Four-Time National Emmy Award Winner

Broadcast meteorologist. Field-tested journalist.

Scott Withers has field-anchored breaking weather from Boston to Hawaii — tornado outbreaks, hurricane landfalls, blizzards, wildfires — with the science to back every call. Broadcast meteorologist and environmental geoscientist. One standard: get it right.

CBS News Scripps News CNN ABC News Based in Atlanta, GA
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Live severe-weather coverage, field reporting, and on-set forecasting — the clearest measure of what I bring to your air.

4
National Emmy Awards
14
Years in Network News
3
University Degrees
FAA
Licensed Drone Pilot
Scott Withers, Four-Time National Emmy Award-winning broadcast meteorologist
Profile

A forecaster who files from the front line.

Scott Withers is a Four-Time National Emmy Award Winner, Atlanta-based broadcast meteorologist and environmental geoscientist. He has anchored extended severe-weather coverage from both the studio and the field for CBS News Miami and Scripps News — backed by network field producing at ABC News and studio weather producing at CNN.

He has field-anchored breaking weather from Boston to Hawaii — tornado outbreaks, hurricane landfalls, blizzards, ice storms, wildfires, and flooding — translating fast-moving science into clear, calm, on-air direction when audiences need it most.

He holds a B.S. in Meteorology and an M.S. in Environmental Geosciences from Mississippi State University, and a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism from Syracuse University. He is also an FAA-licensed drone pilot and the best-selling author of Ian's Surge.

Mississippi State University Syracuse University FAA Part 107 Pilot Severe Weather Specialist
Career

Experience

Studio- and field-anchored breaking weather for national audiences.

Tornado OutbreaksHurricane LandfallsBlizzardsIce StormsWildfiresFlash & River FloodingDroughts
2025 — Present

Meteorologist & Weather Reporter

CBS News Miami (WFOR-TV) · Miami, FL
  • Create and anchor daily and severe-weather forecasts across multiple newscasts from the studio.
  • Research, coordinate, and write weather packages and enterprise stories; pitch and turn stories from daily editorial meetings.
  • Produce forecasts and weather explainers for digital, app, streaming, and social platforms.
  • Represent the station at community events and public appearances.
2025

Weather Producer (Freelance)

CNN — CNN Newsroom
  • Produced studio breaking-weather coverage for CNN Newsroom.
2021 — 2025

Correspondent & Meteorologist

Scripps News · Atlanta, GA
  • Field-anchored breaking weather from Boston to Hawaii — blizzards, tornado outbreaks, flooding, wildfires, and hurricanes.
  • Reported live breaking news, severe weather, and features from the field for a national audience.
  • Created and anchored daily national weather and severe-weather forecasts.
  • Researched, wrote, and edited packages; coordinated and conducted live and taped interviews.
2012 — 2021

Field Producer

ABC News — Good Morning America & World News Tonight · Miami & Orlando, FL
  • Field-produced live breaking severe weather and national news for network morning and evening newscasts.
  • Researched, booked, and conducted interviews and shoots; coordinated live reports, feeds, and field crews.
Capabilities

What I Bring

On Air

  • Live field anchoring & extended storm coverage
  • Daily forecasting across multiple newscasts
  • Breaking-news correspondent reporting
  • Ad-libbing & on-air storytelling

The Science

  • M.S. Environmental Geosciences
  • B.S. Meteorology
  • Radar & forecast-model analysis
  • Risk communication to mass audiences

Systems & Field

  • The Weather Company (Max) & Baron Lynx
  • Weather graphics & presentation
  • FAA Part 107 drone operations
  • Network field & studio producing (ABC, CNN)

National Emmy Awards

  • Four-Time National Emmy Award Winner
  • Breaking News — Hurricane Michael
  • Breaking News — Pulse Nightclub Massacre
  • Morning Program — Good Morning America
In the Field

Selected Moments

Scott Withers reporting on an approaching coastal storm at the beach
Coastal Storm Coverage
Scott Withers reporting live from tornado damage at night
Tornado Damage
Scott Withers reporting in a blizzard with ice on his beard
Blizzard
Scott Withers set up for a live winter-storm report on a snowy overpass
Winter Storm
Scott Withers reporting near an active wildfire with smoke in the distance
Wildfire
Scott Withers reporting on drought at a low reservoir
Drought
Beyond the Desk

Author & Ventures

Founder of SWL Holdings LLC — a publishing, education, and digital-media company extending the same mission: making weather and science understandable.

Amazon Best Seller

Ian's Surge

Surviving a Cat 4 Hurricane (2026) — a Kirkus-reviewed Amazon best seller, told by the meteorologist who lived it.

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Children's · K–4

Cane The Weather Dog

Multi-award-winning book series, YouTube channel, and online weather school teaching kids severe-weather safety.

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Company

SWL Holdings & Cork Pine Press

Publishing imprint and digital-media ventures across weather, education, and story.

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Contact

Let's Talk.

Station management, agents, media, and booking inquiries reach me directly.

scott@withersmedia.com
(918) 406-8575
Atlanta, Georgia