John Patrick

John Patrick (born April 16, 1974) is the Chief Meteorologist at WZVN-TV in Fort Myers, Florida. John delivers the forecast weekday evenings on ABC7 News at 6pm, 7pm & 11pm. Prior to officially being named Chief Meteorologist on August 5, 2011, John was the meteorologist on ABC7 Morning News and ABC7 News at 9am from April 4, 2005 through April 6, 2011, when John moved to the evening newscasts on a trial basis. "JP," as he is commonly known on TV, was part of the team of eight meteorologists that provided around-the-clock coverage of landfalling Hurricane Wilma in October 2005 that was simulcast on WZVN and WBBH. This coverage won the Waterman Broadcasting Team a First Place Florida Associated Press Award. In 2007 and 2014, John won a Second Place Florida Associated Press Award for Best Weathercast in a Medium Sized Television Market. In Florida, the Medium Sized TV Markets include Jacksonville, West Palm Beach, Pensacola, And Fort Myers. Then, in 2008, John won a First Place Florida Associated Press Award for Best Weathercast. John worked alongside his WBBH brethren again on a simulcast during the landfall of Tropical Storm Fay in August 2008. John was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2008 for Best Weathercast and in 2009 in the On-Air Talent/Weather Anchor category. Again in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2015 John won the First Place Associated Press Award for Best Weathercast. Under John's leadership, the StormWarn7 weather forecast on WZVN-TV is certified for 2015 as "Southwest Florida's Most Accurate Weather Forecast" by WeatheRate, an Independent Research Company based in Phoenix, Arizona. This marks the second year in a row that WZVN is certified as the Fort Myers / Naples Television Market's most accurate forecast. Competitor WINK-TV also claims on-air to be Southwest Florida's Most Accurate, but a list of WeatheRate Certified Television Stations quickly proves this claim false. Before joining WZVN & WBBH, John was the Morning Meteorologist at KNWA-TV in Fa