Bryan Busby

"I love my job. It was a childhood dream of mine to do TV weather. Since the third grade, this is what I wanted to do. I have a blast up there and I hope it shows."

Coming to KMBC 9 NEWS in 1985, Chief Meteorologist Bryan Busby quickly established himself as Kansas City's leading meteorologist. In addition, Bryan served as Chief Meteorologist for the Chiefs Fox Football Radio Network and is currently heard on NewsRadio 980 and 98.1 FM, KMBZ, heard afternoons on Dana and Parks.

Bryan has put KMBC-TV on the "weather map" with innovative programs like "Guaranteed Weather," "EarthStation," "Weather-To-Go," "Bryan Goes to School," and "Instant Weather Network,” a weather display system which earned him U.S. Patent No. 5,943,630.

Fun, interaction, and community outreach are key ingredients that make Bryan Kansas City's favorite television personality. "I never know what to expect when I do an on-location weather report. Spontaneous reactions make my job fun and sometimes very challenging."

Bryan is considered one of the premier broadcast meteorologists in the country. Bryan was appointed to the National Chapter of the American Meteorological Society's Board of Broadcast Meteorologists and named Chairman for that committee from 1997-1998. That same year, he was considered for the weathercaster position at "Good Morning America." He was one of only 10 weathercasters selected to be showcased by the Weather Channel's "America's Forecasters" series.

In 2021, Busby was elected to the Board of Directors of the National Weather Association

Bryan's awards include:

American Meteorological Society Fellow – An honor he will retain for life as recognition of his contributions to the science (2023).

National Chapter of American Meteorological Society’s Award for Broadcast Meteorology (2010)

National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Silver Circle Inductee (2015)

NINE EMMY AWARDS (1984, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2020)

EMMY NOMINEE (1985, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007)

TEN OUTSTANDING YOUNG MISSOURIANS, MISSOURI JAYCEES (1992)

KANSAS CITY MEDIA PROFESSIONALS HALL OF FAME (1991)

BLACK ACHIEVERS AWARD, SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE (1987)

Bryan's interest in weather began in Cleveland, Ohio, when he was a child. As he studied weather, he realized that television was for him. In high school, he broadcast weather reports for two Cleveland-based radio stations. After this beginning in radio, Bryan earned his degree in meteorology from St. Louis University.

He got his start as a TV weatherman at 17. In 1978, he began working at KTVI, Channel 2 in St. Louis. Though only an intern, he was on the air after only eight weeks at the station as the weekend weathercaster. He remained in St. Louis for eight years before joining KMBC 9 News. "I will keep doing TV weather until it is not fun anymore. That is a FEW more years down the road," Busby laughs.

A natural showman with wit and personality, Bryan's performing is not limited to television. Bryan is also the principal timpanist for the Kansas City Civic Orchestra performing five or six times a year. Professionally, he serves as principal timpanist with the Kinnor Philharmonic (the artist in residence at the Jewish Community Center) and the Saint Joseph Symphony, the professional orchestra for that city. He had served as the solo timpanist with the Independence Messiah Festival Orchestra playing in that group's annual performance of the Messiah at the Community of Christ Auditorium from 1992 until the orchestra’s last year in 2005. He’s performed with the Kansas City Symphony, the Kansas City Percussion Quartet, and even performed with the Moody Blues at Sandstone Amphitheater (now known as Azura Amphitheater).

In addition to performing, Bryan has been a featured Guest Conductor of the Kansas City Youth Symphony, having conducted that group in Yardley Hall at Midwest Trust Center, Kemper Arena, the United States Pavilion at the 1992 World's Fair in Seville, Spain, and most recently at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Besides his Youth Symphony activities, Bryan has appeared as guest conductor at area symphonies, community orchestras, bands, and high schools.

In addition to his musical abilities, Bryan is known by friends to be a terrific imitator of cartoon voices. As a matter of fact, he is the voice of his own cartoon character Georgie Global, a feature that has appeared on the Web, television and in newspapers across the country. For years, Bryan provided all of the voices during his annual radio Santa tracking (all except Santa of course). To further a hobby he began in grade school, Bryan plans to pursue a job doing voice-overs when he retires from broadcasting.

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