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Marny Stanier (Midkiff) (born April 8, 1962) is a former on-camera meteorologist for The Weather Channel from April 1987 until November 2003. Controversy arose in late 2003 when she was released from The Weather Channel as a result of a company-wide staff reduction. Stanier subsequently filed a discrimination lawsuit, and in mid-2006, The Weather Channel settled for an undisclosed amount of money. [1] [ unreliable source? ]

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References

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