The Meterologist Hall of Fame

Second Inductee, Jeff Verszyla

Jeff Verszyla is the Chief Meteorologist at KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh. A lifelong resident of Western Pennsylvania, Jeff is a member of the American Meteorological Society, the National Weather Association and the International Association of Broadcast Meteorologists. He also serves as a trained weather spotter for the Pittsburgh office of the National Weather Service. He received a degree in Broadcast Communications and English from Allegheny College and a degree in Meteorology from Mississippi State University. He began his broadcasting career on Pittsburgh radio and came to KDKA-TV from a TV station in Texas. While there he covered numerous hurricanes and chased "Texas-sized" super cells every spring. Jeff is passionate about the weather, but he also has a great respect for it. "My job is to inform the people of my hometown about the potential impact of a weather situation, so they can take the necessary steps to protect their property and, more importantly, their lives."