Dallas Raines is an American chief

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and was also certified by the

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(AMS). He received his Bachelor of Science degree from

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where he studied broadcast journalism and earth science with an emphasis on meteorology. Later, Raines taught classes about the weather in the

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department at

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. Some of his awards include the Daily News People's Choice Award for Best Weatherperson, Man of the Year by the

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for Best Weathercast, and

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Award for Best Weather Segment. Raines was the chief meteorologist for television stations

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and at

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before moving to

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to run its national weather coverage. During this time, he also appeared as the weathercaster for the CNN-produced ''TBS Evening News'' on what was then SuperStation WTBS (now

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). He left CNN to join

in 1984 as a meteorologist and then became a weekend evening anchor. Years later, he was shifted to weekday afternoons 4, 5, 6 and 11PM along with

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, Ellen Leyva, Marc Brown and (until 2020)

Michelle Tuzee Michelle Tuzee is an American television news anchor. Tuzee co-anchored KABC's ''Eyewitness News'' at 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. with Marc Brown. Michelle Tuzee">KABC-TV > On-Air Talent Bios > Michelle Tuzee URL accessed April 11, 2010. On Decembe ...

. Dallas and his wife Dannie Raines published a children's weather adventure book titled, "Chester and the Hot Air Balloon," in September 2021. Raines is popular for his moves during his forecast, such as the "Dallas dip", the swirl, the fist pump and the golf swing.Dallas Raines celebrates 35 years with ABC7
''YouTube.com'' page for KABC-TV (ABC7). June 12, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2020.

References

External links

Dallas Raines's Bio From KABC-TV website
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