Doug Harlow

Originally from Baltimore, Maryland, I received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Hamilton College near Utica, New York. After graduation, I went on to Pennsylvania State University (State College campus) where I obtained a Master's Degree in Meteorology. At PSU, I also received my first on-air opportunity working on the Weather World Program for the Public Broadcast Station.

After completion of my degree at Penn State, I ventured back to Upstate New York, working in Syracuse and then Binghamton. After getting weary of dealing with snow daily (and for 6-7 months out of the year!) I came down to West Virginia and started at WCHS in the fall of 2006 as the morning meteorologist. In June of 2018, I became the Chief Meteorologist and didn't have to set my alarm for 1:30 a.m. anymore!

It was during childhood visits to my grandparents on the Chesapeake Bay that I first became interested in the weather. My grandmother liked to tell me about the memorable, destructive hurricanes that had passed near their home on Maryland's eastern shore and about the time she once had to travel into town by rowboat because of flood waters. I was transfixed by these stories and decided, at an early age, to pursue a career in meteorology.

My other interests are collecting rare books and manuscripts, as well as researching historical mysteries. I am especially interested in the history of magic, magicians, and illusionists, and have made extended trips to libraries around the country to access original, nineteenth-century letters, manuscripts, and newspaper archives of various sorts. (Even though I'm very interested in magic, I confess that I haven't yet found a way to make the weather do what I want!)