Chad Franzen bio

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Name: Chad Franzen
Title: Meteorologist
Broadcast Times: NewsChannel 7 at Noon
Email Address: cfranzen@wsaw.com

Chad Franzen returns to central Wisconsin for another stint at forecasting the quickly changing weather of Wisconsin. Chad worked in Wausau at another station from 1998 until 2004 and then spent another 2 years working at WREX in Rockford, Illinois.

Chad comes to Newschannel 7 after living in Montana, South Dakota, Colorado, Mississippi, Arizona and Illinois. He attended South Dakota School of Mines & Technology in Rapid City, S.D., where he received his B.S. in Meteorology. He also played football for four years and coached one year for the South Dakota Tech Hardrockers. He then attended Mississippi State University and received his M.S. in Meteorology while teaching students in their off campus meteorology program.

Chad received his American Meteorological Society Seal (AMS) of approval in 1999 and also received his Doppler Radar Certification later that year. He loves storm chasing, watching sports and playing many sports, especially football and racquetball! His hobbies include computers, cooking, fishing, hiking and reading. Now that he has returned to an early morning shift, he has recently rediscovered his affinity for coffee!

If you have any weather questions, Chad would be more than happy to answer them for you. Just drop him an e-mail to cfranzen@wsaw.com

WSAW News Team

Susan Ramsett News Director, Anchor	Jeff Thelen Morning News Director, Anchor, Producer	Mikel Lauber Anchor, Reporter
Stephanie Luisier Anchor, Producer	Erik Mrotek Anchor, Reporter, Producer	Bao Vang Anchor, Producer
Amy Pflugshaupt Anchor, Producer	Jonalee Merkel Anchor, Producer, Reporter	Todd Hicks Video Journalist
Liz Hayes Video Journalist	Margo Spann Video Journalist	Julia Fello Video Journalist

WSAW Storm Team

Mike Breunling Chief Meteorologist	Lee Ann Okuly Meteorologist	Chad Franzen Meteorologist
Jeremy Tabin Meterologist

WSAW Sports Team

	Dale Ryman Sports Director		Adam Kuhn Sports Anchor