John Oldshue is a former meteorologist[1] and storm chaser for ABC 33/40 in Birmingham, Alabama, from 1997 to 2011, before he retired to run a small business.
Spann later called Oldshue one of the “unsung heroes of April 27,” later saying, “He captured that big wedge tornado on the ground when it was still 30 miles south of Tuscaloosa.
He won an Emmy Award with James Spann from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for live coverage of a deadly tornado in Tuscaloosa on December 16, 2000.
John is a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist by the American Meteorological Society and has the National Weather Association Seal of Approval.
He has been part of teams winning two Addy awards for his aerial videography work on Alabama tourism commercials.