John Oldshue
John Oldshue is a former meteorologist
Personal life
He was born and raised in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. His mother, Isabel Oldshue, is a retired family practice doctor. His father, Jerry Oldshue Sr., was the historian of the University of Alabama and died in November 2015.[citation needed]
In June 2011, he relocated from Tuscaloosa to Fairhope.
Education
He graduated from Mississippi State University in 1993, with a BS in Geosciences majoring in meteorology. He completed his MBA degree at the University of Alabama in 1998.
Career
Oldshue worked at
John is a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist by the American Meteorological Society and has the National Weather Association Seal of Approval. He was voted best small market weather anchor in Alabama for 1994 and 1995 by the Associated Press.[3]
In 2011, he retired from working as a meteorologist in pursuit of several online businesses including LowCards.com,[4] SaveOnPhone.com, and SaveOnInsurance.com. In 2012 John Oldshue and James Spann sold their weather forecasting business, "The Weather Company" to IBM and The Weather Channel for an undisclosed sum.[5]
He later became a fill-in meteorologist for WKRG in Mobile. In 2016 he became one of the first FAA approved aerial drone pilots and created SoutheastSky.com for aerial imaging and videography. He has been part of teams winning two Addy awards for his aerial videography work on Alabama tourism commercials.[3]
References
- Anniston Star. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
... storms from local television meteorologists James Spann Mark Prater and John Oldshue of ABC 3340
- ^ Watson, Rick (June 1, 2011) "James Spann: Tracking storms, saving lives" 280 Living
- ^ a b "John Oldshue". 27 June 2019.
- ^ Oldshue, John (July 8, 2013) About LowCards Editors http://www.lowcards.com/about-us
- ^ "Weather Channel Plans Programming Revamp". www.adweek.com. Retrieved 2022-09-30.