Dave Epstein is a meteorologist for WCVB-TV in Boston, Massachusetts. and member of the American Meteorological Society. He has been an on-air meteorologist for more than twenty (20) years. He was awarded the AMS Seal of Approval in 1991. In 2006 he received the Ronald J. Prokopy Award for individuals who have provided exceptional support of Massachusetts agriculture. In 2008 he published his first book [Gardens of New England by Twin Lights Publishing.] Dave Epstein has been on-air at WCVB-TV, the local American Broadcasting Company (ABC) affiliate in Boston, since 1992. He began his television career in Burlington, Vermont at WVNY, which no longer has a local newscast. He then went to Hartford, Connecticut, where he was one of the first employees of The New England Weather Service (part of the Chase Corporation, which owned WTIC Radio and Television), where he remained until 1992, when he took the job in Boston.
Epstein was born in Portland, Maine, graduated from Portland High School, and earned his Bachelor's Degree from Colby College in Waterville, Maine. He studied meteorology at Lyndon State College in Lyndonville, Vermont.
Epstein is an avid gardener and columnist for several newspapers, including the MetroWest Daily News and BostonNow. In 2004, Epstein founded Bloomscapes, a landscape design company. In 2006, he formed GrowingWisdom.com, an online video website for homeowner-gardeners and landscape professionals.
In 2008, Epstein wrote "Garden's Of New England" a book featuring some of the best gardens of the 6 state region. Epstein shares historic facts, design features and interesting insights into many of the stunning plants, both native and exotic, that are New England favorites. Twin Lights Publishing