Meteorologist Tim Joyce proudly calls the Pacific Northwest home for more than a decade now. The Chicago-area native set his sights on Oregon even while he was still a student at the University of Kansas. He was an intern in at KOIN in 1994.
Assistant News Director and Disc Jockey for the campus radio station at KU wasn't enough for the enthusiastic young broadcaster. He also chased thunderstorms and breaking news for the ABC affiliate in nearby Topeka, Kan. After graduation he aimed his 1977 Buick Regal west along the Oregon Trail Auto Tour Route -- and headed for the Willamette Valley.
As a forecaster and reporter for nine years Eugene, he's covered everything from forest fires, the Thurston High School shootings, and the devastating Oregon floods in 1996. Tim has earned reporting awards from the Kansas Association of Broadcasters, the Northwest Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, and The Associated Press.
While working in Eugene he studied meteorology and obtained a Certificate of Broadcast Meteorology with advanced standing from Mississippi State University. He loves the Northwest weather and says forecasting it can be tricky because the very different topography throughout the region. His favorite kind of weather is something we get a lot of here: morning fog and afternoon sunshine.
While co-hosting a morning show in Eugene, he freelanced in Portland and Seattle, joining the KOIN team in 2004.
You can find him covering lots of environmental issues as well as forecasting on the weekends here at KOIN Local 6. Tim also provides articles for the Generation Green blog here on KOINlocal6.com. When he's not at work, you can find him IN the weather. You might spot him kayaking around Ross Island, biking the Springwater Trail, hiking in the Gorge, or snowboarding on Mount Hood. Sometimes he'll do some creative writing just sitting outside at his local coffee shop in Portland's Brooklyn Neighborhood.
Tim is also in his garden a lot. Tim is an OSU Extension Service Master Gardener. You might catch him on the phone when you call the Master Gardener hotline to get your gardening questions answered or perhaps he'll help you load up your new rhodies at the annual Crystal Springs Rhododendron Fundraiser when he's volunteering. Tim is on the Board of Directors of Growing Gardens (
http://www.growing-gardens.org) The Portland non-profit's main mission is teaching low income families and individuals how to grow a portion of their own food. Volunteers set up container or raised bed gardens-- and experts mentor the families for the three year program.
Tim is a former member of the Board of Directors for the non-profit HIV Alliance. He was also a volunteer and on the board of the Greenhill Humane Society. Tim lives in southeast Portland with his two dogs: Hugo and Gladys.
If you have a story idea or just want to say "hi"-- you can e-mail him:
mailto:tjoyce@koin.com You can follow Tim and the rest of the KOIN Weather department on Twitter,
@forecastupdates Tim also has a running blog (
Generation Green) regarding gardening, recycling and other eco-friendly activities.
