Nick Kosir

Nick Kosir is an American meteorologist.[1] 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.[2] Kosir signed on to join the Fox Weather channel which launched on October 25, 2021.[3]

Nick Kosir
Kosir in 2019
OccupationMeteorologist
EmployerFox Weather

Education

Kosir earned a bachelor of arts in communicational organization[4] from University of Akron. He earned a certificate in broadcast meteorology from Mississippi State University.[2]

Career

Kosir 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.[4] While there, he became known as "The Rapping Weatherman".[2] Kosir worked for three years at KMVT in Twin Falls, Idaho.[4] For seven years[2] 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.[5][6][7]

Personal life

Kosir lives in New York City with his wife and son.[4]

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. FOX. "Meteorologist Nick Kosir". WJZY. Archived from the original on 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
  5. Oyler, Melissa (2018-10-23). "Why is Fox 46 meteorologist Nick Kosir dressing like Cam Newton on Instagram?". CharlotteFive. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
  6. 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.
  7. Bentley, Coleman (November 16, 2018). "This Charlotte meteorologist has mastered all of Cam Newton's craziest looks". Golf Digest. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
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