Jason Mikell
Jason Mikell is a two-time Emmy-award winning meteorologist and Edward R. Murrow winner for WBZ News Mornings, weekdays from 5-7 a.m. on WBZ-TV Boston.
He came to WBZ from Ohio where he was the evening meteorologist at WKYC in Cleveland.
Prior to Cleveland, Jason spent nearly four years at KVUE in Austin, Texas as a morning anchor, traffic anchor, and meteorologist, and nearly two years as chief meteorologist at WLIO in Lima, Ohio.
With meteorology experience from the deep South, to the Midwest and Northeast, Jason has covered tornadoes, flash floods, hurricanes, extreme heat waves, and winter storms.
"Severe storms were a huge interest of mine growing up. From watching my location station in Hattiesburg, MS WDAM-TV, to the tornado drills at school, to living through one of the most costly, deadly, and destructive storms in US history: Hurricane Katrina. Unbeknownst to me at the time, it was all preparing me for a career that continues to bring me joy."
A long-time lover of all of the arts, especially the Boston Pops, Jason spent many years in choir, show choir, theater, and band throughout middle school, high school, and college. He led his 130+ member marching band to win his high school's first state marching band championship as a drum major in 2004.
Community impact and connection is an integral part of Jason's personal life and professional career, having stewarded the launch of WKYC's climate initiative PlanetCLE in 2022. He also served on the boards of Big Brothers Big Sisters both in west central Ohio and Cleveland and the Austin LGBT Chamber of Commerce. He raised more than $7,500 for the American Cancer Society's Real Men Wear Pink campaign. Jason is also no stranger to national airwaves. He was featured on Live! with Kelly and Ryan in 2021 with their virtual road trip series through Austin, Texas.
Jason continues to give back and volunteer with his memberships with the American Meteorology Society, National Weather Association, the National Association of Black Journalists, Gamma Theta Upsilon, and Phi Theta Kappa fraternities. He was also welcomed into the Ohio School Board's Association Media Honor Roll and earned first place as the state's "Best Weathercast" via the Cleveland Press Club in 2023.