Professional résumé
Brooks Garner
Senior Meteorologist · FOX 35 Orlando · AMS / NWA Seal holder
Profile
Broadcast meteorologist with more than 20 years of experience in live severe-weather coverage, daily forecasting, and newsroom collaboration. Four-time Emmy Award winner with major-market experience in Orlando, Denver, Houston, and Tampa.
Broadcast experience
- WOFL · FOX 35Orlando, FL · 2021–present
Senior Meteorologist · Good Day Orlando
- KDVR · FOX 31Denver, CO · 2019–2021
Weekday meteorologist
- KHOU · CBSHouston, TX · 2013–2019
Weekday meteorologist
- WFLA · NBCTampa, FL · 2010–2013
Weekend meteorologist
- WIS · NBCColumbia, SC · 2005–2010
Weekday meteorologist
- KMEG · CBSSioux City, IA · 2004–2005
Weekday meteorologist
- WHDHBoston, MA · 2003–2004
Weather graphics producer
Selected coverage
- Live FOX 35 station tornado coverage (2025)
- Hurricanes Ian, Nicole, Idalia, Helene, and Milton
- Hurricane Harvey flooding (2017)
- NOAA Hurricane Hunter flight into Sandy (2012)
Leadership & credentials
- Leads FOX 35 Weather Internship Program
- AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Exam Committee
- AMS and NWA Seal holder
- NATAS member and awards judge
Selected recognition
- Four Emmy Awards: 2012, 2021, and two in 2025
- FABJ and Bronze Telly team coverage awards (2026)
- Named in KHOU’s regional Murrow recognition for Harvey (2017)
- Associated Press awards (2013, 2017)
Education
Mississippi State University
Broadcast Meteorology and Geosciences studies
Massachusetts College of Art
BFA, Film and Video; additional Graphic Design study
National & digital work
Discovery Channel’s In the Eye of the Storm, Season 3 premiere guest host. National FOX reporting. More than 500,000 Facebook followers as of August 2026.