Maria LaRosa

Last updated
Maria LaRosa
Born (1976-11-07) November 7, 1976 (age 47)
New York, U.S.
Education Pennsylvania State University
Occupation Meteorologist for WNBC-TV
Years active1998-present
SpouseMariusz Kolakowski
Children3

Maria LaRosa is an American meteorologist. Since July 2019, she has worked as a meteorologist on WNBC-TV New York and is a substitute weather presenter on NBC's Today .

Contents

Previously, she worked for The Weather Channel in Atlanta, Georgia. [1] She co-hosted America's Morning Headquarters with Sam Champion and Mike Bettes from 2014 to 2015. She hosted Weekend Recharge with Paul Goodloe until September 23, 2018.

Early life and career

LaRosa was born in New York state, but was raised in Ramsey, New Jersey. In June 2004, she joined KYW-TV in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was later hired by WXIX-TV, the Fox Broadcasting Company station in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was the weekday morning and noon meteorologist for KYW-TV in Philadelphia. She was a meteorologist and presenter for WTVM-TV, the ABC station in Columbus, Georgia. In 2010, she joined The Weather Channel and became an on-camera meteorologist for both Weekend Now and PM Edition with her co-host Todd Santos. In March 2012, she left to do the 5:30 to 6:00am edition of First Outlook and Your Weather Today from 9:00 to 10:00am (EST).

She hosted Wake Up With Al from 5:30 to 7am with Stephanie Abrams, Al Roker and Mike Bettes (2012–2014), Morning Rush from 7 to 10am with Abrams and Bettes (2010–2014), and America's Morning Headquarters (2014–2015). Her last day on The Weather Channel was September 23, 2018.

Career timeline

Education

LaRosa graduated in 1998 from Penn State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in meteorology. She was also a teaching assistant for the university's introductory meteorology course before graduating in 1998.

She is a member of the National Weather Association and the American Meteorological Society (AMS). She holds a seal of approval as a certified broadcasting meteorologist.

Personal life

She once lived in South Jersey with her husband, Mariusz Kolakowski. They have three sons: Michael (born in 2005), Justin (born in 2008) and Tyler (born May 3, 2010). [2]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stephanie Abrams</span> American television meteorologist

Stephanie Abrams is an American television meteorologist who has worked for The Weather Channel (TWC) since 2003. She currently co-hosts AMHQ with Jen Carfagno and Jim Cantore early weekday mornings. She is also employed by NBC News and occasionally appears on NBC Nightly News, Today and MSNBC.

KYW-TV is a television station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, serving as the market's CBS outlet. It is owned and operated by the network's CBS News and Stations division alongside independent station WPSG. Both stations share studios on Hamilton Street north of Center City, Philadelphia, while KYW-TV's transmitter is located in the city's Roxborough section.

Jennifer Lopez is an American on-camera meteorologist for WSB-TV in Atlanta, Georgia and The Weather Channel. She began her career in 1997 at WTLV-TV in Jacksonville, Florida, and joined The Weather Channel in 2000. She stayed there until 2008, while she started working at KXAS-TV in Dallas, Texas. She left KXAS-TV in 2012. She rejoined The Weather Channel in April 2013.

Janice Huff is the chief meteorologist for WNBC in New York City.

<i>Today in New York</i> Local television morning show on WNBC in New York City

Today in New York is a local morning news and entertainment television program airing on WNBC, an NBC owned-and-operated television station in New York City. The program is broadcast each weekday morning from 4:00 to 7 a.m. Eastern Time, immediately preceding NBC's Today. Weekend editions of the program also air on Saturdays in two one-hour blocks from 6 to 7 a.m. and 8:30 a.m to 9:30 a.m.; and on Sundays in one two-hour block from 5:30 to 8:00 a.m. and one one-hour block from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m..

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mike Bettes</span> American Television Meteoroligist

Michael Bettes is an American television meteorologist and storm chaser who works for The Weather Channel in Atlanta, Georgia. He was a co-host of AMHQ: America's Morning Headquarters. He hosts Weather Underground TV. Bettes has been an on-camera meteorologist for TWC since 2003, and is also an occasional fill-in weather anchor on The Today Show.

