Former Fox19 meteorologist headed to Cleveland for part-time gig
(This story has been updated with new information.)
Former Fox19 morning meteorologist Frank Marzullo is leaving the Queen City, for now.
Marzullo is headed to Cleveland to join ABC-affiliated WEWS 5's weather team part-time in early June, he announced on Facebook May 23. He previously announced in February he was leaving the Fox19 station after 18 years "to pursue other opportunities," but had no plans to leave Cincinnati at the time.
"Many of you know I wanted to do the news / weather on tv since I was a little kid. In the mid 80's I would build tv news sets in my basement, and I would draw the WEWS famous Circle 5 logo on paper and that would be my background," Marzullo said. "Yes, I am geeking out just a bit, but with time on my hands, while I wait for my next Cincinnati move, this is a perfect situation for me to say, I worked at Ohio's first television station."
Marzullo said the Cleveland gig is temporary as he looks for another opportunity in Cincinnati.
A Cleveland native, Marzullo was the morning meteorologist on Fox19's first alert weather team starting at 4:30 a.m. every weekday. He also hosted the morning news extra show for 14 years from 9 to 11 a.m.
Marzullo first joined the morning team in August 2007 after having spent seven years working at WFMJ, an NBC station in Youngstown, Ohio, where he was the weekday morning and noon weather forecaster. He also spent a year forecasting for WTAP, the NBC station in Parkersburg, West Virginia.
Marzullo is one of three forecasters to leave Fox19 this year. Ashley Smith left in January after seven years with the station to become a spokeswoman for the Hoxworth Blood Center, and Ethan Emery left in early May to join Montgomery County's communications team.
Earlier in May, longtime Cleveland meteorologist Mark Johnson was fired from his post at WEWS 5 after its parent company said it requires its employees "to adhere to the highest ethical standards."
An attorney representing Johnson pushed back, saying the meteorologist has built a distinguished reputation over the years and did nothing inappropriate.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Former Fox19 meteorologist Frank Marzullo headed to Cleveland
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