BG.BROOKS GARNERBROADCAST METEOROLOGIST

Selected coverage

The forecast.
The field. The moment.

Selected broadcasts and assignments that show how I communicate risk, adapt to changing conditions, and keep the audience informed.

Orlando / March 10, 2025

A tornado strikes
during our broadcast.

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Live judgment, in real time.

When a tornado hit FOX 35, I continued providing weather information while helping coordinate communication across the newsroom as the storm affected our building and surrounding neighborhoods.

The unedited broadcast shows the demands of covering an unfolding emergency while experiencing it firsthand.

RECOGNITION

Two Suncoast Emmys (2025) · FABJ Team Coverage (2026) · Bronze Telly for Team Coverage (2026)

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Florida / 2022

Hurricane Ian:
look beyond the track.

Ian’s danger extended well inland. My coverage emphasized extreme rainfall, flood vulnerability, and hazards that would continue after landfall.

Calm, consistent messaging helped viewers understand a complicated storm without losing sight of the decisions in front of them.

Houston / 2017

Harvey:
the flood becomes the story.

As Harvey’s rainfall persisted, the priority shifted from wind to historic flooding. I explained rainfall rates, flood timing, and downstream impacts as conditions deteriorated across southeast Texas.

Clear priorities and repeated, practical guidance mattered more than simply delivering more information.

Atlantic / 2012

Inside Sandy
with the Hurricane Hunters.

I flew into Hurricane Sandy aboard a NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft, observing the data-gathering work that supports hurricane forecasts.

The mission reinforced my respect for the crews who operate in extreme conditions, and gave me firsthand perspective to bring back to viewers.

NOAA mission record

Florida hurricane coverage

Five landfalling hurricanes.
Since joining FOX 35 in 2021.

Ian 2022Nicole 2022Idalia 2023Helene 2024Milton 2024

Field reporting

A wider view.

At WFLA in Tampa, I regularly reported from the station’s helicopter, combining live meteorology with aerial videography. Assignments included weather monitoring, breaking news, and reporting on coastal erosion at Egmont Key.

Whether in the studio or in the field, the goal is useful context: what is happening, why it matters, and what comes next.

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