Wcco Meteorologist Fired (2024)

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Where is Lisa Meadows now? ›

Lisa Meadows is an Emmy Award winning meteorologist for CBS in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

"I've made a career change and it's going to help me be with my family more and not get up at 2 a.m., so I will be getting some good sleep so I'm happy about that," O'Connor said. "It's very hard. You guys are my family as well and it's been an absolute pleasure and wonderful to be here."

She grew up watching Midwest thunderstorms in her hometown in northwest Indiana. She obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Meteorology with a minor in mathematics from Valparaiso University.

WCCO meteorologist Joseph Dames is tracking the latest NEXT Weather Alert threats in Minnesota Wednesday.

Lisa joined the FOX6 weather team in October 2022.

Joseph Dames

You can also catch him putting together weather, science, and other environmental stories during the week. Born and raised in Illinois, just outside of Chicago, Joseph grew up in the small community of Plainfield. Plainfield is notorious for the 1990 F5 tornado, which started Joseph's interest in weather.

WCCO-TV morning anchor Kim Johnson has been fired. Johnson announced the news via a Monday morning Facebook post. “They told me they wanted to go in a different direction,” Johnson said Monday. “This is just part of the industry.

Inside the marriage of power couple, Frank Vascellaro and Amelia Santaniello, WCCO co-anchors and how they balance work and family here in Minneapolis.

According to the station, meteorologist Mike Augustyniak asked to be reassigned to a different shift. Instead of reporting the weather for “WCCO 4 News This Morning,” his new role will be as weekend meteorologist, along with producing weather during the week. He'll remain full-time at WCCO.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Frank Vascellaro is back at the anchor desk after taking a few weeks off to recover following a bad fall and shoulder surgery. WCCO's evening anchor slipped and fell the day after Christmas while helping his daughter load up her car.

Where is Jason from WCCO going? ›

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - May 24, 2022 - After nearly 11 years as anchor at WCCO, Jason DeRusha has announced his decision to leave the anchor desk and transition to a contributing role for station events and special projects.

as an anchor/reporter. Growing up in Denver Co., Frank attended the United States Air Force Academy before transferring to the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Meteorologist Brandon Roux did his final broadcast on Sunday morning for WDIV-TV (Channel 4).