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Kathleen "Kathy" Orr is a meteorologist, [1] for the Fox 29 Weather Authority team on WTXF in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
She is a graduate of the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.
Orr has her National Weather Association and American Meteorological Society seals of approval in addition to being an AMS (number 106) Certified Broadcast Meteorologist.
On November 22, 2013, Orr was inducted into the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia Hall of Fame. [2]
Orr joined KYW-TV in January 2003 as their chief meteorologist, making her debut on the same night as Marc Howard, who had been an anchor on WPVI, the ABC O&O in Philadelphia. She came from WCAU-TV where she had worked as a weekend Meteorologist. She was reportedly asked to be chief meteorologist at WCAU when John Bolaris left but turned that down when she received a better salary offer from KYW-TV for chief meteorologist there. The offer at WCAU was ultimately taken by Glenn Schwartz.
Shortly after coming to the station, Orr is credited with coming up with the name "Live Mega Doppler 3" for their radar. She also was the first to develop a summer series highlighting the Jersey Shore. For over 12 years "Orr at the Shore," aired on Thursdays between Memorial Day and Labor Day.
In August, 2011, it was announced that Orr, with a desire to spend more time with her family, would only be handling the 10 p.m. weather on the CW Philly 57, and the 11 p.m. weather on CBS3. Morning meteorologist Kate Bilo took over Orr's vacancy at 5 and 6 p.m. She was fired at CBS3 in July 2015 along with sports director Beasley Reece when new management took over. [3] On September 13, 2015, Orr announced on 94.1 WIP radio that she would be returning to full-time at FOX 29 and would now be doing afternoon and evening shows at 5, 6, 10, and 11pm.
KUSA, virtual and VHF digital channel 9, is an NBC-affiliated television station licensed to Denver, Colorado, United States. The station is owned by Tegna Inc., as part of a duopoly with MyNetworkTV affiliate KTVD. The two stations share studios on East Speer Boulevard in Denver's Speer neighborhood ; KUSA's transmitter is located atop Lookout Mountain, near Golden. In addition to its main studios, the station also operates a secondary studio and news bureau on Riverside Avenue in Fort Collins.
KYW is a commercial radio station licensed to serve Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is one of the oldest radio stations in America, originating in Chicago and moving to Philadelphia in 1934. KYW's unusual history includes its call sign of only three letters, beginning with a K, rare for a station in the east. It broadcasts an all-news radio format and, due to its simulcast on WPHI-FM, is branded as "KYW Newsradio." KYW serves as the flagship station of Audacy, Inc. KYW's studios are co-located within Audacy's corporate headquarters in Center City, Philadelphia, and its transmitter and two-tower directional antenna array are located in Lafayette Hill.
KYW-TV, virtual channel 3, is a CBS owned-and-operated television station licensed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The station is owned by the CBS Television Stations subsidiary of ViacomCBS, as part of a duopoly with CW East Coast flagship WPSG. The two stations share studios on Hamilton Street north of Center City; KYW-TV's transmitter is located in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia.
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Larry Kane is an American journalist, news anchor and author. Kane spent 36 years as a news anchor in Philadelphia, and is the only person to have anchored at all three Philadelphia owned and operated television stations. Early in his career, he was the only broadcast journalist to travel to every stop on the Beatles' 1964 and 1965 American tours. He has authored three books about the Beatles, as well as a memoir and a novel. Now semi-retired, he is a special contributor for KYW News Radio.
WPHT is a commercial radio station licensed to serve Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Entercom and broadcasts a talk radio format. Its transmitter and broadcast tower are located in Moorestown, New Jersey and its studios are located within Entercom's corporate headquarters in Center City, Philadelphia.
Alycia Lane is an American television journalist. Until October 2013, she served as weekday morning anchor at KNBC-TV in Los Angeles. From September, 2003 until January, 2008, she was co-anchor of the weekday evening newscasts on KYW-TV in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Lane's contract with KYW-TV was terminated shortly after being arrested for allegedly striking a New York police officer and calling her a homophobic slur.
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Ulysses Samuel “Ukee” Washington III is an American news co-anchor for the weekday evening newscast on KYW-TV in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He currently anchors Eyewitness News on CBS 3 at 4,5,6 and 11 PM with Jessica Kartalija and Eyewitness News on The CW Philly at 10PM on sister station WPSG-TV, also with Kartalija.
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Maria LaRosa is an American meteorologist who worked for The Weather Channel in Atlanta, Georgia.
Amy Elizabeth Freeze is an American television meteorologist.
Tammie Souza is a multiple Emmy winning meteorologist, working at WCAU-TV in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from March 2017 until December 2019.
Paul Deanno is a Meteorologist for WMAQ-TV in Chicago, IL. Previously, Deanno worked as the Chief Meteorologist for KPIX-TV in San Francisco and also worked as a meteorologist at KOMO-TV in Seattle, KYW-TV in Philadelphia, KENS in San Antonio, KREM (TV) in Spokane, and KDRV in Medford.
Margaret Englett, known professionally as Siani Lee, was a Korean American news anchor and reporter in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She previously worked in several other cities including Savannah, Georgia, Baltimore, Maryland, and Washington, DC.
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John Bolaris is an American television meteorologist and realtor. He has worked as the Chief Meteorologist for Weekend Today, NBC 10, WCBS and Fox 29. Bolaris currently works as the President of BlackLabel Luxury Real Estate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Bolaris is a four time Emmy Award winner.
