Joe Witte
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Joe Witte is the morning and midday weathercaster for TBD TV, a local cable news
network owned by Albritton Communication headquartered in Rosslyn, VA and serving the Washington, D.C area. He previously worked at Washington's ABC
affiliate, WJLA, which is also owned by Albritton and headquartered in the same Rosslyn facility. He served as the weekend weathercaster at WJLA from 2003 through September 2008, when he was released by the station. He was brought back in November 2008 to replace popular longtime morning weathercaster Ron Riley, who retired after 15 years with Newschannel 8.
Joe Witte started his career as a glaciologist for the USGS, working on the ice of South Cascade Glacier, WA. He was the principal investigator on ice island T-3 in the Arctic Ocean studying the Greenhouse infrared radiation budget as well as the ice crystals of the Arctic clouds, winter and summers. Next was 1 year at the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory at Princeton, where original climate change computer modeling was created. For 3 years Joe Witte was the meteorologist on NBC's CNBC reporting on the weather's effects on the business world.
Witte has worked for WCBS-TV
, WABC-TV
, and WNBC-TV in New York City
, as well as at stations in Seattle, Milwaukee and Philadelphia. Witte has also made appearances as meteorologist MSNBC
. Witte served as the weatherman for the former NBC News
program NBC News at Sunrise
from 1983 to 1999, and Witte also served as the weatherman for Sunday Today from 1992 to 1999. Witte has also filled in for John Coleman
on ABC's Good Morning America
, and for Willard Scott
, and Al Roker
on NBC's Today Show. He helped make John Coleman's beta project tape for the initial Weather Channel. He continues to perform voiceover work for sponsor idents that appear before some segments of NBC's Today.
Witte has often reported on NBC Nightly News
and Dateline NBC
as a weather expert and was chief meteorologist for NBC's Super Channel NBC Asia, and NBC Europe
. Witte was on the air non-stop for Hurricane Gloria
in 1985, and also for the Blizzard of 1996 for over eight hours each for both events. Local Emmys for Blizzard of 1996 and 2003's Hurricane Isabel
are among his awards.
United States cable news
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network owned by Albritton Communication headquartered in Rosslyn, VA and serving the Washington, D.C area. He previously worked at Washington's ABC
American Broadcasting Company
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affiliate, WJLA, which is also owned by Albritton and headquartered in the same Rosslyn facility. He served as the weekend weathercaster at WJLA from 2003 through September 2008, when he was released by the station. He was brought back in November 2008 to replace popular longtime morning weathercaster Ron Riley, who retired after 15 years with Newschannel 8.
Joe Witte started his career as a glaciologist for the USGS, working on the ice of South Cascade Glacier, WA. He was the principal investigator on ice island T-3 in the Arctic Ocean studying the Greenhouse infrared radiation budget as well as the ice crystals of the Arctic clouds, winter and summers. Next was 1 year at the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory at Princeton, where original climate change computer modeling was created. For 3 years Joe Witte was the meteorologist on NBC's CNBC reporting on the weather's effects on the business world.
Witte has worked for WCBS-TV
WCBS-TV
WCBS-TV, channel 2, is the flagship station of the CBS television network, located in New York City. The station's studios are located within the CBS Broadcast Center and its transmitter is atop the Empire State Building, both in Midtown Manhattan....
, WABC-TV
WABC-TV
WABC-TV, channel 7, is the flagship station of the Disney-owned American Broadcasting Company located in New York City. The station's studios and offices are located on the Upper West Side section of Manhattan, adjacent to ABC's corporate headquarters, and its transmitter is atop the Empire State...
, and WNBC-TV in New York City
New York City
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, as well as at stations in Seattle, Milwaukee and Philadelphia. Witte has also made appearances as meteorologist MSNBC
MSNBC
MSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
. Witte served as the weatherman for the former NBC News
NBC News
NBC News is the news division of American television network NBC. It first started broadcasting in February 21, 1940. NBC Nightly News has aired from Studio 3B, located on floors 3 of the NBC Studios is the headquarters of the GE Building forms the centerpiece of 30th Rockefeller Center it is...
program NBC News at Sunrise
NBC News at Sunrise
NBC News at Sunrise was an early morning news program produced by NBC News from 1983 to 1999. The program featured the top news headlines of the morning, sports and weather reports, and business segments. Many of the program's anchors also appeared on The Today Show...
from 1983 to 1999, and Witte also served as the weatherman for Sunday Today from 1992 to 1999. Witte has also filled in for John Coleman
John Coleman (meteorologist)
John Coleman is an American TV weatherman noted, along with entrepreneur Frank Batten, for founding The Weather Channel. He presently works as an on-camera weather caster at KUSI-TV in San Diego but is no longer affiliated with The Weather Channel....
on ABC's Good Morning America
Good Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
, and for Willard Scott
Willard Scott
Willard Herman Scott, Jr. is an American media personality and author best known for his television work on NBC's The Today Show and as the creator of the Ronald McDonald character.-Early years:...
, and Al Roker
Al Roker
Albert Lincoln "Al" Roker, Jr. is an American television meteorologist as well as an actor and book author. He is best known as being the weather anchor on NBC's Today. On Monday, July 20, 2009, he began co-hosting his new morning show, Wake Up with Al, on The Weather Channel, which airs weekdays...
on NBC's Today Show. He helped make John Coleman's beta project tape for the initial Weather Channel. He continues to perform voiceover work for sponsor idents that appear before some segments of NBC's Today.
Witte has often reported on NBC Nightly News
NBC Nightly News
NBC Nightly News is the flagship daily evening television news program for NBC News and broadcasts. NBC Nightly News has aired from Studio 3B, located on floors 3 of the NBC Studios is the headquarters of the GE Building forms the centerpiece of 30th Rockefeller Center it is located in the center...
and Dateline NBC
Dateline NBC
Dateline NBC, or Dateline, is a U.S. weekly television newsmagazine broadcast by NBC. It previously was NBC's flagship news magazine, but now focuses on true crime stories. It airs Friday at 9 p.m. EST and after football season on Sunday at 7 p.m. EST.-History:Dateline is historically notable for...
as a weather expert and was chief meteorologist for NBC's Super Channel NBC Asia, and NBC Europe
NBC Europe
NBC Europe was a satellite television channel based in the United Kingdom that broadcast across Europe...
. Witte was on the air non-stop for Hurricane Gloria
Hurricane Gloria
Hurricane Gloria was a powerful Cape Verde-type hurricane that formed during the 1985 Atlantic hurricane season and prowled the Atlantic Ocean from September 16 to September 28. Gloria reached Category 4 status on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale near the Bahamas, but weakened significantly...
in 1985, and also for the Blizzard of 1996 for over eight hours each for both events. Local Emmys for Blizzard of 1996 and 2003's Hurricane Isabel
Hurricane Isabel
Hurricane Isabel was the costliest and deadliest hurricane in the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season. The ninth named storm, fifth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the season, Isabel formed near the Cape Verde Islands from a tropical wave on September 6 in the tropical Atlantic Ocean...
are among his awards.