James-Paul Dice

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James-Paul Dice

James-Paul "J-P" Dice (born June 19, 1972 in Florida) is the former chief meteorologist for television station WBRC.

Dice began his career as a broadcaster while still at Frostproof Junior-Senior High School in Florida, from which he graduated in 1990. He graduated from the University of Florida in 1995, studied at the Mississippi State Broadcast Meteorology Program, and also earned his Master's in geoscience at Mississippi State University in 2002. In April 1995, he began as the weekend meteorologist and a weekday reporter for WCJB-TV in Gainesville, Florida.

Dice next moved to WHNT-TV, the CBS affiliate in Huntsville, in March 1997. During his 11 years at WHNT, he earned seals of approval from the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and the National Weather Association, won the Associated Press Best Weather Anchor award in 2004 and 2006, and received the New York Times Broadcast Group President's Award for his work in the deployment of the first polarimetric Doppler radar system for television known as ARMOR. He also became the first meteorologist in Alabama to earn the Certified Broadcast Meteorologist seal from the AMS. While in Huntsville, Dice also married and had a son.

On July 14, 2008, the sale of WBRC to Local TV LLC was completed. Local TV had bought WHNT the previous year. The two stations having the same owners helped clear the way for Dice's promotion in August.

Dice was divorced from his first wife and remarried in 2011. In addition to his work at WBRC, Dice has taught meteorology and physical science courses at Jefferson State Community College.

Preceded by:
David Neal
WBRC-TV chief meteorologist
20082021
Succeeded by:
Wes Wyatt

References

  • "James-Paul Dice." (n.d.). WHNT-TV. Accessed July 31, 2008
  • Welch, Chris (July 27, 2008). "Channel 19's Dice taking forecasts to Birmingham." The Huntsville Times
  • Malone, John and Bonnie O'Brien (July 31, 2008). "Interview with James-Paul Dice" (no official title). WRSA-FM
  • "J-P Dice." (August 9, 2014) WBRC-TV – accessed January 20, 2020