Johnny Mountain
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Johnny Mountain is a retired weathercaster for both KABC-TV
and KCBS-TV
in Los Angeles, California
. He has been described as "one of the most recognizable faces -- and names -- in local TV news."
Prior to his time in Los Angeles, Mountain spent one year at WLS-TV
in Chicago, Illinois. He joined ABC7 Eyewitness News
in Los Angeles in 1978 to become an weeknight meteorologist. When Dr. George Fischbeck retired, Mountain was shifted to weekday mornings from 5-7AM and afternoon at 5PM when his partner Dallas Raines
took Mountain's 11PM spot.
On January 2005, Mountain decided to leave KABC and gave an on-air farewell. In May 2005, he joined CBS2 to reunite with his former KABC partners Ann Martin
(1994), Harold Greene
(2001), Laura Diaz (2002) and sportcaster Jim Hill
(who first joined in 1976, then rejoined in 1992).
Mountain retired in March 2010 as part of a "restructuring" of KCBS news operations.
KABC-TV
KABC-TV, channel 7, is an owned-and-operated television station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, licensed to Los Angeles, California. KABC-TV's studios are located in Glendale, California...
and KCBS-TV
KCBS-TV
KCBS-TV, channel 2, is an owned-and-operated television station of the CBS Television Network, located in Los Angeles, California. KCBS-TV shares its offices and studio facilities with sister station KCAL-TV inside CBS Studio Center in the Studio City section of Los Angeles, and its transmitter...
in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. He has been described as "one of the most recognizable faces -- and names -- in local TV news."
Prior to his time in Los Angeles, Mountain spent one year at WLS-TV
WLS-TV
WLS-TV, virtual channel 7, is an owned-and-operated television station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, located in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The station operates their full power digital operations on UHF channel 44, with their digital fill-in translator on VHF channel...
in Chicago, Illinois. He joined ABC7 Eyewitness News
Eyewitness News
Eyewitness News is a style of news broadcasting used by local television stations in different markets across the United States. It refers to a particular style of television newscast with an emphasis on visual elements and action video...
in Los Angeles in 1978 to become an weeknight meteorologist. When Dr. George Fischbeck retired, Mountain was shifted to weekday mornings from 5-7AM and afternoon at 5PM when his partner Dallas Raines
Dallas Raines
Dallas Raines is a award-winning chief meteorologist at KABC-TV in Los Angeles and was also certified by the American Meteorological Society ....
took Mountain's 11PM spot.
On January 2005, Mountain decided to leave KABC and gave an on-air farewell. In May 2005, he joined CBS2 to reunite with his former KABC partners Ann Martin
Ann Martin
Ann Matthews Martin is an American children's author.Ann Martin grew up in Princeton, New Jersey with her parents and her younger sister, Jane...
(1994), Harold Greene
Harold Greene
Harold Greene is a former award-winning journalist, best known for working at KCAL 9 News and CBS 2 News in Los Angeles. Before joining the CBS duopoly, Greene enjoyed a long television news career, mostly in Southern California....
(2001), Laura Diaz (2002) and sportcaster Jim Hill
Jim Hill
Jim Hill may refer to:*Jim Hill , attorney, financial consultant, and politician from the U.S. state of Oregon*Jim Hill , American football player*Jim Hill , American racecar driver...
(who first joined in 1976, then rejoined in 1992).
Mountain retired in March 2010 as part of a "restructuring" of KCBS news operations.