Tony Laubach
| Tony Laubach | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 20, 1980 (age 36) Oxnard, California, USA |
| Residence | De Soto, Illinois, USA |
| Fields | Meteorology, Technical communication, Professional Media and Media Management Studies |
| Institutions | WSIL-TV |
| Alma mater | Southern Illinois University (M.S., 2016), Metropolitan State College of Denver (B.S., 2009) |
| Known for | Storm Chasing |
| Influences | Art Monk, Jason David Frank, Warren Faidley, Tim Samaras |
Tony Laubach is an American professional storm chaser and Meteorologist. He has participated in several field research projects and is one of the surviving members of TWISTEX. He has been contracted as a severe weather photojournalist for various major television networks, starred in several television shows, including Seasons 3 through 5 of "Storm Chasers" on Discovery Channel
Laubach is the Weather Warrior for WSIL-TV in Carterville, Illinois and was brought onto the team on July 31, 2013. In 2015, Laubach created and produced a nine-part segment that aired every Wednesday from May 3-July 8 called Weather Warrior Wednesday. It was a weekly package detailing his storm chasing that he produced from the field. He did a second season of his Weather Warrior segment in 2016, airing between May 4-July 13 featuring eight packages and two narratives. In August 2016, Laubach is to start doing fill-in weather broadcasts on the weekend morning news shows.
Laubach was the Contributing Producer, one of the Videographers, and one of the featured talent in KMGH 7News's 2011 television news special, "Tracking Twisters". The special has received two awards; one in 2011 from the Colorado Broadcast Association for "Best Single Program Including News Magazine Programs" and the other a 2012 regional Emmy award from the National Television Academy Heartland Chapter for "Magazine Program/Weather Program".
His images and footage have been used by networks including CNN, ABC News, Good Morning America, Fox News, The Weather Channel, The National Geographic Channel, The Discovery Channel, The Travel Channel, Associated Press, Univision, Women's Entertainment, and numerous local media news outlets nationwide.
Laubach was a contributor to the TornadoAlleyLive.com website.
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