Readers of the The Tennessean and The Nashville News family of newspapers have voted him among the Best Dressed men in Nashville. Readers of the Nashville Scene & The Tennessean have voted him favorite weather anchor in Reader's Polls for each paper. In 2006, he was awarded Best Weathercast in the state by the TN Associated Press. He has received three other Emmy nominations for best weathercast. In 2007, he (along with Ron Howes & Charlie Neese) received a Mid-South regional Emmy award for coverage of the tornadoes that hit the area in April 2006. Lelan has received several awards and honors during his time in Nashville. In 1990, he moved to Bristol, VA and WCYB to become a weekend weather anchor/reporter. Lelan also worked with Black Entertainment Television News during his time in Knoxville. In Knoxville, he did several jobs (producer, photojournalist, tape editor and weekend assignment editor). He worked as a weather anchor - and then some. His TV news career started in Knoxville, first at WTVK-TV(It's now WVLT), then at WATE. He received his Certificate of Broadcast Meteorology from Mississippi State. Lelan earned a Bachelor of Science in Communications with an emphasis in news & public affairs at the University of Tennessee- Knoxville. In fact, he had his own weather center in his backyard when he was in middle school. Lelan says his interest in weather dates back to 7th grade. He was born in Chicago and raised in Dyersburg, Tennessee. In September 2006, he was named co-host of Talk of the Town, the station's long running & top-rated talk show. Lelan joined the NewsChannel 5 Network in 1993 as weather anchor for the weekend morning and evening newscasts. Since 1999, he has been part of the station's #1 rated morning newscast, NewsChannel 5 This Morning. Statom is an Emmy Award winning meteorologist who has been helping Mid-Southerners start their day for more than 15 years.

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