Easily one of the most trusted and second-guessed men in Cajun Country Rob Perillo has been the region’s weather authority for more than a generation, working at both major Lafayette TV news stations during his tenure. Rob  is the Chief Meteorologist for KATC-TV3’s Acadiana’s News Channel.  Rob has 30 years of experience in forecasting Gulf Coast weather. Rob is the most honored meteorologist in the state and the recipient of 20 Associated Press awards, including 15 first place awards and consecutive honors for “Best Weathercast” and “Breaking Weather” categories in Louisiana.

In addition to anchoring local weathercasts since the late 1980s, Rob was an Aviation Forecaster for Air Routing International, and a Marine and Industrial Meteorologist for Wilkens Weather Technologies, in Houston,    Texas. Rob began his career at the State University of New York  Research Foundation, while also serving as an Emergency  Planning Meteorologist for several nuclear power plants in Upstate New York.