Nick Kosir (born October 7, 1983)[1] is an American television meteorologist.[2] He worked for WJZY Fox 46 in Charlotte, North Carolina. He is known for his dancing videos online, hitting 5 million followers on TikTok as of September 2022.[3] Kosir signed on to join the Fox Weather channel which launched on October 25, 2021.[4]
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.jpg) Kosir in 2019. | |
| Born | October 7, 1983 |
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| Employer | Fox Weather |
| Children | 1 |
Education
editKosir was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio.[5] He earned a bachelor of arts in communicational organization[6] from the University of Akron. He earned a certificate in broadcast meteorology from Mississippi State University.[3]
Career
editKosir worked as a reporter and part-time weather forecaster at WMFD-TV in Mansfield, Ohio and later became the weather director. In October 2008, he began working as a morning meteorologist on KBTV-TV in Beaumont, Texas.[6] While there, he became known as "The Rapping Weatherman".[3] Kosir worked for three years at KMVT in Twin Falls, Idaho.[6][dead link] For seven years[3] he worked for WJZY Fox 46, where employees are encouraged to post on social media daily. Kosir began by making skits with his best friend Hans and eventually imitating Cam Newton.[7][8][9]
Personal life
editKosir lives in New York City with his wife and son.[6][dead link] Kosir is of Slovenian descent.
References
edit- ^ Today is my 38th birthday! To celebrate I decided to do a little dance with the NFT version of myself - Bacano Nick. 😝🤘🏻 HUGE shout out to Colombian NFT... | By Nick Kosir - The Dancing Weatherman | Facebook, retrieved 2024-01-05
- ^ Smith, Lavendrick (August 3, 2018). "A Charlotte broadcaster quoted Cardi B on live TV. Here was the rapper's response". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
- ^ a b c d Janes, Theoden (2021-06-24). "Nick Kosir, aka 'The Dancing Weatherman,' has a new job — in New York City". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
- ^ Morona, Joey (24 June 2021). "WKYC meteorologist Jason Frazer headed to Fox Weather, the new streaming service from Fox News". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Nick Kosir - The Dancing Weatherman - Welp.. I'm officially a southerner! My definition of cold has changed. I spent the first 25 years of my life in Cleveland, Ohio ..." | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ a b c d FOX. "Meteorologist Nick Kosir". WJZY. Archived from the original on 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
- ^ Oyler, Melissa (2018-10-23). "Why is Fox 46 meteorologist Nick Kosir dressing like Cam Newton on Instagram?". CharlotteFive. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
- ^ Curtis, Charles (2018-11-16). "A Charlotte meteorologist is embracing Cam Newton's famous fashion sense and dressing like him". For The Win. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
- ^ Bentley, Coleman (November 16, 2018). "This Charlotte meteorologist has mastered all of Cam Newton's craziest looks". Golf Digest. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
External links
edit- Nick Kosir at IMDb