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Angie Lassman | |
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Born | |
Education | Fraser High School |
Alma mater | Florida Institute of Technology (BS, MS) |
Occupation | Meteorologist |
Employer | NBC News |
Awards | Emmy Award |
Angie Lassman (born November 22, 1990) is Italian-American television meteorologist who works for NBC News. She appears on Saturday TODAY with Peter Alexander and Laura Jarrett. [1] [2] [3] [4] , MSNBC, and NewsNow. Additionally, she serves as a fill-in for Al Roker and Dylan Dryer. She also appears on NBC Nightly News. Lassman joined NBC News in November 2022 after working at NBC station WTVJ in Miami, Florida since 2016. [2]
Lassman was born and raised in Fraser, Michigan, and attended Fraser High School, where she played volleyball and basketball, and graduated in 2008 [5] . She earned a bachelor's of science degree [5] in meteorology with a minor in communications from Florida Institute of Technology in 2013. She went on to receive her masters of science degree in meteorology from Florida Institute of Technology in 2014. From 2008 to 2013, Lassman competed on the Florida Tech Volleyball Team [6] as a libero. She was a two-year team captain, finishing with 1,606 [7] career digs, second highest in school history.
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