I have been in the TV news industry for more than 20 years and have specialized in weather since 1996. I enjoy living in the Northwest, forecasting Portland weather, and spending time with my family. I have been the Chief Meteorologist at Koin Local 6 News in Portland Oregon since 2007 (please check out our shows at 5:00pm, 5:30pm, 6pm & 11pm). Prior to that I was the weekend weather guy at KGW in Portland for almost 10 years.
I have been married to my wife Kelli for more than 10 years, and have two preschool-aged sons. I love spending time with them, building Legos and dualing in Star Wars light saber battles!
24 comments
Ric Stephens says:
December 30, 2010 at 10:23 am (UTC -7)
SPEAKER INVITATION
Dear Mr. Sussman-
Please consider being a guest speaker for the “Planning for Disaster Preparedness and Recovery” course at Portland State University. If you are interested, please contact me for further information.
Sincerely,
Ric Stephens, Instructor
mason says:
March 12, 2011 at 1:55 am (UTC -7)
I have to say you are one of the best meteorologist I have ever seen i always love hearing your weather reports… and i count on you. Mason Haguewood =+)
Bruce Sussman says:
March 12, 2011 at 11:54 pm (UTC -7)
Mason–thanks for watching and for stopping by my weather blog. Have a great week! Bruce Sussman
Glen says:
May 16, 2011 at 10:10 am (UTC -7)
Question – Is the Mississippi River flooding from the rain storms from a couple months ago? Or is it some fast snow melt from up North?
Tom says:
July 26, 2011 at 6:28 pm (UTC -7)
Mr. Sussman: I have watched you for many years around Portland and you are a good meteorologist, but I have to say that Astoria should be on your high temp map and not Seaside!!! Unless I’m mistaken Astoria is larger in population than Seaside (expect when that Foote guy shows up around in late August). Why is Astoria missing from the map at 6:00?
Bruce Sussman says:
July 27, 2011 at 9:21 am (UTC -7)
Tom: I certainly don’t mean to leave you guys out. I use two different sets of forecast maps–the ones during my earlier newscasts at 4-5pm include Astoria but not Seaside…then at 5:30 & 6 the reverse is true.
So I’m trying to get as many places in as I can over the course of the evening weathercast with limited map space.
Thanks for your note–I’ll try to work Astoria in as often as possible!
C. Paul Anderson says:
September 7, 2011 at 4:23 pm (UTC -7)
Hi Bruce, I live in Newport. Can you tell me why the temperature here is in the low 60′s and 50′s while everywhere else is in the 80′s and 90′s? Thanks C. Paul Anderson
Mike says:
October 5, 2011 at 2:19 pm (UTC -7)
Hi Bruce,
My wife and I just moved to Vancouver, WA from the San Francisco Bay Area. We watched Brian Sussman on KPIX, the local CBS affiliate until he left. I have to assume that you are brothers, is that correct? Otherwise having two B. Sussman weathermen is just too strange a coincidence. You look younger than Brian so I have to think he is your older brother. True? How did the two of you end up in the same profession. Nice work by the way! We find the people up here take the weather more seriously than in SF.
Bruce Sussman says:
October 8, 2011 at 12:25 am (UTC -7)
Hi Mike–I agree that PDX-Vancouver folks are pretty serious about their weather! I noticed the same thing when I moved here from Spokane, WA 15 years ago.
And you’re right – Brian’s older than I am! But…instead of brothers…we’re cousins. And this is really crazy, but his brother Brad also did weather for many years in Cleveland. So…it just runs in the family. And Brian is the one who inspired both of us for sure.
Welcome to Vancouver–it’s great to have you guys up here!
Neal Christman says:
October 12, 2011 at 3:50 pm (UTC -7)
Bruce – you do a great job!
One suggestion: When you report various regions (coast, valley, etc.), why not do a 7 day forecast for each region? The single PDX 7 day forecast does not apply to the coast, eastern Oregon, etc.
Bruce Sussman says:
October 13, 2011 at 11:22 pm (UTC -7)
Neal–thanks so much for your compliment and your question.
