David Bernard
Born1969
Houston, Texas
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Texas; Mississippi State University
OccupationFormer Chief Meteorologist
EmployerWVUE-TV

David Bernard (born 1969) is a former American television meteorologist who worked for WVUE-TV in New Orleans, Louisiana. He previously worked for CBS News and television stations in Miami, Florida, and Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Early life and career

Bernard is a native of Houston, Texas. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and attended Mississippi State University.[1]

In 1993, he began his career in television meteorology forecasting in the Tornado Alley region of the Texas Panhandle and Oklahoma.[1] Bernard first worked at television stations KZTV in Corpus Christi, Texas and KVII in Amarillo, Texas.[2]

He then began work at Tulsa, Oklahoma TV station KJRH in 1994 where he was the meteorologist for the morning and midday news programs.[3]

New Orleans and Miami

Bernard moved to WWL-TV in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1997.[4] He was the meteorologist for the morning news programs at the station for eight years.[1]

For his coverage of Hurricane Ivan in 2004, Bernard earned critical praise from Dave Walker, TV columnist for the New Orleans Times-Picayune. Walker wrote: “Nuts-and-bolts when he needed to be, Bernard presented potentially terrifying facts with palpable tranquility, and added comprehendible meteorological context to the public-safety discussion. Cool and correct but mostly cool, he was the ideal guide through a few threatening days.”[5]

In the summer of 2005, Bernard left WWL for a new position at Miami TV station WFOR, a CBS affiliate. Six weeks after his departure from New Orleans, he was sent back to New Orleans to cover the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.[4]

He was named CBS News national hurricane consultant in 2008.[1] He covered hurricanes Gustav, Ike, Isaac, Irene and Sandy for the network on the CBS Evening News, CBS This Morning,[6] Face The Nation and CBS Sunday Morning.[7]

In 2015, Bernard returned to New Orleans working for WVUE-TV.[4] Several months later, he was named chief meteorologist.[1] On Oct. 25, 2022, it was announced that he would be "leaving FOX 8 to pursue new passion".[8]

Accreditation and honors

Bernard is a member of the American Meteorological Society and National Weather Association. He is a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist and former member of the AMS board of broadcast meteorology.[1]

In 2018, Bernard won first prize for best weather anchor and best weathercast in the Louisiana-Mississippi Associated Press competition.[9] The Press Club of New Orleans awarded Bernard the first prize for best weathercast in 2019,[10] 2020,[11] 2021[12] and 2022.[13]

Bernard was named one of 2021's most influential New Orleanians by New Orleans Adore magazine.[14]

Personal life

In 2019, Bernard married longtime partner Charles Urstadt in New Orleans.[15] Urstadt is a real estate investor and chairman of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art.[16]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "WVUE New Orleans Makes Weather Moves". TV News Check. 2016-01-06. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  2. ↑ Eck, Kevin (2015-10-14). "David Bernard Joins WVUE". www.adweek.com. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  3. ↑ "Entertainment Notes: Meteorologist Bernard to Leave Channel 2". Tulsa World. 1997-08-13. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  4. 1 2 3 Scott, Mike (2015-11-12). "Meteorologist David Bernard returns to New Orleans for gig at WVUE Fox 8". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  5. ↑ Walker, Dave (2004-09-20). "Star of the Storm - Hurricanes define New Orleans TV". The New Orleans Times-Picayune. p. C-1.
  6. ↑ "Familiar face: Weather forecaster David Bernard returns to New Orleans, joins WVUE-TV". The Advocate. 2015-10-24. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  7. ↑ "WVUE New Orleans News Adds David Bernard". TV News Check. 2015-10-14. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  8. ↑ "David Bernard leaving FOX 8 to pursue new passion". 25 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "Winners of 2018 Louisiana-Mississippi AP awards". AP News. 2019-04-06. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  10. ↑ "Times-Picayune, NOLA.com take 25 awards from Press Club of New Orleans". Nola.com. 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  11. ↑ Staff (2020-10-17). "Times-Picayune, NOLA.com take 25 awards from Press Club of New Orleans". NOLA.com. Archived from the original on 2020-11-06. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  12. ↑ Staff, FOX 8 (2021-10-15). "Fox 8 takes home 10 first-place New Orleans press club awards". www.fox8live.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2021-10-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ↑ "Fox 8 dominates Press Club of New Orleans awards with 16 first-place honors, including best newscast, best weathercast". Fox 8 Live. 2022-07-30. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  14. ↑ Granger, Chris (2021-09-21). "A-List 2021: David Bernard". Adore Magazine. Archived from the original on 2021-10-09. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  15. ↑ Scott, Mike (2019-07-22). "WVUE Chief Meteorologist David Bernard ties the knot". Nola.com | The Times-Picayune. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  16. ↑ Strout, Jeff (2019-04-10). "Party Central: David Bernard & Charles Urstadt wed". Nola.com. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
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