![]() Ashley graduated with an aerospace engineering degree from Auburn and a master’s in meteorology from Mississippi State. ![]() Most recently Ashley was inducted into Auburn’s Top 20 Alumni under 40 and last year, received the prestigious Minority Business Awards Young Professional of the Year. Together, Ashley and Derek have built a family-owned and operated business that reaches across the entire state of Alabama. While he runs the day-to-day operations, Ashley casts the vision and is an entrepreneur at heart. While most people know Ashley for her weather coverage, Ashley is also a proud business owner with her husband Derek. Gann knew at the age of 12 that she wanted to. Nearly 8 years ago the Lord called Ashley and her family to Birmingham where she became the first female chief meteorologist in the Birmingham TV market, and to date, the only one. Ashley Gann, 05 aerospace engineering, is a wife, mother, meteorologist and Mrs. Who Is Ashley Gann? Emmy-nominated Ashley Gann is the Chief Meteorologist at CBS 42 and is a doting mother of 4, wife, and active member of her church. In this episode, Ashley shares how she began her career, how she balances her home and work life, as well as the details of her family-owned business. Not only is Ashley an incredibly successful meteorologist, but she is also a business owner and entrepreneur. This week, Ashley joins me to discuss her career in meteorology, her family, the business she owns with her husband, and the faith that inspires it all.Įpisode At A Glance: This week on The Savv圜ast, CBS 42 Chief Meteorologist Ashley Gann joins me to share about her life, career, and faith. Her main aim is to educate the public on severe threats, weather.Birmingham locals probably know the amazing Ashley Gann from the CBS 42 weather. CBS 42 Storm Team Chief Meteorologist Ashley Gann joined the CBS 42 Storm Team during the spring of 2015. The coverage changed the lives of Alabamians and how they react to extreme weather. On April 27, 2020, Ashley and her weather team covered tornado in central and south Alabama non-stop. She also practiced her forecasting skills at KLKN Lincoln, Nebraska, and WSAV out of Savannah, GA. data:image/png base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAKAAAAB4CAYAAAB1ovlvAAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAHCNJREFUeF7tnQd0VFXXht+ZSQ8lIYFEqmBoiiAiTYpSBGkWQJrto9mooYOACooURanSBQQ. Besides her being a chief meteorologist she delivered the weather at 11Alive (WXIA) in Atlanta, CBS 8 (WAKA) in Montgomery, and WTOK in Meridian, Mississippi. Chief Meteorologist Ashley Gann, of CBS 42 in Birmingham, is a graduate of both Auburn (aerospace engineering) and Mississippi State (geosciences). She is a National Weather Service certified storm spotter and she is also a storm chaser.īefore joining CBS 42, Gann worked as the Chief Meteorologist for Alabama News Network (CBS & ABC affiliates) in Montgomery, Alabama. She grew up and spent her entire childhood in Fort Worth, Texas where she experienced harsh weather from hailstone to tornadoes. She started her first try as a meteorologist in Birmingham while at the age of 5 years old. You can watch her each morning on the CBS 42 Morning News with Art Franklin until May 28, 2018, when she will join the CBS 42 News at 5, 6 and 10 on weekdays in her new role as CBS 42 Storm Team Chief Meteorologist. ![]() 42 (CBS affiliate) with Chief meteorologist Mark Prater and Meteorologist Teddy Mac. CBS 42 Storm Team Chief Meteorologist Ashley Gann joined the CBS 42 Storm Team during the spring of 2015. ![]() Gann while in Mississippi state, she served as a research assistant to the state’s Climatologist where her research covered topics like “Dissecting the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale as it relates to coastal damage” and “Economic impacts weather has on industry”Īshley’s passion to pursue the weather started at her young age in Birmingham. From your friendly WIAT 42 Storm Track Meteorologist Ashley Gann.
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