Lisa Spencer

Lisa Spencer is an award-winning broadcast meteorologist at WSMV-TV in Nashville, where she has led the WSMV4 Weather Team for the past 24 years. She is known for her calm voice during the storm and her bright smile on sunny days. Lisa is a teacher favorite in Middle Tennessee, speaking to hundreds of school children each year about the weather. Now, Lisa has combined her meteorological expertise and gift for teaching children into a children’s book, “How Do Meteorologist Predict the Weather: A Science Book About Meteorology.”

She has two more books coming out soon. “How Do Hurricanes an Eye” and “The Wonder Dogs: Caught in a Thunderstorm.”

Lisa was recently invited to speak at the Tennessee Association of School Librarians with her interactive weather program.

She has won 11 Regional Emmy Awards for her weather coverage and has been named Best Weather Anchor 5 times by the Tennessee Associated Press. She is the first woman to earn the designation as “Certified Broadcast Meteorologist” from the American Meteorological Society. She was recognized by the National Weather Association as Broadcaster of the Year.

She is an active member of SCBWI, where she has attended numerous conferences and workshops. She has also participated in the Highlight Foundation workshops.

Lisa lives in Nashville with her husband and two rescue dogs.