I got hooked on weather when I was 4 years old. One afternoon in May the sky turned black outside my house in the suburbs of Minneapolis. My older brothers and sister were home from school, and it began to rain. Then
baseball-sized hail began to pound the ground. I wore my big brother's football helmet outside for protection as I put hailstones into a bowl for safe keeping in the freezer. It sounded like hammers hitting my head.
Then the sky turned an eerie shade of green. That's when things got really weird. The back door flew open and my mom shouted out "You kids get in the basement right now! Your father called, and he said there's a tornado coming!"
I watched out the basement window as black and green clouds swirled overhead. Then it was gone. My house was okay, but when our family took a drive to a neighborhood nearby, the houses were gone. I just remember thinking; "Oh my god, what did this?"
Paul Huttner
My father Vern Huttner fueled my interest in weather at an early age. Vern was a volunteer pilot for the Civil Air Patrol and taught me quite a bit about weather. In fact the whole Huttner family is a bit "weather crazy." Watching storms is always a favorite at family gatherings.
Paul at work!
Paul Huttner is Chief Meteorologist with Minnesota Public Radio. Paul heads up weather coverage and delivers daily weather perspective and commentary on KNOW 91.1FM and on Minnesota Public Radio's 37 station network.
Paul was with WCCO-TV in 2006 and 2007. Paul also served as Chief Meteorologist at KGUN9 in Tucson from 1997 through 2005.
Paul was born and raised in Minnesota, worked at WGN-TV in Chicago where he served as meteorologist for WGN Morning News for two years. Paul also spent 7 years at WCCO-TV in the Twin Cities as meteorologist for their morning and noon news programs.
Paul graduated from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. Paul holds a Bachelor’s degree in geography (with an emphasis in meteorology). Paul is also a member of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and has earned the AMS Television Seal of Approval.
Paul has won multiple Arizona AP Awards including runner up for Arizona "Anchor Of The Year" and first place for "Climate Watch" in 2000. Paul's special, "The El Nino Factor", also won an AP award in 1998. Paul produces regular TV specials on Arizona's summer monsoon, winter weather, drought, climate change and other topics.
Paul loves hockey, golf, sailing, hiking, camping and playing guitar. Paul's charity work includes the Salvation Army's Christmas Angel program. The program has collected over 150,000 toys for needy Tucson children in the past 8 years.
Paul is married to the love of his life, Amber. They have a beautiful son, Luke.
