*** Paul Piorek is editor and publisher of Paul's Local Weather Journal for southwestern Connecticut ... Paul is the on-air meteorologist at WICC 600 AM and 107.3 FM ... Paul is a New York Emmy award winner (2007), five-time Emmy nominee, and four-time winner of the Connecticut Associated Press Broadcasters' Association award for Best TV Weathercast (2006, 2008, 2009, 2012) ... Paul was voted Best Local Television Personality by the readers of Fairfield County Weekly Magazine (2012) ... Paul was inducted into the Housatonic Community College Hall of Fame and received the Distinguished Alumni Award (2012) ... The local weather journal is a two-time winner of the Communicator Award of Distinction (2012 & 2013) ... Paul is currently a full-time teacher of Earth Science and Mathematics in Fairfield ... Follow Paul on Twitter @PaulPiorekWICC ...

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Fourth Connecticut Associated Press Broadcasters' Association Award in Seven Years for 'Best Weathercast'

I won the 2012 Connecticut Associated Press Broadcasters' Association award for Best Weathercast. The results were announced last evening. This marks the third time in the last five years and the fourth time in the last seven years I claimed the prestigious award. I also earned top honors in 2006, 2008, and 2009, and I was accorded honorable mention in 2004 and 2011.

This is truly an honor. I watched the editor produce my entry, and I thought I had a very good chance to win it again this year. I was humbled and excited to win it the first time, but to earn it for the fourth time in the last seven years is remarkable. I am thrilled. The entry included three weather segments from Tuesday morning, November 23, 2011, and showcased animated Thanksgiving Day graphics.



The honor continues a remarkable year of professional success. Last month, I was voted Best Local TV Personality by the readers of Fairfield County Weekly magazine, and I won the Communicator Award of Distinction for my Local Weather Journal. In addition, I received word that I will receive the Distinguished Alumni Award and will be inducted into the Housatonic Community College Hall of Fame at the HCC Foundation's annual gala in November.

The latest awards continue an impressive ten-year stretch which includes a prestigious New York Emmy award (2007), four Emmy nominations (New England, 2005; New York, 2007, 2008, and 2010), four Connecticut Associated Press Broadcasters' Association awards for Best Weathercast (2006, 2008, 2009, and 2012), and two Associated Press honorable mentions (2004 and 2011). 

Paul