Jeff Berardelli, CBS 2's weekend morning meteorologist since 2003, announced just moments ago that he is leaving the station. He said that this would be his last week at CBS 2 before he heads down to Miami to join WFOR-TV.
He first appeared on the weekend morning newscasts in May of 2003, filling in for Janine D'Adamo, working alongside Lisa Daniels and Mario Bosquez. He replaced D'Adamo when she left in July of that year but wasn't announced as a permament member of the CBS 2 Weather Team until August when David Rogers was fired. He had previously worked at WTSP in Tampa.
"It has been such an honor being here in New York City, in my hometown, born and raised in New York," Berardelli told viewers at the end of this morning's broadcast. "I've been here for four years at WCBS, a fantastic station with fantastic people. Some of the most talented people in the business, honestly, work here."
He also called WFOR a "fantastic station" and said, "They have the best hurricane coverage in the United States." But he's not just trading in snow storms for hurricanes: "I just want to get in touch with the outdoors again." He said that he loves fishing, boating, scuba diving and kayaking.
"I'm really excited about the opportunity but I will really miss being here with you," he said to anchors Cindy Hsu and Kirstin Cole. "You guys are the best." Hsu and Cole made him a cake that said "Good bye and Good luck Jeff!"
He mentioned that he'll be back to help broadcast the "Tunnel to Towers" run because that cause is very important to him. The event is held every September.
Berardelli's bio says that he "is active in the Tunnel To Towers Organization, designed to remember the victims of 9-11." He ran in it last year.
Berardelli is the third meteorologist to leave the station in recent months under the changes being instituted by News Director David Friend. Craig Allen and Audrey Puente are the others. A replacement has yet to be named publicly, though it's been rumored for months that
Lonnie Quinn would be joining CBS 2.
Meteorologist Megan Glaros debuted last night during CBS 2 News at 5:00, and we now know her assignment. According to her biography at wcbstv.com, Glaros will be the meteorologist for the weekend morning newscasts, as well as an entertainment reporter during the week.
CBS 2's lead weather anchor Lonnie Quinn welcomed the newest member of the weather team today at 5:18 (watch this clip on wcbstv.com). "I've worked with you in different parts of the country before" he said. "I think you're fabulous." Glaros appeared on the right side of the split screen, reporting live from the USS Kearsarge for Fleet Week coverage. Quinn added, "I love that lady." Both Quinn and Glaros did morning weather in Miami at WTVJ and WPLG, respectively.
Of course this isn't Glaros' first sighting on CBS 2. Since last Saturday, she's been appearing in updated weather factoid promos for the summer. The station also began airing a five-second ID saying, "CBS 2 HD welcomes Megan Glaros."
According to Ken Kaye's Storm Center blog, Megan Glaros was scheduled to give her last forecast at WPLG-TV in Miami this morning. She told Kaye of her new CBS 2 job: "I'll be doing the weekend weather and entertainment reporting during the week. Crazy!" Her bio is still available but was taken off of local10.com's list this afternoon.
There have been rumors about this for the past month but it looks like it's official now: the Daily News reports that meteorologist Megan Glaros is joining the CBS 2's weather team. She comes from Miami where she served as WPLG-TV's morning meteorologist. She starts in May and will work either weekend mornings or weekend evenings (both of which are slots that had been filled by Elise Finch since last December).
CBS 2 will air a half-hour special Saturday on winter weather. "Eye on the Storm: Extreme Winter Weather" will feature the CBS 2 weather team of Lonnie Quinn, John Elliott and Elise Finch. It begins at 7:00 p.m. For more information, check out this press release or watch this promo:
The special will re-air Sunday morning at 11:30.
Jeff Berardelli, CBS 2's weekend morning meteorologist since 2003, announced just moments ago that he is leaving the station. He said that this would be his last week at CBS 2 before he heads down to Miami to join WFOR-TV.
"It has been such an honor being here in New York City, in my hometown, born and raised in New York," Berardelli told viewers at the end of this morning's broadcast. "I've been here for four years at WCBS, a fantastic station with fantastic people. Some of the most talented people in the business, honestly, work here."
"I'm really excited about the opportunity but I will really miss being here with you," he said to anchors Cindy Hsu and Kirstin Cole. "You guys are the best." Hsu and Cole made him a cake that said "Good bye and Good luck Jeff!"
As temperatures dropped to the lowest levels in two years, CBS 2 News decided to name its coverage "Deep Freeze." There's even a promo running to advertise the station's continuing coverage of the cold. Here's video of one that ran last night:
Kevin sends along this story from WTVJ in Miami reporting that Lonnie Quinn, the station's morning weathercaster, is leaving NBC 6 for a "big-time job offer in one of the nation's top television markets" in the northeast. It was suggested a few weeks ago on the TVSpy.com "Water Cooler" message board that Quinn would be joining CBS 2 News. If he does, he would be the second "weathercaster" to join the station this year, though his bio says that he holds an FAA meteorology certificate.
