A member of the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association, Cummins comes to Baton Rouge from KARK-TV, the NBC affiliate in Little Rock, Arkansas, where he spent seven years as Chief Meteorologist. He has also worked as a meteorologist at several stations in Mississippi; WDAM-TV in Hattiesburg, WXXV-TV in Gulfport and WTOK-TV in Meridian. Brett also served as assistant clerk of meteorology at the Naval Oceanographic Office in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi .

Born and raised in Waynesboro, Mississippi, Cummins is a graduate of the meteorology program at Mississippi State University and holds a bachelors degree in geosciences. While in college, he received a prestigious industrial/undergraduate scholarship from the American Meteorological Society (AMS). He holds seals of approval from the National Weather Association and the American Meteorological Society.

Says Cummins, “at the age of eight, it just hit me that this was what I wanted to do with my life. Severe weather was the ‘hook and line,’ but the F4 tornado in Glade, Mississippi, just 20 miles from my house, was the ‘sinker.’ I’m delighted to make Baton Rouge my home and I’m looking forward to making NBC 33 News and Fox News Baton Rouge the first place you turn for weather.”

For fun, he enjoys outdoor activities such as canoeing, hiking, and skiing. Brett is excited about his move Baton Rouge. His only concern is eating too much southern cuisine.