Meet the Weather Team

Jennifer Rukavina

Growing up in Canton, Ohio, Jennifer Rukavina was destined to become a meteorologist. “I have loved weather since I was old enough to know that rain fell from clouds,” she says. A fear of thunderstorms... Read More »

Trent Okerson

A native of Metropolis, Illinois, Trent Okerson joined the Weather Authority in October 2007. Trent’s interest in weather stems back to his childhood, when his Papaw used to tell him that thunder was... Read More »

John Champion

Meteorologist John Champion is a native of Mayfield, KY. John's interest in weather goes way back. He was one of the original WPSD-TV Weather Watchers in February 1986 when he was just a teenager. He attended... Read More »

Jason Lindsey

Jason Lindsey is an award-winning science educator and author. He is spending part of 2013 as a fill-in meteorologist on Local 6 Saturday and Local 6 Sunday. Read More »