Our last speaker for media month is Weather Authority Chief Meteorologist Shane Butler, from WAKA.

Shane was born in Montgomery, grew up in Eclectic, and is a graduate of Elmore County High School and Troy University. He has his broadcast meteorology certificate from Mississippi State University.

Shane joined WAKA Action 8 News as chief meteorologist in September 2015 after being chief meteorologist at WRDW in Augusta, Georgia, for six years. He began his career in weather in 1988 at WTVY in Dothan. He also worked for WSFA in Montgomery, where he did noon weather from 1989 to 1992, before going on to work for WTLV in Jacksonville, Florida, and WBRC in Birmingham.

He holds both the Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM) seal from the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and the National Weather Association (NWA) seal of approval. He has won the “Best Weathercaster” award from the Associated Press in Alabama, Georgia, and Virginia. He has been nominated for an Emmy Award for his work.

Shane is an FAA-licensed private pilot and a remote pilot (drone). He still has family in Elmore County and many friends throughout the area.