I've loved taking weekend trips to places like Chelan, Leavenworth, and Winthrop. I have such a special place in my heart for all of Eastern Washington, too. I started my career as a reporter and weather anchor in Tri-Cities, Washington. While I was in Colorado, I also did forecasts and newscasts for the local Telemundo station. In 2018, I completed meteorology school online through Mississippi State University. The Rockies certainly didn't make my job easy as a meteorologist (that's an understatement), but tracking both major snowstorms and severe weather (including a threat for tornadoes) on the same day was the best way to learn about the atmosphere. Even though my alarm went off every day at 2 a.m., it was a thrill forecasting for such complex terrain. I can't tell you how much I enjoyed my time there. Previously I worked as a morning meteorologist in Colorado Springs for nearly five years. I always strove to highlight the scientific aspects of coronavirus - yet tell the story with a "human" element by introducing you to front-line workers, COVID-19 survivors, and local businesses that were impacted. I took pride in contributing to important COVID-19 stories throughout the pandemic, too. It's also been a privilege covering big weather events like Seattle's "snowpocalypse" in February of 2019 and our horrible triple-digit heat this last summer. I loved focusing on climate and environmental stories, including pieces about our beloved Southern Resident killer whales, salmon, and local climate change issues. Before joining the FOX 13 team, I worked as a meteorologist and reporter for Seattle's ABC affiliate for three years. I grew up in Bellevue and am a WSU grad (Go Cougs!). It's a dream working in my hometown and doing what I love. Monday to Wednesday mornings, you'll see me doing the weather with fellow meteorologist Brian MacMillan (he's the nicest guy you'll ever meet!). You can catch my forecasts Saturdays and Sundays from 8-11 a.m. I'm thrilled to be part of the FOX 13 family. She is now the chief meteorologist at KOMO 4.Hi! Thanks for clicking on my bio. In August 2009, she officially took the role as the weekend weather anchor at KOMO 4. In February 2009, O'Donnell was laid off from KING 5 after massive cuts at that station, including her position on sister station KONG 6/16, and returned to KOMO 4 as a freelance weekend weather anchor. O'Donnell returned to KING/ NWCN as the weeknight 10pm anchor as well as meteorologist in December 2007. In 2007, O'Donnell announced that she was leaving KNTV in order to join her husband, who had already returned to their hometown of Seattle to attend graduate school. She also reported weather for Early Today, and was a weather substitute for MSNBC from 2003–2006. She won an Emmy award as a meteorologist in 2004, and was named Best TV Weather Anchor in 20. O'Donnell joined KNTV, the NBC affiliate for the San Francisco Bay Area in 2001. In 1997, she was awarded the AMS Seal of Approval. Two years later, she joined KING in Seattle as the weekend morning meteorologist as well as her concurrent duties for Northwest Cable News. O'Donnell began work for KOMO in Seattle in 1994 where she was mentored by Chief Meteorologist Steve Pool. O'Donnell also spent seven years at the NOAA as a marine biologist. After graduation, she attended University of Washington, studying meteorology and graduating with a degree in atmospheric sciences. O'Donnell was born in Redmond, Washington and attended Redmond High School where she was valedictorian. Shannon Kay O'Donnell is an American meteorologist and news anchor.
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