Nick Gregory (born April 24, 1960) is an American

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and pilot. He is the chief meteorologist for

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. His first weather forecast for WNYW aired on December 26, 1986.

Career

A native of

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, Gregory is a 1978 graduate of

Iona Preparatory School Iona Preparatory School, or simply Iona Prep, is an independent, Catholic, all-male, college-preparatory school located in the north end of New Rochelle, New York, in suburban Westchester County. It consists of the Upper School for Grades 9 thr ...

in New Rochelle, and a 1982 graduate of

Lyndon State College Lyndon State College was a public liberal arts college in Lyndon, Vermont. In 2018, it merged with Johnson State College to create Northern Vermont University; the former campus of Lyndon State College is now the university's Lyndon campus. ...

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. Gregory holds a bachelor's degree in

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Career

Gregory has been a licensed pilot for 42 years and a flight instructor for over 30 years.His extensive knowledge makes him the FOX 5 News

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expert on aviation stories. He also flies missions for

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, a non-profit organization that provides free transportation for financially needy patients and families to and from their medical treatments. Before joining FOX 5 News, Gregory served as the morning meteorologist for

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. Prior to CNN, he worked as meteorologist for

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12 (

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) in

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. On December 26, 2016, Nick Gregory celebrated his 30th anniversary on Fox 5 News. Gregory has also been heard on several radio stations. He was the meteorologist for WCNN Newsradio in Atlanta from 1984 to 1986. In New York he was a part of the morning show on

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Hot 97 from 1988 through 1993 then joined the morning show on

WLTW WLTW (106.7 MHz) is an adult contemporary radio station licensed to New York, New York and serving the New York metropolitan area. WLTW is owned by iHeartMedia and broadcasts from studios located at 125 West 55th Street in Midtown Manhattan, ...

106.7 Lite FM from September 1995 through December 2008. As a flight instructor, he is the chief pilot for Performance Flight, which utilizes the Cirrus SR20 and SR22 aircraft for its fleet. The flight school is located at

Westchester County Airport Westchester County Airport is a county-owned airport in Westchester County, New York, Westchester County, New York (state), New York, United States, northeast of downtown White Plains, New York, White Plains, with territory in the Town (New Y ...

in White Plains, New York. Gregory is also an FAA Designated Pilot Examiner which authorizes him to give the practical test on behalf of the FAA for those looking to earn their Private Pilot or Commercial Certificate as well as attain an Instrument Rating. Most recently he has been hired as a pilot by Hopscotch Air, which provides air taxi services throughout the northeast.

Awards

Gregory has been honored with several awards over the course of his career. He has been on the American Meteorologist Society's "Board of Broadcast Meteorology" and was chairman of the board in 1992. He has received the AMS Seal of Approval for Excellence in Television Weathercasting and both the ''

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'' and the ''

New York Daily News The ''Daily News'' is an American newspaper based in Jersey City, New Jersey. It was founded in 1919 by Joseph Medill Patterson in New York City as the ''Illustrated Daily News''. It was the first U.S. daily printed in Tabloid (newspaper format ...

'' have named him the most accurate weather forecaster in

. He participates in many charities and is also very involved in the community visiting schools all across the tri-state area. In recognition of this, Gregory has been awarded the New York City Comptrollers Award for outstanding community service.

Personal life

Gregory is married, has three children and resides in New Rochelle, New York. Gregory is of

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descent and attends Holy Trinity

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church in New Rochelle, New York.

References

External links

Nick's bio- WNYW

Twitter @NickGregoryFox5
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