Dylan Dreyer

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Dylan Dreyer
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Dreyer in 2015
Born
Dylan Marie Dreyer

(1981-08-02) August 2, 1981 (age 43)
Manalapan Township, New Jersey, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Education Rutgers University
Occupations
Years active2003–present
Employer NBCUniversal (Comcast)
Spouse
Brian Fichera
​
(m. 2012)​
Children3

Dylan Marie Dreyer (born August 2, 1981) [1] is an American television meteorologist working for NBC News. She is also an anchor on Today's 3rd Hour. Dreyer frequently appears on Today on weekdays as a weather correspondent and as a fill-in for Al Roker and Carson Daly. She also appears on The Weather Channel and on NBC Nightly News . Dreyer joined NBC News in September 2012 after having worked at the now former NBC station WHDH in Boston, Massachusetts, since 2007.

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Early life and education

Dreyer was born and raised in Manalapan Township, New Jersey, and attended Manalapan High School, where she played softball and graduated in 1999. [2] She earned a bachelor's degree in meteorology from Rutgers University in 2003. [3] While in college, Dreyer briefly interned at WeatherWorks, a private consulting company in Hackettstown, New Jersey.[ citation needed ]

Career

Dreyer has worked at WICU-TV in Erie, Pennsylvania; [4] WJAR in Providence, Rhode Island; [5] and WHDH in Boston, Massachusetts. [6]

Dreyer was in a car crash while en route to cover a blizzard for Today on February 9, 2013, she suffered a mild concussion. [7]

In addition to her meteorological duties, Dreyer is the host of the NBC educational nature program Earth Odyssey with Dylan Dreyer [8] broadcast on The More You Know block of programming on NBC.

Dreyer reported on the 2017 Kentucky Derby and the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. [9] In 2022, she hosted the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade for the first time, filling in for Al Roker, who was recovering from blood clots. [10]

Personal life

Dylan married NBC News producer and cameraman Brian Fichera in 2012. [11] They live in the New York area. [12] They have three children [13] [14] [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "Baby Calvin surprised Dylan Dreyer for her birthday in the cutest outfit ever". TODAY.com. August 2, 2017.
  2. ↑ Clarendon, Don. "The Stunning Transformation Of Dylan Dreyer", TheList.com, March 9, 2021. Accessed February 24, 2022. "As a member of the Class of 1999 at Manalapan High School in New Jersey, Dylan Dreyer's 'true passion' was varsity girls' softball, as she revealed in a 2017 Today show segment when she revisited the school (and, to her chagrin, met high school seniors who were born the year she graduated)."
  3. ↑ "Alumni Story: Scientist and TV Personality Finds Meteorology Fun – Dylan Dreyer (CC '03)". Newsroom. December 20, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Dylan Dreyer celebrates baby Russell's NICU graduation". TODAY.com. October 8, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Dylan Dreyer". TODAY.com. November 21, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Meet Dylan Dreyer: Everything About the Famous Meteorologist". The Teal Mango. April 13, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  7. ↑ "'Today's' Dylan Dreyer on her blizzard car accident: 'It was so unfortunate' – Zap2it". blog.zap2it.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  8. ↑ "The More You Know - Journey with Dylan Dreyer". NBC. Archived from the original on August 2, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  9. ↑ "DYLAN DREYER". nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com. NBC Universal. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  10. ↑ Hines, Morgan; Brisco, Elsie. "Al Roker returns home from hospital, Dylan Dreyer fills in at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade". usatoday.com. Gannett. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Dylan Dreyer ties the knot in Boston – Boston News, New England News, WHDH-TV 7NEWS WHDH.COM". Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Today's Dylan Dreyer's family home that totally defies the odds - photos". HELLO!. January 27, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  13. ↑ Vulpo, Mike (December 17, 2016). "Today Show Meteorologist Dylan Dreyer Gives Birth to a Baby Boy". eonline.com. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Today's Dylan Dreyer Welcomes Son Oliver George with Husband Brian Fichera".
  15. ↑ "Dylan Dreyer gives birth to third son Russell James Fichera". September 29, 2021.
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