James has served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Trinity Medical Center for the last 5 years, and is a member of the University of Alabama College of Communication Board of Visitors. He also has been awarded the seal of approval from the National Weather Association and holds a certificate in broadcast meteorology from Mississippi State University. To earn the CBM, broadcasters must hold a degree in meteorology or equivalent from an accredited college or university, pass a rigorous written examination, and have their on-air work reviewed to assess technical competence, informational value, explanatory value, and communication skills. Among radio and television meteorologists, the CBM designation is sought as a mark of distinction and recognition. James was one of the first weather anchors in the nation to earn "Certified Broadcast Meteorologist" status from the American Meteorological Society. While in Texas in the mid 1980s, James received the prestigious Katie award from the Dallas Press Club for being the "Best Weather Anchor" in the Dallas-Fort Worth market. And, in November of 2010, James Local was won the PEAK award for local Television Personality of the Year from the The American Advertising Federation's Birmingham chapter. James also won the new ABBY award for Best Weather Anchor in Alabama from the Alabama Broadcasters Association for the two years it has been awarded (2008/2009). In April 2010 James was again named Best Weather Anchor in Alabama by the Associated Press, an award he has received thirteen times. His work during that horrible storm also helped ABC 33/40 earn a prestigious national Edward R. He was recognized for live coverage of the deadly tornado which hit Tuscaloosa on December 16, 2000. In 2001, James received an Emmy Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Along the way he has worked for WCFT in Tuscaloosa, WSFA in Montgomery, KDFW in Dallas and two other stations in Birmingham. In all, James has been a television weather anchor for 32 years. He joined ABC 33/40 one month after the station signed on the air in the fall of 1996. He can be seen weeknights on the news at 5, 6, and 10 o'clock. Severe Weather Team 9 WGME WX KOMO WX FOX28 Columbus WRGB CBS 6 Weather Authority WPDE WX WRGB CBS News 6 KTVO Television TBD: What's Next WGME 13 KMPH FOX26 WJAR Radar WSBT-TV News Storm Team Weather WCHS/Fox11 WBFF WX KATU News Mobile WEAR WX Dayton 24/7 NOW WACH FOX Mobile WPMI NBC 15 TV KOKH FOX25 CBS12 News KTXS - News for Abilene, Texas WICS ABC20 KFDM WX WHAM WX KATU Weather Siouxland Weather WPDE.James is the Chief Meteorologist for ABC 33/40. STIRR | The new free TV StormTrWeather KATV Channel 7 Weather ABC13 Weather Marquee Sports Network News 5 Mobile KOMO News Mobile WSYX ABC6 WLOS ABC13 KTUL Weather WTVC Storm Track 9 KUTV TV WWMT News 3 WBFF FOX45 13 WHAM News WEAR ABC3 WJAR NBC 10 Ring of Honor KATV News WTVC News 9 FOX 11 Weather WSBTweather WJAC WCTI Storm Track 12 KRCR News Channel 7 FOX 17 Code Red Weather WKRC Local 12 Storm Search 7 FOX 17 News WKRC WX KABB FOX29 Weather Alert Network Tulsa’s Channel 8 KTUL OHIO WX WSET ABC 13 KTVL News 10 KFOX WCTI News Channel 12 WOAI News 4 ABC News 4 ABC7/WJLA NTV First Alert Weather KUTV WX NBC Montana News WLOS WX KFDM News 6 WLUK FOX 11 Eyewitness News WCHS / FOX11 WTOV9 CNY Central Weather StormWatch7 - WJLA/ABC7/D.C.
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