Congratulations to CBK Media Management client KJ Jacobs on joining WCPO (ABC) in Cincinnati, OH as the Weekday Morning Traffic Anchor/Meteorologist. You can catch KJ’s traffic reports on Good Morning Tri-State starting at 5 AM with anchors Adrian Whitsett and Kristen Skovira and meteorologist Jennifer Ketchmark. KJ will also be delivering forecasts weekly for WCPO 9 News.
Before making the move to Cincinnati, KJ was the Weekend Evening Meteorologist at WCNC, the NBC affiliate in Charlotte, NC (market #22). While at WCNC, KJ and the weather team produced a segment called “Weather IQ”. It’s a special series with detailed explainers that help viewers learn and understand weather better. WCNC’s “Weather IQ” series earned KJ and the weather team a 2024 Regional Edward R. Murrow award.
Previously, KJ was the Weekend Morning Meteorologist at WTKR (CBS) in Norfolk, VA. While in Norfolk, KJ produced a regular segment called “KJ’s Kids”, which spotlights local students who shine in STEM. A South Carolina native, KJ also worked as a Meteorologist at WPDE (ABC) in Myrtle Beach, SC. KJ got his first full-time Meteorologist position at WOAY in Oak Hill, WV. From there, KJ moved to WAFF in Huntsville, AL where he was the Weekend Morning/Weekday Noon Meteorologist for two years.
KJ earned his Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication and Broadcast Journalism from the University of South Carolina. He then went on to Mississippi State where he got a degree in Bachelor of Science in Geosciences, Meteorology. When KJ isn’t forecasting the weather, you’ll find him in the gym exercising, playing Pickleball and watching college basketball. #TeamCBK