Austin Burkes

• Alerts viewers to weather threats on TV & online
• Interacts with viewers daily on social media through posts and Facebook Lives, creating high engagement
• Creates content to fill 1-minute long first weather, a 30-second tease, and a 3-minute main weather on top of KTXS (our sister station) responsibilities during the weekend.
• Records traffic radio hits for local radio stations.

• Previous full-time job before becoming Weekend Meteorologist in Austin, TX.
• Still actively record weather hits every weekend for KTXS.
• Forecasts and creates graphics under deadline to record for weekend newscasts for Big Country (KTXS-TV)

• Forecasted, created graphics to record when filling in for Chief Meteorologist
• Record a 2-minute weather hit for WUCW (sister station) on top of other daily duties for KEYE-TV.

-Forecasted, created graphics and prerecorded weekend weathercasts for our then sister station

-Created content to fill 1-minute long first weather and 3-minute main weather on top of regular KTXS responsibilities.

-Forecast, created graphics to present on live TV for a weekly campus newscast

-Posted alerts on social media to warn students of weather threats