COLUMBUS, Ohio — Michael Behrens joined the Doppler 10 weather team in February 2024 as the weekend evening meteorologist. He is continuing his lifelong passion for learning about, communicating and predicting the weather. From being afraid of storms as a child to chasing them as an adult, Michael has seemingly kept an eye on the sky for his entire life.
Michael has a long history in local television around the Midwest, starting in late 2012 when he joined the weather team at ABC 21 Alive (WPTA-TV) in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He worked there for three years as a weather specialist, filling in as needed and covering everything from severe weather to massive winter storms. This position also included forecasting the weather for NBC 33 (WISE-TV) in Fort Wayne and My TV20 (WMYD-TV) in Detroit, Michigan.
Contact: Michael.Behrens@10tv.com
Michael most recently worked for 10TV sister station WZZM 13 On Your Side in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he lived for four years. Michael forecasted it all in the Great Lakes region, from tornadoes to flooding and blizzards to ice storms. He was also frequently found out in the community speaking with local schools about science and weather or hosting community events throughout the region. In addition to his work forecasting, Michael could also be found flying drones for the station or operating their TV news trucks. His work in Grand Rapids earned him multiple Michigan Association of Broadcasters awards along with an EMMY nomination.
Michael also has past experience from TEGNA sister station KYTX CBS 19 in Tyler, Texas. There, he was the weekday morning meteorologist covering hours of severe weather in one of the most active severe weather regions in the nation. Prior to that, he worked weekend mornings in Saginaw, Michigan, at CBS affiliate WNEM-TV 5, in addition to experience with the weather team at then-CBS affiliate WISH-TV in Indianapolis, where he interned during the summer of 2014, and as a student volunteer at the National Weather Service office in Indianapolis during the summer of 2015.
Michael is a graduate of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, with a Bachelor of Science in Geography including concentrations in Professional Track Meteorology and Geographic Information Sciences. He graduated cum laude with an honors diploma in May 2016.
While at Ball State, Michael was heavily involved in student media, including holding the positions of reporter, producer, forecaster, technical operations director, assistant general manager and chief weather forecaster for the student radio station WCRD 91.3 FM. He was also a forecaster, producer and chief weather forecaster for NewsLink Indiana, Ball State's nightly television newscast. Additionally, Michael was a member of the Ball State Storm Chase Team for his entire time at the university, participating in multiple storm chase events and gaining his HAM radio license.
Michael's work at Ball State was recognized by several scholarships and awards, including the David L. Odom Award for Outstanding Service in Meteorology and Climatology, as well as a Society of Professional Journalism award for best television newscast.
When not on TV, Michael is known to be an avid video gamer and DIY project enthusiast. Michael is also a big fan of baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals are his favorite team. You are most likely to find Michael out and about in central Ohio at a baseball game or local restaurant, so be sure to come over and say hi!
You can follow Michael on Facebook, on X and on Instagram.
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