Story Created:
Mar 16, 2006 at 4:59 PM CDT
Story Updated:
Jul 7, 2009 at 12:36 AM CDT
KCRG-TV9 Meteorologist Josh Baynes joined the TV9 First Alert Storm Team in September 2002. Prior to working at KCRG-TV9, Josh worked as a meteorologist for KPLC-TV in Lake Charles, LA.
Josh earned his B.S. in Meteorology at Iowa State University in May 2001 and while at ISU he worked at KCCI-TV in Des Moines, IA as a meteorology intern. He is a member of both the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association and has been awarded Seals of Approval from both organizations for excellence in broadcast meteorology.
Moving back to Iowa from Louisiana was a move back home. Josh was born and raised in Corydon, a small town in south-central Iowa. He’s very happy to be back home forecasting Iowa’s challenging and versatile weather. Josh admits he misses a bowl of gumbo now and then from his Louisiana days, and oh yeah, warm winters!
Interests for Josh include playing guitar, golfing, watching the Cubs play and spending time with his wife Molly and their dogs Maggie and Brownie. Josh and his wife also foster a dog now and then from Last Hope Animal Rescue.
Josh’s real passion is flying airplanes, in particular, the thrill of landing them. He has held his Private Pilot License for over 10 years. He is a member of Green Castle Aero Club near Oxford and has access to several aircraft, one of which is a 1946 Ercoupe that has no rudder pedals! His dream is to one day own his own airplane and grass strip runway.
When asked about his favorite weather, Josh does enjoy tracking a supercell thunderstorm, but he’d take a day of sunshine and 72 anytime!
E-mail Josh at Josh.Baynes@kcrg.com. You can also follow Josh on Twitter.
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