Brian Slocum

Brian Slocum is a skilled meteorologist who has been with WXII 12 since 2005. He covers a wide range of weather events, from hurricanes to tornadoes, and is passionate about sharing important weather information with his audience. Brian has had several memorable experiences throughout his career, including covering Hurricane Ophelia in 2005, surveying EF3 tornado damage in 2008, and covering Hurricane Earl in 2010. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois and Mississippi State University, with degrees in geography and broadcast meteorology respectively. Prior to his TV career, Brian worked as a meteorologist for various media outlets, including radio, magazines, and his own telephone weather service for the Baltimore metropolitan area. He began his TV weather career at WMDT-TV in Salisbury, Md., and has also worked for stations in Pennsylvania and West Virginia before joining WXII-TV. Brian is a dedicated professional who loves to talk about the weather, and when not tracking storms, he enjoys traveling, playing and watching sports, and spending time with friends and family. He, his wife Heather, and their son Jack are proud to call North Carolina their home.