Jennifer Catherine "J. C." Monahan is an American newscaster for

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affiliate

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, which she joined in June 2017.

Early life and education

A native of

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, she attended the

University of Maine The University of Maine (UMaine or UMO) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Orono, Maine. It was established in 1865 as the land-grant college of Maine and is the Flagship universities, flagshi ...

from which she graduated with a

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in 1994. She went on to graduate from

Mississippi State University Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a public land-grant research university adjacent to Starkville, Mississippi. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Unive ...

's Broadcast Meteorology program.

Career

She began her career as News Director for

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. It was there that she earned awards from the

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and Maine Association of Broadcasters (for Best Radio Newscast and Best Series Reporting). Monahan then moved south to become the weekend forecaster and entertainment reporter for WPXT-TV in

Portland, Maine Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maine and the seat of Cumberland County. Portland's population was 68,408 in April 2020. The Greater Portland metropolitan area is home to over half a million people, the 104th-largest metropol ...

, before serving as the weekend meteorologist for

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. In April 2006, it was announced that Monahan was pregnant, due in October. On March 28, 2012, Monahan gave birth to a second baby girl. On April 8, 2013, it was announced that Monahan would be switching roles at

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, leaving her meteorology position in favor of joining ''

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'' as a permanent co-anchor. Monahan provides the show's existing anchor Anthony Everett with a full-time co-host for the first time since ''Chronicle'' veteran Mary Richardson retired in 2010. In the weather department, Monahan was replaced by former

WFXT WFXT (channel 25) is a television station in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, affiliated with the Fox network and owned by Cox Media Group. Its studios are located on Fox Drive (near the Boston-Providence Turnpike) in Dedham, and its t ...

meteorologist Cindy Fitzgibbon, who joined WCVB in April 2013, at first on a substitute basis. On May 20, 2013, Fitzgibbon started her permanent position on ''NewsCenter 5 EyeOpener'', while Monahan continued to forecast for ''NewsCenter 5 Midday''. It was originally stated that Monahan would move to ''Chronicle'' in June, but on May 21 it was revealed that her start date had been moved up to May 23. After Monahan's move, Fitzgibbon also added the midday news to her weather duties. On February 19, 2017, it was reported that Monahan would leave WCVB at the end of her contract later that year. WBTS-CD announced her hiring by the station in June 2017.J.C. Monahan has been hired by NBC Boston
Boston Globe, June 20, 2017

Awards and professional affiliations

Monahan is a member of the

American Meteorological Society The American Meteorological Society (AMS) is the premier scientific and professional organization in the United States promoting and disseminating information about the Atmospheric sciences, atmospheric, Oceanography, oceanic, and Hydrology, hydr ...

and the

National Weather Association The National Weather Association (NWA), founded in 1975, is an American professional association with a mission to support and promote excellence in operational meteorology and related activities. Background The National Weather Association is, ...

. In 2004, she was awarded the AMS Seal of Approval in recognition of her professionalism in weather forecasting and reporting.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Monahan, J.C. Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American television weather presenters University of Maine alumni Mississippi State University alumni