<i>Good Day New York</i> Weekday morning TV show

Good Day New York is a morning show airing on WNYW Fox 5, hosted by Rosanna Scotto and Bianca Peters. It is a Fox owned-and-operated television station in New York City, owned by the Fox Television Stations subsidiary of Fox Corporation. It was the first morning newscast to air on a Fox-owned station, having launched on August 1, 1988. The program broadcasts each weekday morning from 4:30 to 10 a.m. Eastern Time. The 4:30–7 a.m. portion is a general news/traffic/weather format. The 7-9 a.m. portion still features news, traffic and weather, but also incorporates entertainment news. The 9-10 a.m. hour addition is entertainment segments including celebrity interviews, politicians etc., as well as feature segments, food, fashion and more.

Audrey Puente is an American meteorologist. She brings the weather for the weekend news at 6 and 10 p.m. on WNYW in New York City. She also fills in on Good Day New York.

WRBL is a television station in Columbus, Georgia, United States, affiliated with CBS and owned by Nexstar Media Group. Its studios are located on 13th Avenue in Columbus, and its transmitter is located in Cusseta.

Chris Cimino is a meteorologist on WPIX "New York's very own" early morning show 4AM-6AM. Chris also hosts New York Living, a new lifestyle show on WPIX.

Today in L.A. is a local morning news and entertainment television program airing on KNBC, an NBC owned-and-operated television station in Los Angeles, California that is owned by the NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations division of NBCUniversal. The program is broadcast each weekday morning from 4:00 to 7 a.m. Pacific Time, immediately preceding NBC's Today. Weekend editions of the program also air on Saturday and Sunday from 7 to 8 a.m..

Weather Center Live was an American weather news television program on The Weather Channel. Airing in various timeslots throughout the daytime hours and serving as The Weather Channel's de facto flagship forecast program, it features weather forecasts, analysis and weather-related feature segments. This program, the current incarnation of Weather Center, debuted on March 2, 2009.

<i>Weekend View</i> American TV series or program

Weekend View was a weekend weather program on The Weather Channel that aired from 5-11 a.m. Eastern Time. Because of this timeslot, it can be considered the weekend equivalent to Morning Rush, although it aired for six hours in comparison to the three-hour time length of Morning Rush. Weekend View included local and national outlooks for the day as well as lifestyle segments. On November 10, 2013, Weekend View aired for the final time and was replaced by Weather Center Live.

<i>Americas Morning Headquarters</i> American TV series or program

America's Morning Headquarters is an American morning television program on The Weather Channel. Airing every morning from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. Eastern Time, the program focuses on morning weather conditions, news and business information from around the country. The program debuted on January 3, 2000, under its original title. If there is a major weather event, it used to air until 10 am, however since 2017, it's usually cut back an hour for additional live broadcasts for Weather Center Live.

<i>Weekend Now</i> American TV series or program

Weekend Now was a weekend weather program on The Weather Channel that aired from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Eastern time on Saturdays and Sundays. The program, which originally featured unique segments including world weather, lifestyle-oriented weather, and light weather news, debuted in 2001 as the first of multiple weekend programs on The Weather Channel.

<i>PM Edition Weekend</i> American TV series or program

PM Edition was a weather program on The Weather Channel, an American television station. It focused on weather conditions for the evening commute. It also recapped the day's weather and delivered the forecast for tomorrow.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rose Jacobs</span>

Rose Jacobs is a weather presenter, travel expert and television host.

Paul Deanno is a Meteorologist for KCBS-TV and KCAL-TV in Los Angeles, CA. Previously, Deanno worked as the Chief Meteorologist for KPIX-TV in San Francisco and also worked as a meteorologist at WMAQ-TV in Chicago, KOMO-TV in Seattle, KYW-TV in Philadelphia, KENS in San Antonio, KREM (TV) in Spokane, and KDRV in Medford.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Magdalena Roze</span>

Magdalena Roze is an Australian meteorologist, weather presenter and journalist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ginger Zee</span> American meteorologist and television personality (born 1981)

Ginger Renee Colonomos, known by her pseudonym Ginger Zee, is an American television personality. She is the chief meteorologist for ABC News, after having been the network's weekend meteorologist.

References

  1. "Maria LaRosa - weather.com".[ dead link ]
  2. Dan Gross (May 3, 2010). "Maria LaRosa delivers a baby boy". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved December 11, 2022.