Samantha Mohr

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Samantha Mohr
Born
Samantha Sue Mohr

(1961-09-13) September 13, 1961 (age 62)
Education University of Georgia
University of St. Thomas
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Columbus 1985
Miss Georgia 1985
Major
competition(s)		 Miss America 1986
Website http://samanthamohr.net

Samantha Mohr (born September 13, 1961) [1] is an American meteorologist and television personality from Columbus, Georgia. Mohr was crowned Miss Georgia 1985 and competed for the Miss America 1986 title. She is currently on-air talent at The Weather Channel.

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Broadcast career

After being crowned Miss Georgia in 1985, [2] Mohr used her scholarship winnings to study meteorology in Houston where she interned at FOX TV station KRIV. From there she went on to KTVK/Phoenix in 1989, where she was a morning meteorologist for Good Morning Arizona. [3] After a dozen years in the desert, San Francisco's CBS O&O KPIX hired her as Chief Meteorologist, where she served from 2001 through 2007. [4] [5]

From the Bay Area, she returned to Georgia to The Weather Channel in 2007 on Weekend View , which she co-hosted with Dao Vu and Bill Keneely. [6] [7] [8] CNN International was her next stop. During her two years at CNN Center from 2013 through 2015, she also provided weather coverage for Weekend Express on HLN. [4] From there, Mohr did weekend weather for "WXIA-TV/11 Alive" in Atlanta as part of the "11 Alive StormTracker" team from 2015 - 2022. [9]

Pageant career

Entering her first pageant at the suggestion of a fellow UGA student, Mohr won the Miss Columbus 1985 title. [7] This win made her eligible to enter the Miss Georgia pageant in June 1985. [10] [11] Mohr won the competition on Saturday, June 22, 1985. [12] [13] She earned more than $3,500 in scholarship money and other prizes from the state pageant. [13]

As Miss Georgia, her activities included public appearances across the state of Georgia. Mohr was Georgia's representative at the Miss America 1986 pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in September 1985. [10] [14] In computer modeling that successfully predicted that Susan Akin would be named Miss America, Mohr's odds were set at 22 to 1. [15] Mohr was not a Top-10 finalist for the national crown. Mohr's reign as Miss Georgia lasted until she crowned her successor, Marlesa Ball, as Miss Georgia 1986 on June 28, 1986. [16]

Personal life and education

Mohr is a native of Columbus, Georgia, and a 1985 graduate of the University of Georgia. There she earned a bachelor of science degree in speech pathology with a minor in audiology. She is a 1989 graduate of the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas, where she earned a bachelor of arts degree in broadcast meteorology.

She is currently a meteorologist at The Weather Channel in Atlanta, Georgia. [17] [18]

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References

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  2. ↑ Bowker, Makenzie (September 14, 2013). "Miss America's triumphant return to Atlantic City!". HLN. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  3. ↑ Carman, John (April 4, 2001). "Reporter Sugerman Has Heart Surgery". SFGate. Retrieved August 13, 2015. Samantha Mohr, a weathercaster at KTVK-TV in Phoenix for 12 years, will be the weather anchor on Channel 5 for the 5, 6:30 and 11 p.m. weekday newscasts, beginning June 11.
  4. 1 2 "Experience". Atlanta, GA: SamanthaMohr.net. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
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  6. ↑ "People in Business: UP CLOSE / SAMANTHA MOHR, co-host of the Weather Channel's "Weekend View": Sunny outlook Storm systems and pre-dawn news briefings? It's all part of the fun for Samantha Mohr". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Atlanta, GA: Cox Enterprises. December 23, 2007.
  7. 1 2 Okamoto, Sandra (July 25, 2010). "Miss Columbus Pageant celebrates its 50th anniversary". Ledger-Enquirer . Columbus, GA: Knight Newspapers . Retrieved August 19, 2015.
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  10. 1 2 "New Miss Georgia". Star-Banner . Ocala, FL. June 24, 1985. p. 5A. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
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  13. 1 2 "Miss Columbus winner of Miss Georgia pageant". Rome News-Tribune . Rome, GA: News Publishing Company. June 23, 1985. p. 1-A. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
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