Mike Morgan (meteorologist)
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Mike Morgan is a television meteorologist. Since January 1993, he has served as the evening chief meteorologist at KFOR-TV
, the NBC
-affiliated television station in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
. Morgan is a member of the American Meteorological Society
and the National Weather Association
. Mike Morgan resides in Edmond, Oklahoma with his wife Marla, son and daughter.
Tulsa Forecast Office. In 1982, Morgan got his first television meteorology job at NBC affiliate KJRH
in Tulsa. In 1988, Morgan became the evening meteorologist for KOCO-TV
, the ABC
affiliate in Oklahoma City and worked there until 1992, before moving to KFOR-TV in 1993.
Morgan was presented with the Humanitarian Award by former Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating
for KFOR's coverage of the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak on May 3, 1999. In eight out of nine years since 2000 (seven of those years consecutive), Morgan has received the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters award for state's Best 10PM weathercast. Mike has also been honored the Radio Television News Directors' Association Award and has won five and been nominated for nine Regional Emmy Awards.
KFOR-TV
KFOR-TV, virtual channel 4 , is the NBC-affiliated television station in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. KFOR-TV is owned by Local TV, a subsidiary of the private equity group Oak Hill Capital Partners, in a duopoly with MyNetworkTV affiliate KAUT-TV ; its studios are located at 444 East Britton Road in...
, the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
-affiliated television station in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's population, from the 2010 census, was 579,999, with a metro-area population of 1,252,987 . In 2010, the Oklahoma...
. Morgan is a member of the American Meteorological Society
American Meteorological Society
The American Meteorological Society promotes the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences and the advancement of their professional applications. Founded in 1919, the American Meteorological Society has a membership...
and the National Weather Association
National Weather Association
The National Weather Association is an American professional association with a mission to support and promote excellence in operational meteorology and related activities...
. Mike Morgan resides in Edmond, Oklahoma with his wife Marla, son and daughter.
Life and career
Morgan was raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. At age 13, he interned with the National Weather ServiceNational Weather Service
The National Weather Service , once known as the Weather Bureau, is one of the six scientific agencies that make up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States government...
Tulsa Forecast Office. In 1982, Morgan got his first television meteorology job at NBC affiliate KJRH
KJRH
KJRH-TV, virtual channel 2, is the NBC-affiliated television station in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is owned by The E.W. Scripps Company. KJRH broadcasts from its studios in the Brookside district in midtown Tulsa on South Peoria Avenue and its transmitter is located in Oneta, Oklahoma.The station...
in Tulsa. In 1988, Morgan became the evening meteorologist for KOCO-TV
KOCO-TV
KOCO-TV, virtual channel 5 , is the ABC affiliate in the Oklahoma City television market. The station is owned by Hearst Television, Inc., but uses "Ohio/Oklahoma Hearst Television, Inc." as their end tag during their newscasts, the same licensing purpose corporation as sister Cincinnati, Ohio...
, the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
affiliate in Oklahoma City and worked there until 1992, before moving to KFOR-TV in 1993.
Morgan was presented with the Humanitarian Award by former Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating
Frank Keating
Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999...
for KFOR's coverage of the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak on May 3, 1999. In eight out of nine years since 2000 (seven of those years consecutive), Morgan has received the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters award for state's Best 10PM weathercast. Mike has also been honored the Radio Television News Directors' Association Award and has won five and been nominated for nine Regional Emmy Awards.