Veteran ABC News weather forecaster Rob Marciano was fired Tuesday — a year after he was briefly taken off the air due to “anger management issues,” officials told The Post. .
Marciano, who has appeared on “Good Morning America” and “World News Tonight” for a decade, was in the news last year amid complaints about his behavior over the years.
A Cornell University graduate was temporarily “banned” from “GMA”‘s Time Square studio for making a co-worker feel uncomfortable. Page 6 Reported in March 2023.
“It turns out he did something wrong, he was punished for it, and they still haven’t brought him back,” one source told Page Six at the time.
ABC News declined to comment on his firing Tuesday.
Representatives for Marciano did not respond to requests for comment.
He recently moved to ABC News’ “World News Tonight” and appeared on “GMA.”
Marciano, 55, also provides weather forecasts on other ABC News platforms, including the digital livestream “World News Tonight,” which is filmed in a separate New York studio, and provides occasional reports from the field rather than from the studio. ing. “GMA”
his last report This article was posted on April 28th from Shreveport, Louisiana, and chronicled the damage caused by powerful hurricanes like Katrina and Rita in preparation for Earth Week.
As recently as Tuesday morning, he was reposting ABC News content via his Instagram Stories. Video about storm chasers in Nebraska.
It’s unclear what exactly happened between Mr. Marciano and his colleagues last year, but another person said Mr. Marciano was dealing with “anger management issues.” going through a divorce from his wife.
The two were married for 11 years and had two children.
“He made people feel uncomfortable. There was a time when there were some problems and a lot of alarming events,” a second source claimed.
“There were times like that. [Marciano] He was very grumpy and angry…unpleasant behavior on his part. He was separated to deal with it, but came back. ”
According to Page Six, Marciano was taken off the air for a month due to employee relations at the station following an alleged incident with a female colleague, but “GMA” executive producer Simone Swink brought Marciano back to the studio a few months later. He was not allowed to return.
“She’s serious and serious. She’s focused on her work and wants to keep doing it. [her staff] Focused and happy. She’s very protective of the team,” a second source said.
Mr. Swink was appointed to the top job in 2021. It was a turbulent year for GMA, with former boss Michael Cohn being forced out of the station after being accused of sexually assaulting two women. Mr. Cohn denies this allegation.
Sources say Swink didn’t want to distract from the show and kept Marciano away from the set.
“Every decision we make about our team is first and foremost based on protecting our culture and ensuring our people can focus on reporting. without distraction” a source familiar with the situation told Page Six at the time.
After graduating from Cornell University with a degree in meteorology, Marciano worked at local television and radio stations in Oregon, Louisiana and Connecticut before being hired as a co-host on “Entertainment Tonight” and later He was hired as a meteorologist and anchor for CNN.
Joined ABC in 2014.
