David Bernard

David Bernard (born 1969) is a former American television meteorologist who worked for WVUE-TV in New Orleans, Louisiana. He previously worked for CBS News and television stations in Miami, Florida, and Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Early life and career Bernard is a native of Houston, Texas. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and attended Mississippi State University.

In 1993, he began his career in television meteorology forecasting in the Tornado Alley region of the Texas Panhandle and Oklahoma.

He then began work at Tulsa, Oklahoma TV station KJRH in 1994 where he was the meteorologist for the morning and midday news programs.

New Orleans and Miami Bernard moved to WWL-TV in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1997. He was the meteorologist for the morning news programs at the station for eight years.

In the summer of 2005, Bernard left WWL for a new position at Miami TV station WFOR, a CBS affiliate. Six weeks after his departure from New Orleans, he was sent back to New Orleans to cover the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Face The Nation and CBS Sunday Morning.

In 2015, Bernard returned to New Orleans working for WVUE-TV.

Accreditation and honors Bernard is a member of the American Meteorological Society and National Weather Association. He is a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist and former member of the AMS board of broadcast meteorology. The Press Club of New Orleans awarded Bernard the first prize for best weathercast in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.

Bernard was named one of 2021's most influential New Orleanians by New Orleans Adore magazine.

Personal life In 2019, Bernard married longtime partner Charles Urstadt in New Orleans. Urstadt is a real estate investor and chairman of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art.