Eric Fisher is Chief Meteorologist for CBS Boston\'s WBZ-TV News and anchors weather segments weeknights at 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 11 p.m., as well as WBZ-TV News at 10 p.m. degree in AtmosphEric Science..
Eric is a graduate of the State University of New York at Albany (SUNY) with a B.
S.
A supporter of science and learning, Eric is a member of both the Mount Washington Observatory and the Blue Hill Observatory here in New England.
Previously Fisher worked as the morning meteorologist at WGGB-TV in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Recent times have unfortunately provided no shortage of natural disasters.
Some of the most notable events Fisher reported from include the Moore, Oklahoma tornado in 2013; the 2011 tornado Super Outbreak
Hurricanes Sandy, Irene, and Isaac; and the massive Blizzards That essentially shut down New York City in December of 2010 and Boston in February of 2013.
He produced and delivered national forecasts and contributed to numerous live reports on extreme weather for The Weather Channel, NBC Nightly News, TODAY and MSNBC.
Fisher joined WBZ-TV News from The Weather Channel in Atlanta where he spent three years as a Meteorologist.
Glued to the red warnings crawling across the screen and watching the radar, his career in weather was born.
Eric vividly remembers Memorial Day of 1995 as a day That helped solidify his path as a meteorologist, when an infamous tornado ripped through Great Barrington in the Berkshires.
It offers the challenges of blockbuster snowstorms, hurricanes, tornadoes, heat waves, frigid cold snaps and dramatic seasonal shifts.
Born and raised in New England, Eric says there are few places on earth That produce weather like this little corner of the U.
S.
He is also a contributor for CBS News, often found reporting on breaking severe weather across the country. on TV38 (WSBK-TV).
Eric Fisher is Chief Meteorologist for CBS Boston\'s WBZ-TV News and anchors weather segments weeknights at 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 11 p.m., as well as WBZ-TV News at 10 p.m
