
BASEBALL-SIZED HAIL THREATENS TEXAS AGAIN AS FLOOD RISK INCREASES
May 17, 2021
WESTERN DROUGHT WORSENS AND WINDS PICK UP, FUELING WILDFIRE CONCERNS FOR MILLIONS
May 20, 2021
THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ALREADY WATCHING A LIKELY STORM IN THE ATLANTIC
May 20, 2021
TRACKING TWO TROPICAL DISTURBANCES IN THE ATLANTIC AHEAD OF HURRICANE SEASON'S OFFICIAL START
May 21, 2021
RECORD HEAT EXPECTED IN THE EAST AND MIDWEST AS TEMPERATURES SURGE INTO THE 90S
May 24, 2021
TROPICAL CYCLONE YAAS WILL SLAM INTO EASTERN INDIA WITHIN 24 HOURS
May 26, 2021
SEVERE STORMS USHER IN DRAMATIC DROP IN TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AS PLAINS SEE THREAT OF TORNADOES
May 26, 2021
NORTHEAST SET FOR COOL AND RAINY MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, WHILE IT ALREADY FEELS LIKE SUMMER ELSEWHERE
May 27, 2021
TORNADOES COULD FORM IN OKLAHOMA TODAY AS SEVERE STORMS THREATEN THE PLAINS
May 27, 2021
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND BRINGS RECORD COLD, TRIPLE-DIGIT HEAT AND STORMY CONDITIONS
May 29, 2021
MONSOON SEASON IS NOT EXPECTED TO BRING MUCH RELIEF TO THE DROUGHT-STRICKEN SOUTHWEST THIS YEAR
June 12, 2021
RELIEF IS IN SIGHT FOR THE SOUTHWEST FOLLOWING A STRETCH OF DANGEROUS, RECORD HEAT
June 20, 2021
DAMAGING WINDS THREATEN MORE THAN 90 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE MIDWEST AND NORTHEAST
July 14, 2021
TWO MAJOR STORMS FORM IN EAST ASIA, THREATENING CHINA, JAPAN AND TAIWAN
July 20, 2021
TYPHOON IN-FA IMPACTING PARTS OF JAPAN WITH ITS EYE SET ON CHINA BY NEXT WEEK
July 21, 2021
WEAKENING IN-FA TO BRING HEAVY RAIN TO CHINA AS NEW STORM COULD AFFECT TOKYO OLYMPICS
July 23, 2021
JACKSON'S WEATHER
Jackson's Weather was Jackson's forecasting website he developed in high school to showcase his own forecasts for free to the southwestern Connecticut area, which is where he is from.
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