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Cindy Preszler is an on-air meteorologist with CBS-owned WFOR in Miami, Florida. She was previously with WFTX, Fox 4, [1] in Fort Myers, Florida, and WeatherSTL.com, [2] a dynamic, interactive site she created and owned that delivered up-to-date weather information for the Greater St. Louis metro area, from 2016 through January, 2019. She was the chief meteorologist at KSDK-TV 5, the NBC affiliate in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1998 until 2016. Preszler was one of five female chief meteorologists that were on TEGNA-owned NBC affiliates, including Monica Woods of ABC affiliate KXTV in Sacramento, CA. [3] Prior to arriving in St. Louis in October, 1998, the South Dakota native worked at several TV stations, including Chicago's NBC-owned WMAQ-TV, as well as on The Weather Channel (1987–92). Preszler was the first female meteorologist to cover a landfalling hurricane at the Weather Channel, and has won 5 regional Emmy awards [4] (including 17 nominations). She was also awarded an AP Award for feature story, six Missouri Broadcasters awards (15 nominations), one Illinois Broadcasters award, and was a fill-in for both The Today Show (NBC) and CBS This Morning. She previously chaired the AMS Broadcast Conference, and was featured in Sport Illustrated's "Women of Weather." [5] She is currently a member of and/or holds the American Meteorological Society Seal of Approval, the National Weather Association Seal, and the International Association of Broadcast Meteorology.

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