Stanton, John (b. 1979) grew up between Worcester, Massachusetts, and Santa Fe, New Mexico. He studied atmospheric science at the University of Oklahoma and spent a decade as a morning meteorologist at WCLP 7 in Portland, Maine, before shifting to field reporting and documentary work on extreme weather across the Eastern Seaboard. After a life-changing boating accident in 2014, he stepped away from broadcast news, completing certification as a peer recovery specialist and teaching introductory meteorology at a community college. His essays have appeared in regional magazines and public radio segments. He lives in South Portland with a rescue mutt named Nimbus, volunteers with coastal cleanup projects, and still checks the sky before he checks his phone.
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