Eric Fisher

Chief Meteorologist, CBS Boston’s WBZ-TV News

Mr. Fisher says there are few places on earth that produce weather like his native New England, which offers blockbuster snowstorms, hurricanes, tornadoes, heat waves, frigid cold snaps and dramatic seasonal shifts. Prior to joining WBZ-TV News, he had a front row seat to some of the nation’s most extreme weather events reporting for The Weather Channel, NBC Nightly News, TODAY and MSNBC.

Among the most notable events Fisher reported from are the Moore, Oklahoma tornado in 2013; the 2011 tornado Super Outbreak; Hurricanes Sandy, Irene, and Isaac; and the massive blizzards that essentially shut down New York City in December of 2010 and Boston in February of 2013.

As Chief Meteorologist for CBS Boston’s WBZ-TV News, he anchors weather segments weeknights at 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 11 p.m., as well as WBZ-TV News at 8PM on TV38 (WSBK-TV). He is also a frequent contributor the CBS News, often found reporting on breaking severe weather across the country on the CBS Evening News.