CBS Meteorologist Gets Emotional Returning to Work After Traumatic Brain Injury
CBS weatherman Lonnie Quinn was met with a warm front from colleagues and viewers while returning to the show following a traumatic brain injury.
The 61-year-old meteorologist, who has been helming the CBS New York weather map since 2007, returned to the office on Monday, May 5, where he was greeted with hugs, warm welcomes, and even a coworker holding a "Number 1" foam finger. He had been absent for nearly two months while recovering from the TBI.
On Monday, May 6, CBS New York shared a heartwarming video of Quinn walking into the office and being immediately embraced by his colleagues. He, too, grew emotional and got choked up while announcing to his co-workers how happy he is to be back.
"Welcome back, Lonnie Quinn!" the network's official Instagram account captioned the clip. "Our chief weathercaster has returned after stepping away to recover from an accident. Lonnie suffered a concussion earlier this year, but additional testing revealed deeper concerns."
The caption went on to quote Quinn himself, who said: 'It was a very major head injury. Once the MRI came back, that's when the doctors came in and said 'Whoa, whoa, whoa. This is actually a traumatic brain injury, not just a concussion. You've got to be out of work for six to eight weeks, rest and relaxation."
While Quinn did not go into detail about how he received the TBI, he explained that he "took a wallop on my head" in March that led to him not being able to temporarily see out of his left eye, per People.
Though Quinn was initially cleared to go home from the hospital after getting a negative CT scan, his symptoms soon worsened to the point where the CBS New York news director — "who really looks out for her people," he said — insisted he be driven back to the hospital after Quinn's broadcast that day. That's when the extent of his brain injury was realized.
After hugging nearly each and every colleague in the newsroom, Quinn became visibly tearful when sharing his excitement to be back.
"I missed you guys immensely and I feel like I'm whole again, so thank you for everything," he said, clasping his hands together.
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