Nick Kosir Explained
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Birth Date: | October 7, 1983 |
Birth Place: | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
Nick Kosir (born October 7, 1983) is an American television 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. Kosir signed on to join the Fox Weather channel which launched on October 25, 2021.[2]
Education
Kosir was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio.[3] He earned a bachelor of arts in communicational organization[4] from the University of Akron. He earned a certificate in broadcast meteorology from Mississippi State University.
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. While there, he became known as "The Rapping Weatherman". Kosir worked for three years at KMVT in Twin Falls, Idaho. For seven years[5] 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.[6] [7] [8]
Personal life
Kosir lives in New York City with his wife and son. Kosir is of Slovenian and Turkish descent.
Notes and References
- Web site: A Charlotte broadcaster quoted Cardi B on live TV. Here was the rapper's response.. Smith. Lavendrick. August 3, 2018. The Charlotte Observer. en. 2019-04-04.
- News: Morona . Joey . WKYC meteorologist Jason Frazer headed to Fox Weather, the new streaming service from Fox News . 6 July 2021 . The Plain Dealer . 24 June 2021.
- Web site: 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 . 2024-03-23 . www.facebook.com . en.
- Web site: Meteorologist Nick Kosir. FOX. WJZY. 2019-04-04. 2019-04-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20190408013849/http://www.fox46charlotte.com/about-us/meteorologist-nick-kosir. dead.
- News: Nick Kosir, aka ‘The Dancing Weatherman,’ has a new job — in New York City. Janes. Theoden. The Charlotte Observer. 2021-06-24. 2021-07-10.
- Web site: Why is Fox 46 meteorologist Nick Kosir dressing like Cam Newton on Instagram?. Oyler. Melissa. 2018-10-23. CharlotteFive. en-US. 2019-04-04.
- Web site: A Charlotte meteorologist is embracing Cam Newton's famous fashion sense and dressing like him. Curtis. Charles. 2018-11-16. For The Win. en. 2019-04-04.
- Web site: This Charlotte meteorologist has mastered all of Cam Newton's craziest looks. Bentley. Coleman. November 16, 2018. Golf Digest. en. 2019-04-04.