Nick Johnston Industry Associate
Nick Johnston is very excited to be joining the teaching staff or the New School Center for Media. Born and raised in the Albany area, Nick graduated from Guilderland Central High School in 2000, before earning a degree in Meteorology from SUNY Brockport in 2004. He attended The New School of Radio and TV (now the New School Center for Media) from September 2005 to March 2006, earning a diploma in Broadcasting. He then jumped right into television in April of 2006 in Wichita Falls, TX at KAUZ. It was there where Nick got to fulfill a lifelong dream of not only storm chasing, but seeing a live tornado. After a year and a half in Texas, Nick’s next move was to WFFF/WVNY in Burlington, VT in August of 2007. There Nick got to cover Burlington’s snowiest winter on record, the largest single snowstorm on record, and the historic flooding of Lake Champlain. Then in August of 2011 tropical storm Irene slammed the East Coast. He and his photographer covered the devastating flooding in Rutland, VT for 25 hours straight.
In October of 2011, Nick earned the American Meteorological Society’s CBM (Certified Broadcast Meteorologist), and remains a full and active member of the AMS. After almost 5 years in Burlington, Nick moved to WRGB back in Albany, and was thrilled to be back in his home town. He did weather in the mornings and at noon there for 3 years, before moving across town to WTEN, where he was the morning meteorologist for almost 2.5 years.
Nick’s love of nature goes far beyond covering the weather. In the summer he enjoys hiking, camping, and kayaking. In the winter Nick loves to snowboard, and still thinks sledding is a blast. Nick also enjoys grilling year round, and loves trying out new BBQ recipes.
Being active in the community is something that is important to Nick; Volunteering with ESGR (employer support of the Guard and Reserve), the Red Cross Veterans Services, and doing school visits to talk about weather. He is excited to share his knowledge and experience with students of the New School, and continue exploring the emerging field of social media broadcasting!