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Name: Bob Smith
Title: Chief Meteorologist
Broadcast Times: First at Five, 6 O'Clock, and 11 O'Clock
Email Address: bob.smith@wrdw.com

Bob Smith is the Chief Meteorologist for WRDW-TV News 12 First at Five, News 12 at 6 O' Clock, and News 12 at 11. Bob has been a member of the News 12 team since 1977 and has been involved in broadcasting since 1962.

Bob grew up in Augusta and graduated from Richmond Academy. He attended the Augusta School of Aviation, a four year professional pilot school, and also attended Middle Tennessee State College.

Bob has experience in a variety of fields including flight instructor, Armed Forces Radio and Television, business owner of an audio visual center, drug prevention law enforcement as a pilot and civil air patrol pilot. He is also involved in the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association, the Experimental Aircraft Association and the American Meteorological Society. Bob holds a Meteorology Degree from Mississippi State University and has received advanced certification for his studies of Doppler Radar. He is also a recognized member of the National Weather Association.

For the areas most accurate weather forecasts, viewers can turn to News 12 and Bob Smith. According to a forecast analysis by The Augusta Chronicle of local weather forecast, "News 12 is most accurate...".

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