Josh Judge
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Josh Judge is a meteorologist at WMUR-TV
in Manchester, New Hampshire
. His forecasts reach over 670,500 people in New Hampshire
and surrounding states.
Judge joined the station as a part-time employee in April 2001, while he also worked on-air at WHDH-TV
in Boston
, and WGME-TV
in Portland, Maine
. He became full-time at WMUR in 2003. He received the CBM seal (Certified Broadcast Meteorologist from the AMS) in 2006, and was among the first few in New England to get it.
Judge got into broadcasting when he was 12 years old and by the time he was in his senior year of high school, he already had his own radio show. While in college, he worked in Boston radio as a DJ and a helicopter traffic reporter. He then spent eight years hosting a radio morning show on New Hampshire's Seacoast
102 WZEA-FM (where he won the New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters' "Air Personality of the Year" award in 1993) and later on Arrow 105.3 FM. After that, Judge returned to college to learn about weather forecasting and meteorology.
On December 8, 2006, he was involved in a hit-and-run accident, which left him with a fractured skull and other injuries. It took months before he could return to WMUR.
Judge was voted "Best TV Weathercaster" in the New Hampshire Magazine readers poll in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 and has received several other awards as well, including the 2008 "Golden Mike Award" from the NH Association of Broadcasters.
His newest book was released in early November 2010, called, "Extreme New England Weather." "http://www.extremenewenglandweather.com" The book profiles New England's strong storms and past historical accounts of many of the area's biggest storms. It also feature contributions from over 15 of New England's well known television meteorologists, a chapter written by the staff of the Mount Washington Observatory, and hundreds of pictures. The book is reported to have sold over 5,000 copies in its first month alone.
In 2009, he wrote a children's book with Kathe Cussen about weather, titled "Weather Facts and Fun". The book is published by SciArt Media of Greenfield, New Hampshire
.
Josh, his wife, Donna, their son, Adam, and adopted daughter Adelina live in southern New Hampshire.
WMUR-TV
WMUR-TV is the ABC-affiliated television station for the state of New Hampshire that is licensed to Manchester. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 9 from a transmitter on the south peak of Mount Uncanoonuc in Goffstown. Owned by Hearst Television, the station has studios...
in Manchester, New Hampshire
Manchester, New Hampshire
Manchester is the largest city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, the tenth largest city in New England, and the largest city in northern New England, an area comprising the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. It is in Hillsborough County along the banks of the Merrimack River, which...
. His forecasts reach over 670,500 people in New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
and surrounding states.
Judge joined the station as a part-time employee in April 2001, while he also worked on-air at WHDH-TV
WHDH-TV
WHDH, digital channel 42 , is an NBC-affiliated television station in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest NBC station not owned by the network. Owned by Sunbeam Television, WHDH is a sister station to CW affiliate WLVI...
in Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, and WGME-TV
WGME-TV
WGME-TV is the CBS-affiliated television station for Southern Maine and Northern New Hampshire that is licensed to Portland. The station broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 38 from a transmitter on Brown Hill west of Raymond...
in Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...
. He became full-time at WMUR in 2003. He received the CBM seal (Certified Broadcast Meteorologist from the AMS) in 2006, and was among the first few in New England to get it.
Judge got into broadcasting when he was 12 years old and by the time he was in his senior year of high school, he already had his own radio show. While in college, he worked in Boston radio as a DJ and a helicopter traffic reporter. He then spent eight years hosting a radio morning show on New Hampshire's Seacoast
Seacoast Region (New Hampshire)
The Seacoast Region is the southeast area of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The region stretches 18 miles along the Atlantic Ocean from New Hampshire's border with Salisbury, Massachusetts to the Piscataqua River and New Hampshire's border with Kittery, Maine. The shoreline is generally very...
102 WZEA-FM (where he won the New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters' "Air Personality of the Year" award in 1993) and later on Arrow 105.3 FM. After that, Judge returned to college to learn about weather forecasting and meteorology.
On December 8, 2006, he was involved in a hit-and-run accident, which left him with a fractured skull and other injuries. It took months before he could return to WMUR.
Judge was voted "Best TV Weathercaster" in the New Hampshire Magazine readers poll in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 and has received several other awards as well, including the 2008 "Golden Mike Award" from the NH Association of Broadcasters.
His newest book was released in early November 2010, called, "Extreme New England Weather." "http://www.extremenewenglandweather.com" The book profiles New England's strong storms and past historical accounts of many of the area's biggest storms. It also feature contributions from over 15 of New England's well known television meteorologists, a chapter written by the staff of the Mount Washington Observatory, and hundreds of pictures. The book is reported to have sold over 5,000 copies in its first month alone.
In 2009, he wrote a children's book with Kathe Cussen about weather, titled "Weather Facts and Fun". The book is published by SciArt Media of Greenfield, New Hampshire
Greenfield, New Hampshire
Greenfield is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,749 at the 2010 census. Greenfield is home to the Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Center, to Greenfield State Park, and to part of the Wapack Trail.- History :...
.
Josh, his wife, Donna, their son, Adam, and adopted daughter Adelina live in southern New Hampshire.