Making the 7day forecast into something that covers other areas is something I’ve toyed with for awhile now–and LA weathercasts do it for the coast/valley/mountains/deserts etc.
It’s on my list of things to try out–I’ll let you know when I do. The main thing is, I don’t want to take away from our current 7day forecast since that’s what most of us wait for.
Have a great weekend!
Bruce
Roberta Brown says:
October 20, 2011 at 5:47 pm (UTC -7)
I think you are so happy with your job! But, where are you?
I look forward to your up attitude. They should announce where
you are. Thanks
Bruce Sussman says:
October 25, 2011 at 9:20 pm (UTC -7)
Roberta–thanks for your note. I was on vacation with the family–and I’m back now! Have a great night.
Charlie says:
October 22, 2011 at 11:31 pm (UTC -7)
Have not seen you on?
R U on vacation?
Bruce Sussman says:
October 25, 2011 at 9:18 pm (UTC -7)
Charlie–
Yes, indeed. I was down south with my family getting sunshine and am now back at KOIN Local 6. It’s good to be back–and with such crisp weather and great fall colors!
John says:
October 26, 2011 at 6:15 pm (UTC -7)
I enjoy your weather reports and thank you for all the detail you provide.
But.
I’ve noticed that you identify the town of Rome on your weather map. Why? I used to drive from SF Bay to Boise via hyway 95 and would go thru Rome for may years, There’s nothing there! The last store/gas station closed in the mid 90′s.
Jordan Valley, on the other hand is the hub of a large area of cattle ranches, has a high school and even holds a rodeo.
Bruce Sussman says:
October 26, 2011 at 9:29 pm (UTC -7)
John–
Interesting. I knew Rome was small but did not know its basically closed up! I only have Rome on their during our statewide fly through–so, maybe I’ll look into Jordan Valley.
At the very least…I’d like to visit there and see what’s going on in Jordan Valley…all because of your post! Thank you.
Troy says:
December 16, 2011 at 3:59 pm (UTC -7)
Just a note that Sophie Stoeber is expecting snow soon… she threatened to wear her pajamas inside out last week (but forgot). As a courtesy to you, we will let you know when she puts that task back on her agenda so you can sucessfully predict the subsequent snow! (P.S. – great job on the weather so far this winter… clear and crisp, just how we like it!)
Bruce Sussman says:
December 23, 2011 at 1:38 am (UTC -7)
Troy:
We need Sophie and all the other kids around here to pull out the stops–and figure out the tricks to getting us snow in January or February! In the meantime, have a great Christmas and thanks for posting. Great hearing from you!
Jim says:
April 18, 2012 at 9:10 am (UTC -7)
Hi Bruce,
I love your broadcasts!
I grew up in the Bay Area. Are you related to Brian Sussman?
Thanks!
Bruce Sussman says:
April 19, 2012 at 11:28 pm (UTC -7)
Jim–thanks for the compliment. And yes, Brian and I are cousins. I went to visit he and his wife when I was 10 and he was doing weather in Reno, Nevada, and that’s what inspired me to get into my line of work.
Have a great weekend–enjoy the warm up!
Bruce
Holly Hoover says:
July 5, 2012 at 3:45 pm (UTC -7)
Hi there Bruce,
I am looking to send a press release out to you about EYES + EDGE launch event coming up August 10th. What is the best email address to send it to?
Holly
Bruce Sussman says:
July 5, 2012 at 6:45 pm (UTC -7)
Hi Holly,
Send your info to bsussman@koin.com — that’s the best way to reach me. Thanks,
Bruce
Ed Gustafson says:
January 23, 2013 at 10:12 am (UTC -7)
Hello Bruce,
We watch for your weather report every night. I’m older than most of your viewers but please look up the January 1950 weather. It was the coldest in recent years. Some stats that I remember was the mean temp was 27 degrees. Total snow for the month was above 40 inches. The airport had to close twice for ice and near the end of the month in got down to minus 2 degrees. I don’t think most Portland folks know this.
Ed