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When her colleague, chief meteorologist [[Doug Hill (meteorologist)|Doug Hill]], announced that he was retiring in 2016, Johnson attempted to take the lead.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2017-10-26 |title=Women are being passed over for 'chief meteorologist' jobs at an alarming rate |url=https://medium.com/the-lily/women-are-being-passed-over-for-chief-meteorologist-jobs-at-an-alarming-rate-30d2823daba6 |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=The Lily |language=en}}</ref> However, the network did not appoint her, despite her considerable expertise and experience.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |title=Analysis {{!}} Women are being passed over for 'chief meteorologist' jobs at an alarming rate |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/10/26/women-are-being-passed-over-for-chief-meteorologist-jobs-at-an-alarming-rate/ |access-date=2022-10-20 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> She was made the lead meteorologist at [[WJLA-TV]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Veronica Johnson moves to ABC7 as Jacqui Jeras signs off — for now |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/06/01/veronica-johnson-moves-to-abc7-as-jacqui-jeras-signs-off-for-now/ |access-date=2022-10-20 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> In 2021, she was inducted in the Silver Circle of the National Capital Emmys for her contributions to meteorology.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Capital Emmys |date=2022-02-16 |title=2021 Gold & Silver Circles Announced! |url=https://www.capitalemmys.tv/post/gold-silver-circle |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=Capitalemmys }}</ref> |
When her colleague, chief meteorologist [[Doug Hill (meteorologist)|Doug Hill]], announced that he was retiring in 2016, Johnson attempted to take the lead.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2017-10-26 |title=Women are being passed over for 'chief meteorologist' jobs at an alarming rate |url=https://medium.com/the-lily/women-are-being-passed-over-for-chief-meteorologist-jobs-at-an-alarming-rate-30d2823daba6 |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=The Lily |language=en}}</ref> However, the network did not appoint her, despite her considerable expertise and experience.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |title=Analysis {{!}} Women are being passed over for 'chief meteorologist' jobs at an alarming rate |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/10/26/women-are-being-passed-over-for-chief-meteorologist-jobs-at-an-alarming-rate/ |access-date=2022-10-20 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> She was made the lead meteorologist at [[WJLA-TV]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Veronica Johnson moves to ABC7 as Jacqui Jeras signs off — for now |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/06/01/veronica-johnson-moves-to-abc7-as-jacqui-jeras-signs-off-for-now/ |access-date=2022-10-20 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> In 2021, she was inducted in the Silver Circle of the National Capital Emmys for her contributions to meteorology.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Capital Emmys |date=2022-02-16 |title=2021 Gold & Silver Circles Announced! |url=https://www.capitalemmys.tv/post/gold-silver-circle |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=Capitalemmys }}</ref> |
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Johnson also does outreach events introducing K-12 students to careers in [[STEM]] |
Johnson also does outreach events introducing K-12 students to careers in [[STEM]],<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Abdelrahman |first1=Nahed |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WC4PEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22veronica+johnson%22+meteorology&pg=PA46 |title=Girls and Women of Color In STEM: Their Journeys in Higher Education |last2=Irby |first2=Beverly |last3=Ballenger |first3=Julia |last4=Polnick |first4=Barbara |date=2020-10-01 |publisher=IAP |isbn=978-1-64802-093-3 |pages=46 |language=en}}</ref> and brought [[Conan O'Brien]] onto her weathercast in 2009.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Henson |first=Robert |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5W0_AAAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&hl=en |title=Weather on the Air: A History of Broadcast Meteorology |date=2013-01-22 |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |isbn=978-1-935704-00-3 |pages=27 |language=en}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Veronica Johnson is an American meteorologist who is the chief meteorologist at WJLA-TV. She has been a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society since 2011.
Johnson earned her undergraduate degree at the University of North Carolina at Asheville.[1] She specialized in atmospheric sciences.[2] Johnson started her meteorology career at NBCUniversal.[citation needed] She joined News4 in 2000, and was appointed to the board of the American Meteorological Society in 2005. In 2011, she was elected a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society.[3][4]
When her colleague, chief meteorologist Doug Hill, announced that he was retiring in 2016, Johnson attempted to take the lead.[5] However, the network did not appoint her, despite her considerable expertise and experience.[5][6] She was made the lead meteorologist at WJLA-TV in 2016.[7] In 2021, she was inducted in the Silver Circle of the National Capital Emmys for her contributions to meteorology.[8]
Johnson also does outreach events introducing K-12 students to careers in STEM,[9] and brought Conan O'Brien onto her weathercast in 2009.[10]
References
- ^ "Veronica Johnson | Eye of the Storm - January 18, 2018 | National Association of Broadcasters". www.nab.org. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ "Author: Veronica Johnson". WTOP News. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ "Author: Veronica Johnson". WTOP News. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ "List of Fellows". American Meteorological Society. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ a b "Women are being passed over for 'chief meteorologist' jobs at an alarming rate". The Lily. 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ "Analysis | Women are being passed over for 'chief meteorologist' jobs at an alarming rate". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ "Veronica Johnson moves to ABC7 as Jacqui Jeras signs off — for now". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ Staff, Capital Emmys (2022-02-16). "2021 Gold & Silver Circles Announced!". Capitalemmys. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ Abdelrahman, Nahed; Irby, Beverly; Ballenger, Julia; Polnick, Barbara (2020-10-01). Girls and Women of Color In STEM: Their Journeys in Higher Education. IAP. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-64802-093-3.
- ^ Henson, Robert (2013-01-22). Weather on the Air: A History of Broadcast Meteorology. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-935704-00-3.