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Overview
David Heckard is a meteorologist at WFTV, the ABC station in Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne. He appears on the weekend evening and noon weather forecasts. Heckard joined WFTV in September 2024.
His earlier stops include WJXT in Jacksonville and WZVN in Fort Myers. He has covered Hurricane Ian and the 2020 Orlando tornado.
Heckard’s honors include an Emmy nomination for coverage of the 2020 Orlando tornado. He holds the American Meteorological Society’s Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM) designation. Heckard earned a degree in meteorology from Purdue University. He is a native of the Midwest.
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David Heckard at a glance
- Role
- meteorologist
- Station
- WFTV (ABC)
- At the station since
- September 2024
- TV market
- Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne, FL
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