STAUNTON, Va – (WSVA) – Josh Knight has been named the new Engagement & Communications Manager for the City of Staunton and will assume his new role with the City on January 2, 2024.

“I am pleased to bring someone with Josh’s diverse background onboard as Staunton’s Engagement and Communications Manager,” stated Staunton City Manager Leslie Beauregard. “Throughout his career he has demonstrated a passion for community engagement and connecting with people that is absolutely critical to the success of our City’s engagement and communication program.  I believe Josh will tell our City’s story well”

“I am thrilled to join the dedicated team in Staunton in a role that will give me a chance to meet and work directly with the citizens of the Queen City and key leaders in the community. This will be a return to the Shenandoah Valley for me, more than a decade in the making.  My family and I are excited to get back closer to family and raise our children in such a beautiful place with so many wonderful people,” said Mr. Knight.

Before coming to the City of Staunton, Mr. Knight was the Chief Meteorologist at WACH Fox TV in Columbia, South Carolina where he managed a team of meteorologists, synthesized weather data to build a forecast, delivered the weather forecast on television, and lead weather specials and reported climate stories. Development of, and participation in, the WACH Fox Weather School, a sponsored program visiting local elementary schools, is one of his top accomplishments.

Mr. Knight was also an on-air meteorologist at WJLA ABC7 TV in Washington, D.C., WKRC Local 12 in Cincinnati, Ohio and at WHSV-TV3 in Harrisonburg. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in communication from the University of Miami.