Gary England

Gary England, Oklahoma's #1 meteorologist, has spent his life's career watching out for the lives of his fellow Oklahomans. During his time as Chief Meteorologist at News 9 he has earned two Emmy awarded him by the National Association of Television Arts and Sciences. In addition, Gary has won many other honors including induction into the Western Oklahoma Hall of Fame and a Golden Viddy Award from the National Academy of Television Journalists. The author of four books, his most recent effort in 1996 is 'Weathering the Storm: Tornadoes, Television & Turmoil." Previous to that he has written "Oklahoma Weather", "United States Weather" and "Those Terrible Twisters."

Gary is a native of Seiling, Oklahoma and a graduate of the University of Oklahoma, with a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and meteorology. He is a recognized authority in severe weather and a forensic meteorologist for the legal community.

England holds the distinction of being the person who initiated, with Enterprise Electronics, development of the world's first commercial Doppler radar. In 1981, Gary became the first person to use Doppler radar for direct warnings to the public. He is also recognized for his development of 'First Warning' and 'Storm Tracker' technology - automated severe weather systems now in use nationwide.

Gary has been featured in prestigious publications and productions including The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Readers Digest, CBS Evening News, NOVA and Granada Television in England. He is a member of the American Meteorological Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the New York Academy of Sciences and The National Weather Association.

Gary, who served as a consultant for and appeared in Steven Spielberg's movie, TWISTER, has long been a favorite of such networks as The Discovery Channel and The Learning Channel. The major weather events of the past several years, however, have truly catapulted him into international recognition. He was featured in several Discovery Channel specials after the events of Jun 13, 1998, but after the landmark tornado activity of May 3, 1999, his recognition became global. As an expert on the happenings of the day, international news sources such as Der Spiegel (German television), Canadian Broadcasting Network and the British Broadcasting Company sought out and interviewed him. These were in addition to the American media which included correspondents from The New York Times, National Geographic Television, Broadcasting and Cable Magazine and The Bob Grant Show (New York City). Having long ago given up the appellation of 'local weatherman' Gary England has reached beyond his local status and brought to himself and his home state a reputation for excellence in weather forecasting. He continues to feel great affection and responsibility toward the Oklahoma public, who has so long entrusted to him their very safety.

Gary and his wife, Mary, reside in Oklahoma City. Their daughter, Molly, lives in California with her husband, Mike, and their daughters, Cassidy and Chloe.

Michael Armstrong

Michael Armstrong began his affiliation with KWTV as a StormTracker with the January 21, 1999 tornado outbreak in Arkansas. Since that time he has seen over 60 tornadoes, including 25 during the May 3, 1999 tornado outbreak. As a result of this experience he learned a tremendous respect for the forces of Mother Nature.

As a News 9 Staff Meteorologist, Michael's responsibilities now include the weekend morning shows, the NewsOK.com weather page and coordination of the StormTrackers during severe weather events.

Michael grew up in Ponca City, OK where his interest in severe weather developed because of numerous tornadoes in Kay County. Despite his love for meteorology, he first tried his hand at music. Having played the trumpet throughout his high school years, Michael was awarded a music scholarship to the University of Arkansas. Although music was a rewarding experience, his love of weather soon reasserted itself and he transferred back to the University of Oklahoma and earned a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology degree.

Daughter Michyla Grace was born to Michael and his wife, Kristen, in September of 2001. Besides spending time with his family, he enjoys listening to and playing music, computers, bass fishing and last, but not least, storm chasing. His family attends Northwest Baptist Church in Oklahoma City.

Jed Castles

Jed Castles Since 1996, Jed has given Oklahomans plenty of reasons to wake up on the "right side of the bed" with his weekday weathercasts.

Weather and forecasting have been his passion for most of his life. A native of Tulsa and a graduate of Tulsa Memorial High School, he earned his bachelor's degree in meteorology with an emphasis in geography from the University of Oklahoma. He is recognized by the American Meteorological Society and has earned their seal of approval.

Jed has gained a great wealth of forecasting experience working around the country. After briefly working at KOAM-TV Pittsburg, Kansas, he spent three years with KWWL-TV in snowy Waterloo, Iowa. His next stop was to the piedmont of North Carolina, forecasting between the Appalachians and the Atlantic at WFMY-TV in Greensboro, North Carolina. In his two-year tenure, he learned much about their weather- from hurricanes to nor'easters. He soon got the call from Gary and was excited to move the family back home to Oklahoma.

Jed and his wife, Traci, have three children and live in Edmond.

One question that comes up is how he gained his interest in weather. At the age of seven, storms bore down on Tulsa one late spring day. With flooding rains, large hail and lightning that knocked out the power, this day would not have been complete without a large tornado. Sure enough while his parents were out to dinner, a tornado came through southwest Tulsa close enough to be a threat to their home. At that terrifying and strangely exciting moment, while huddling in a dark closet, he realized he wanted to learn more about these bizarre elements. His enthusiasm and expertise have only grown since.

Carrie Rose