Hello! I am Joshua Wisel, this is my portfolio page with some information about me.
Some Background Information
My name is Joshua Wisel. I am the owner and manager of Weather 225 Media. I have been broadcasting and forecasting with Weather 225 since I created this platform 9 years ago in 2015 when I was 15 years old. I developed this platform to develop forecasts for North Texas that viewers can understand, and in a manner that could help teach, and try and alleviate storm and weather-related anxiety. Since then, we have grown a fairly large following across our website, media, and streaming platforms. We have branched out to now include the Fayetteville Arkansas region with a second page, and have two LIVE 24/7 weather channels for Fayetteville, and Dallas Fort Worth. Most recently we have added a forecast region for the Upstate New York/Binghamton region.
I’m a student at the University of Arkansas graduating in December of 2024, and I plan to get a graduate’s degree in meteorology post-graduation.
All forecasts you see on this website with custom graphics or with our logo are created by me. I create custom weather graphics for our website and have created graphics for other organizations I have worked with. I create the forecasts and update graphics for both forecast regions daily or weekly depending on the forecast. I provide occasional live broadcasts, and or daily forecast videos across both sites throughout the week.
As someone who grew up with weather-related anxiety, my main priority is to give viewers a weather media experience they can’t get anywhere else. My goal is to help relieve weather-related fears and anxieties. I lived with this fear in the past and understand how the viewers may feel. These broadcasts are leading the way. When severe weather has impacted our coverage areas, we not only relay information in a classic coverage manner, but we also take chats from viewers and try to answer them as best we can while live-in coverage. I also try to teach basic understandable weather information that encourages research of weather, as in my own personal experience, understanding weather helped me to not fear it.
I have experience with on-air forecast segments, severe weather coverage, radar interpretation, forecasting, reporting, in-depth explanations of weather topics, photography, videography, video editing, producing, managing a team, and graphics editing.
I have worked with broadcast outlets such as Texas Weather Tracker TV in years past, as well as broadcast segments with University of Arkansas UATV, and Oklahoma State University’s O’Colly TV. I have also worked with the Southern Sports Network and their Semi-Pro Saturday broadcasts. And have broadcast my own forecast segments and coverage on this platform and media site (Weather225.com).
I have broadcast experience not only with Weather225.com but also with other media groups and organizations. View my past film/b-roll in the links below. I have done everything from weather forecast segments, to in-depth scientific forecast explanations, severe weather coverage, some live reporting and more!
Bellow is a YouTube Playlist with some past B-Roll broadcasts of mine.
PAST FORECAST SEGMENTS:
PAST SEVERE WEATHER COVERAGE:
PAST WEATHER NEWS PACKAGES:
EDITING PROJECTS I’VE MADE OR WERE APART OF:
I was part of the team that edited and created the “One Supercell To Remember” special that aired across KNWA, FOX 24, and KNXW in Fayetteville Arkansas in July. The Special covered the historic events of the Memorial Day Weekend tornadoes in the Northwest Arkansas area. My roles were Editor, Graphics Creator, and Producer.
Award Winning Coverage while with UATV:
LIVE Reporting in Active weather conditions:
Scientific Segments: