Torrance Gaucher is joining Nexstar's WFFF-TV FOX 44/WVNY-TV ABC 22 in Burlington, VT as a weekend meteorologist and reporter, New England One has learned.
"I am pleased to announce Torrance Gaucher will soon be joining the Local 22 & Local 44 weather team!" news director Jolene Reilly Greene announced in an email to staff.
Torrance joins WFFF/WVNY from KIEM-TV NBC 3 in Eureka, CA where he has been the chief meteorologist since January 2015.
Torrance tells New England One that he is "excited to return to New England." He says that he is "excited to forecast for blizzards and summer time storms as well as report on environmental stories." He also tells us that he is "thankful for my experience [at KIEM], but I am happy to move home to be closer to my family and loved ones."
A native of Harrisville, RI, Torrance is a 2014 graduate of Lyndon State College in Lyndonville, VT where he achieved an Associate's degree in television news studies, as well as a Bachelor's degree in atmospheric sciences and meteorology.
During his time in college, Torrance was a meteorologist and reporter for News 7, Lyndon State's student-run news station broadcasting to cities and towns in northeastern Vermont. He also spent some time as a weather road forecaster for Vermont Institute for Applied Meteorology in Lyndonville. In addition, Torrance spent two summers interning for the weather department at WPRI-TV in Providence, RI.
Torrance starts at WFFF/WVNY in late August.
July 13, 2015 forecast/KIEM-TV
Meteorologist Torrance Gaucher Joining WFFF/WVNY
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