Low near 35F. But Mr. Richard was best known as a WJAC-TV weatherman. Pleasant native and a graduate of Connellsville High School and Point Park University. In some cases, cyber sexual harassment is a misdemeanor, she says. March 2022 - July 10, 2022. // Copyright 2004 by CodeLifter.com He liked broadcasting in general, his son said. Joe has an estimated net worth of $2 million, including his earnings, investments and assets. Bittersweet day, co-anchor Annie Yu wrote on Twitter. In February 2011, WATM added a third subchannel to their lineup in the form of a standard definition feed of This TV. A fixture on local television for more than 30 years, Patrice King Brown started her career as co-host of KDKA-TVs Pittsburgh 2Day in 1978. Steve Richard, former longtime WJAC-TV weatherman, died Sunday at his Somerset home. It was such a private and intimate disruption in my life at the hands of someone I loved and trusted, but who had the wherewithal to use social media and a cell phone and a laptop to do this level of damage, Chisolm recalls. WTAJ News Live Altoona Weather Updates & Breaking News FTVLive FIRST told you that WJAC (Johnstown,PA) Weatherman Jim Burton was bounced from the station. Meteorologist at WTAJ-TV in Central Pennsylvania. Meteorologist Jim Burton returning to television at WTAJ 9, 2021 - 11:00 AM. * Jill Brown. Former Weather Channel & CNN Meteorologist. Old WTAE Anchors Divorce | Past WTAE Anchor Fired Salary Leaving The Weather Channel. Although he entered Slippery Rock with the goal of becoming a foreign language teacher, his experience at the radio station prompted him to pursue a broadcasting career. In addition to sharing WJAC's facilities in State College (on West College Avenue/PA 26) and Johnstown, the station also shares WJAC's bureaus in Altoona (on Beale Avenue), and DuBois (on East DuBois Avenue/PA 255; building is shared with WIFT 102.1 FM). Previously, it had been plagued for most of its history by its weak 708,000 watt analog signal. 1,044 talking about this. // Set up the quotations to be shown, below. Joe has lived in many places, learning about many different climates across the nation. WTAJ-TV - Does anyone remember former WTAJ News anchor | Facebook - Greta Van Susteren" I know his voice will always live in my heart. . Bowman returned to television weather reporting as the morning meteorologist on KDKA-TV. He stayed at WVSC about six months before moving to WJAC in 1973 at the age of 19, first working for WJAC radio and then, WJAC-TV. Clear to partly cloudy. But when he found out about the opening for Chief Meteorologist at WTAJ, it didnt take much thought to return. He once said in an interview with The Tribune-Democrat that the weather in this region is one of the most difficult parts of the country to forecast. WATM-TV shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 23, on February 17, 2009, the original target date in which full-power television stations in the United States were to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate (which was later pushed back to June 12, 2009). WTAJ is seeking an experienced meteorologist to join our award-winning news team in central Pennsylvania. While attending Slippery Rock University after graduating in 1971 from Somerset Area High School, Mr. Richard became involved with the campus radio station. The Fayette County, W.Va. sheriffs department tells the (Johnstown) Tribune-Democrat that 47-year-old James Patrick Holcomb killed himself there on Aug. 23. After years of making Friday night high school football games fun with his quirky Fedko Zone, the former sports director and anchor for WPXI who also hosted the Fedko Fone Zone, a local sports call-in show on PCNC semi-retired from broadcasting in 2010 to spend more time with family. Quotation [15] = " 'FTVLive Reported the Story First'- NY Times" They also cited possible interference with WJW in Cleveland. News Team - WTAE Channel 4 Mr. Richard was precise in his duties. Veronica Dolan is a former Meteorologist at WTAJ News. At the time, Altoona/State College and Johnstown were separate markets. He also is on the Professional Development committee of the National Weather Association and is now serving a second round on the AMS board of broadcast meteorology. window._taboola = window._taboola || []; WTAJ is seeking an experienced meteorologist to join our award-winning news team in central Pennsylvania. // to increment the Quotation[x] index! Derek Gee/News file photo. or anything. If you forget it, you'll be able to recover it using your email address. Said Lucas Richard: He retired in April 2015. She also spent time as a reporter before her most notable role, anchoring KDKAs 6 and 11 p.m. news slots. When Joe's family was faced with leaving central Pennsylvania in the mid 1990s, they didn't think they would ever have the opportunity to return. Golf was his fathers favorite sporting activity, Lucas Richard said. He initially presided over the weather maps when the station relied on the National Weather Service for its information. Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in. The channel is widely available on multiple local cable networks, satellite services, and over-the-air via an antenna in Altoona and its suburbs. I did get to work with Casey for a while as I was coming to WTAJ and he was heading to retirement. I chose to use my voice, my story and my platform, she says. var whichQuotation=Math.round(Math.random()*(Q-1)); He retired in 2016. Previously, Joe was a Board Member at Pints for Pets and also held p ositions at Penn State University, American Meteorological Society, Wtov, AccuWeather. Theres also a chance to catch it in Pittsburgh. Today at 4 on Central PA Live, you'll hear from the former anchor turned QVC host and cookbook author. Create a password that only you will remember. Excellent communication skills, both oral and written Joe Murgo - WTAJ Chief Meteorologist 10 hrs Extremely sad news. By Kevin Eck on Jun. He is a certified ski instructor and enjoys teaching others the joy of the sport. Prior to moving to Johnstown, Caitlin worked as a Meteorologist at WBNG in Binghamton, NY while finishing up her degree at Millersville University. Winds light and variable. Andrew Baglini has followed wife Erica Brecher out of the news business. According to a written statement, WATM and WWCP had been operating at a loss for several years and the move was desperately needed. If you have any suggestions on things to do, see, and places to eat around the area, feel free to reach out to her via email, Facebook, and Twitter. Other duties as assigned After leaving WTAE in 2000, the Uniontown native joined WABC-TV in New York City, where she strikingly covered the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, ducking behind a parked car as the World Trade Center collapsed. The NBC affiliate then began to produce WWCP's nightly prime time show and reduced the program to 35 minutes on weeknights while remaining a half-hour on weekends. Audiences look to a meteorologist who goes beyond informing of the highs and lows while delivering compelling and creative weather content across multiple platforms. The closure resulted in the termination of around fifteen personnel in the news and production departments.[12]. Without her knowledge, her ex had taken nude photos and videos of her while she was sleeping and was threatening to release them unless she got back together with him. In 1976 I moved to television by joining WTAJ TV in Altoona. An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the e-mail address listed on your account. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, It was hampered by a very weak signal. A Bump in the Highway of Life FTVLive We're located in beautiful central Pennsylvania with great skiing, hiking, fishing, and many other engaging outdoor activities nearby; plus, major metropolitan areas are merely an easy drive away. Quotation[8] = "'CNBC wanted a reaction to a story someone had seen on FTVLive' - Vanity Fair "; My dad and I were going to play golf Sunday, his son said. 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After retiring in 2011, the Sheraden native moved to southern California with her physician husband, Dr. Paul Nemiroff, who was battling Myelodysplasia Syndrome, a blood cancer, and could no longer handle Pittsburgh winters. Joe loves to be involved with many community events, and during the winter, you can catch him on the ski slopes. Meet our newest WTAJ Meteorologist Kaitlyn Moffett WTAJ Studio 814 Chisolm, who went on to share her story nationally on NBCs Today Show, among others, also created a documentary of the same name in which she details her journey and examines revenge porn, cyberbullying and online harassment.