Alumni

Drew first appeared on Weather World in the spring of 1999. When He graduated in August 2000, he took a position as the on-camera meteorologist with KNDU in Richland, Washington. He was born in Portland, Oregon, and lived there until he came to Penn State as an undergraduate Meteorology student in 1994.
Drew then spent 18 months in Jacksonville, FL as their on-camera meteorologist. In May, 2004, he joined KPTV in his hometown of Portland, OR. Drew began his independent graphic consulting company and alreday services KCPQ in Seattle and KOVR in Sacramento and travels to these stations on his days off from KPTV.
Although Drew is certainly fascinated by the weather (especially big snow storms), his interest in Mother Nature was not the only reason he left the west coast to come to Penn State. Being a springboard and platform diver since he was seven years old, Drew was recruited to come and dive for the Nittany Lions. While competing, he distinguished himself as the only Penn State diver in the school's history to qualify for the NCAA Championships all four years of his collegiate career. Now a retired athlete, Drew remained involved in the sport by coaching the State College Area High School team and assisting the Penn State team. Aside from diving, Drew's other interests include skiing, windsurfing, mountain climbing, and traveling.

Drew Jackson