Dr. Jon Nese, who grew up in Steubenville, Ohio

Steubenville, Ohio

Steubenville is a city located along the Ohio River in Jefferson County, Ohio on the Ohio-West Virginia border in the United States. It is the political county seat of Jefferson County. It is also a principal city of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area...

, is a senior lecturer at Penn State University. He holds a B.S. (1983), an M.S. (1985), and a Ph.D. (1989) in Meteorology

Meteorology

Meteorology is the interdisciplinary scientific study of the atmosphere. Studies in the field stretch back millennia, though significant progress in meteorology did not occur until the 18th century. The 19th century saw breakthroughs occur after observing networks developed across several countries...

, all from Penn State. He has been a faculty member at the university first from 1989–1998, and then from 2005 to the present.

From 1998 to 2002, he was Chief Meteorologist at the historic Franklin Institute Science Museum in Philadelphia. From 2002 to 2005, he was a storm analyst at The Weather Channel, appearing on the morning show "Your Weather Today" with Marshall Seese, Heather Tesch, and Alexandra Steele. While at The Weather Channel, he wrote and co-produced informational weather segments known as Dr. Nese's Notebook. He is the co-author of two books: The Philadelphia Area Weather Book and A World of Weather: Fundamentals of Meteorology.

Currently, Nese appears on Penn State's weather magazine show Weather World, where he occasionally hosts and provides weekly informational features called WeatherWhys (WxYz) http://www.meteo.psu.edu/~nese/WxYz.htm. From 2005-2007, Nese partnered with fellow Penn State faculty member and sports enthusiast O. Richard Bundy

O. Richard Bundy

Orrin Richard Bundy is an American music academic.Dr. Bundy is the Director of Penn State Athletic Bands, most notably the Penn State Blue Band. He originally joined the University Park faculty of The Pennsylvania State University in 1982 as a graduate assistant, then became Assistant Director of...

 on the popular radio program Let's Talk Penn State

Let's Talk Penn State

Let's Talk Penn State was an afternoon drive sports radio program based out of WKPS in State College that featured O. Richard Bundy and Jon Nese....

. From 2006-2009, Nese also appeared on Huddle Up, a Penn State football show on the local public television station WPSU-TV.

Nese is married and has three children and is a fan of many Penn State sports, including football, basketball, gymnastics, volleyball and soccer.