Sarah Cantey, originally from Madison, Conn., works for the CBS affiliate WIAT in Birmingham, Ala. She is an American Meteorological Society Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM #893).
She is a meteorologist who’s not afraid to report out in the elements. Click here for a sample of her work.
She holds a Master of Applied Meteorology, Bachelor of Science in Geoscience and Certificate in Broadcast Meteorology from Mississippi State University.
As a meteorologist in an active weather market, Cantey has covered and experienced multiple extremes including live hurricane coverage on the Gulf of Mexico, winter weather, tornadoes and flash flooding events.
Although she is a meteorologist, Cantey is not afraid to pick up a camera. Some of her daily duties include weather-related reporting and tracking active weather from the CBS 42 Weather Alert Unit.
Before making the switch to weather, Cantey joined WIAT in 2016 after working in the Capital City covering everything from state politics to local, feature stories. She was a reporter/fill-in anchor for the Alabama News Network in Montgomery, Ala. She took the lead during coverage of high profile stories like Alabama Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard’s ethics trial, the impeachment of Governor Robert Bentley, and the case of a Montgomery police officer charged with murder.
Cantey started out as a bureau reporter. She learned that success in a bureau meant being involved and active in the community. She actively developed sources to generate exclusive, enterprising content. She’s also covered stories that gained national attention, including Alabama judges not following a federal order regarding same-sex marriage, multiple high school football players dying from head injuries across the country, and the death of “To Kill A Mockingbird” author, Harper Lee.
Prior to reporting, Cantey worked as a digital producer for Tucson News Now, the collaborative news station for the CBS and Fox affiliates of Southern Arizona. Cantey understands that in today’s journalism climate, it is paramount to be able to engage viewers on all platforms available.
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