Ryan Phillips is the weekday morning meteorologist for NBC6 Weather Plus. He's been forecasting Florida weather for five years, having worked on both coasts.Previously he worked for WZVN, the ABC affiliate for Naples/Ft. Myers, where he spent almost two years forecasting for the weekend morning and evening broadcasts. Ryan was part of the forecast team in August of 2004 that watched Category 4 Hurricane Charley make landfall in SW Florida. Soon after his arrival in South Florida, he had to put that valuable experience to use as hurricanes Katrina and Wilma wreaked havoc across our community.Prior to moving to Florida, Ryan worked over three years at KHGI in Central Nebraska where his weathercasts were recognized by the Associated Press of Nebraska.
Born and raised in Ohio, Ryan is a graduate of Ohio University in Athens where he majored in geography and meteorology, while also serving as a tutor and part-time instructor for the Department of Geography. Conveniently enough, Ryan's studies focused on tropical weather and hurricane impact on populated coastal locations.Ryan holds the Seal of Approval from the National Weather Association and the American Meteorological Society.
