DENVER – Danielle Grant, an award-winning meteorologist with more than a decade of forecasting experience in Colorado, will join Denver7's weather team next month.
Grant spent more than 10 years at KUSA in Denver after stints in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Spokane, Washington. She has twice won the Colorado Broadcasters Association's Weather Broadcaster of the Year award.
Her first day at Denver7 will be April 1.
“Danielle has spent the past decade establishing herself as a trusted source for Denver viewers looking for reliable information about the weather and its ability to impact their daily lives,” said Megan Gorgemeyer, senior news director at Denver7. “I was fortunate enough to work with Danielle for most of my time in Denver, and I am very happy to have the opportunity to work with her again.”
Forecasting “wild” weather in Colorado
For Grant, the joy of forecasting in Colorado is the changeable weather and unique terrain of the state.
“We have 14,000-foot mountains to the west and the beginning of Tornado Alley to the east. So the weather here is brutal,” she says. “Weather forecasting is a lot of fun, but it can also be humbling. You can taste everything here.”
“In fact, you can see all four seasons, and that's what I love so much about living here is the enjoyment of that and then the predictability of it as well.”
She says winter storms are her favorite to forecast, but the urgency of hurricanes and severe weather is also a “rush” — and she's kept viewers informed during some of Colorado's biggest severe weather events.
During Grant's first weeks on the air in Denver in 2013, she covered the Black Forest Fire, which burned nearly 500 homes in a forested area north of Colorado Springs and was at the time the most destructive fire in state history. Later that year, Grant covered historic floods that swept through several mountain communities in Colorado.
She was also on the air during the 2021 Marshall Fire, which toppled the Black Forest Fire as the costliest in Colorado history, burning more than 1,000 homes in Boulder County.
“Danielle’s experience and genuine joy in tracking and reporting on Colorado’s ever-changing weather comes naturally with our expert team of meteorologists at Denver7,” said Brian Joyce, vice president and general manager of Denver7.
Familiar face
Grant will be working alongside someone she calls an “amazing mentor” to her Denver7 Chief Meteorologist Mike Nelson.
“I have been a huge fan of Danielle's work since she arrived in Denver a decade ago,” Nelson said. “I'm glad we'll have the opportunity to work together.”
Grant is a familiar face to the rest of Denver7's weather team — Lisa Hidalgo, Stacy Donaldson, Katie LaSalle and Steve Roldan — as well, having made connections at annual meteorological conferences and other events.
“I've watched them over the years. I think they're great,” Grant said. “I can't wait to get to know them more and work with them.”
'this is my home'
For Grant, joining the Denver7 team is an opportunity to stay in Colorado and stay connected to the community.
Away from the camera, she devotes much of her time to giving back. She is heavily involved with the Anchor Center for Blind Children, a non-profit organization that provides early education and intervention for children who are blind or visually impaired.
Grant received the Center's Virginia Dale Williams Volunteer Award in 2022 for outstanding volunteer service.
“Since moving to Colorado, Danielle has built a life and family here, investing her time connecting with the community and finding ways to give back,” Georgemeyer said.
Grant and her husband, Bill, have a daughter named Summer and a beagle named Walter. In her free time, Grant enjoys snowboarding in the winter and hiking in the summer.
“I'm excited for this new chapter,” she said. “I love Colorado. This is my home. I'm happy to raise my daughter here and enjoy literally everything the state has to offer.”
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