Vivian Louise Brown is an American television
meteorologist
A meteorologist is a scientist who studies and works in the field of meteorology aiming to understand or predict Earth's atmospheric phenomena including the weather. Those who study meteorological phenomena are meteorologists in research, while t ...
who worked for
The Weather Channel
The Weather Channel (TWC) is an American pay television channel owned by Weather Group, LLC, a subsidiary of Allen Media Group. The channel's headquarters are in Atlanta, Georgia. Launched on May 2, 1982, the channel broadcasts weather forecas ...
.
[ ] She most recently co-hosted
Weather Center Live
''Weather Center Live'' (previously named ''Weather Center'' from its relaunch in March 2009 until May 2011) was an American weather news television program on The Weather Channel. Airing in various timeslots throughout the daytime (and sometim ...
from noon to 3pm on weekdays. Brown was with The Weather Channel from 1986 to 2015.
Brown formerly co-hosted
Day Planner
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until it was cancelled in 2013 and replaced by the all-day form of Weather Center Live.
Early life and education
Brown was born in Greenville, Mississippi but then later moved to Jackson, Mississippi in her teen years. Brown graduated with a degree in meteorology from
Jackson State University
Jackson State University (Jackson State or JSU) is a public historically black research university in Jackson, Mississippi. It is one of the largest HBCUs in the United States and the fourth largest university in Mississippi in terms of studen ...
in 1986.
Career
In her 29-year career with The Weather Channel, Brown hosted
Afternoon Outlook from 2003 to 2006,
PM Edition Weekend from 2006 to 2010,
Day Planner
A personal organizer, datebook, date log, daybook, day planner, personal analog assistant, book planner, year planner, or agenda (from Latin ''agenda'' – things to do), is a small book or binder that is designed to be portable. It usually con ...
from 2010 to 2013, and
Weather Center Live
''Weather Center Live'' (previously named ''Weather Center'' from its relaunch in March 2009 until May 2011) was an American weather news television program on The Weather Channel. Airing in various timeslots throughout the daytime (and sometim ...
from 2013 to 2015. Brown made the announcement she was leaving the Weather Channel during her final broadcast on 1 September 2015. She said "I do not know exactly where I'm going next, but I do know for sure that it will be in accordance to God's will."
Personal life
Brown is married and has three children.
See also
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List of personalities on The Weather Channel
The Weather Channel (TWC) is an American pay television channel owned by Weather Group, LLC, a subsidiary of Allen Media Group. The channel's headquarters are in Atlanta, Georgia. Launched on May 2, 1982, the channel broadcasts weather foreca ...
References
External links
Vivian Brown on FacebookVivian Brown on Twitter*
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American television meteorologists
The Weather Channel people
Living people
African-American television personalities
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century African-American people