Mark Mancuso
{{Short description|American television meteorologist}}
Mark Mancuso (born in West Newton, Massachusetts) is an American meteorologist formerly employed by The Weather Channel in Atlanta, Georgia and formerly with AccuWeather in State College, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. in Meteorology.{{cite web|url=http://www.weather.com/aboutus/television/ocms/mancuso.html |title=On Air Personnel (Mark Mancuso) |publisher=The Weather Channel |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080609021737/http://www.weather.com/aboutus/television/ocms/mancuso.html |archivedate=June 9, 2008 }}
Career
Mark was a meteorologist for WITN-TV in Washington, North Carolina. In the 1970s and early 1980s he held the chief meteorologist position at WATE-TV in Knoxville, Tennessee.{{cite web|url=http://www.freewebs.com/knoxvilletvnews/wherearetheynow.htm |title=WHERE ARE THEY NOW? |author=Knoxville TV |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214060145/http://www.freewebs.com/knoxvilletvnews/wherearetheynow.htm |archivedate=December 14, 2007 }} 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 left his job at The AccuWeather Channel in late 2023 after 14 years. He now works for WTAJ-TV.{{cite web |title=Mark Mancuso |url=https://www.wtaj.com/author/mark-mancuso/ |website=wtaj.com |access-date=16 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416032619/https://www.wtaj.com/author/mark-mancuso/ |archive-date=16 April 2024}}
He also made a short appearance in the movie Home Alone 3.
Family
Mark has twin girls, one son, and one cat.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.weather.com/ The Weather Channel Official Website]
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Category:American television weather presenters
Category:Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences alumni
Category:People from Newton, Massachusetts