Mark Mancuso (born in

West Newton, Massachusetts West Newton is one of the thirteen villages within the city of Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Among the oldest of the thirteen Newton villages, the West Newton Village Center is a National Register Historic District. ...

) is an American

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formerly employed by

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and now with

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. He graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a

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in Meteorology.

Career

Mark was a meteorologist for

WITN-TV WITN-TV (channel 7) is a television station licensed to Washington, North Carolina, United States, serving Eastern North Carolina as an affiliate of NBC and MyNetworkTV. Owned by Gray Television, the station has primary studio facilities on E ...

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. In the 1970s and early 1980s he held the chief meteorologist position at

WATE-TV WATE-TV (channel 6) is a television station in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, affiliated with ABC and owned by Nexstar Media Group. The station's studios are located in the Greystone mansion on North Broadway/ SR 33/ SR 71/ US 441, and i ...

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. In 1982, he joined The Weather Channel as one of the original on-camera meteorologists. His specialties include satellite and radar interpretation, short range forecasting, weather observing, and tropical meteorology. He was laid off from The Weather Channel on February 1, 2009 and currently works at The AccuWeather Channel. He also made a short appearance in the movie ''

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''.

Family

Mark has twin girls, one son, and one cat.

References

External links

The Weather Channel Official Website

Mark Mancuso bio at AccuWeather
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