Julie Bologna is an American television meteorologist. Bologna was with

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from April 7, 2012, to April 12, 2015, prior to which she was the chief meteorologist for WPXI in

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until 2011.

Early life

Bologna was born in Center Township, Pennsylvania. She graduated from

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in 1994 with a degree in journalism and received her broadcast meteorology certificate from

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. While at Penn State, she received an internship at WDVE in Pittsburgh.

Career

After graduation, Bologna began her career at low-power WMBA-AM in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. She then worked at stations in

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, Altoona, Steubenville, and Wheeling before becoming the morning and noon meteorologist at WPXI in Pittsburgh in 1999. In 2004, she left WPXI for a similar position with KTVT in Dallas-Fort Worth before returning to WPXI in 2008. Bologna left WPXI on July 13, 2011. Bologna has received two local Emmys for her weather reporting.http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_155906.html She has also co-authored a book entitled ''The Complete Idiot's Guide to Extreme Weather''. She was, but is no longer working at

Channel 8 in Dallas. Julie is now selling and renting homes in Texas.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bologna, Julie Living people American television meteorologists Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications alumni Year of birth missing (living people)