For other people with the same name, see Geoffrey Fox (disambiguation).

Geoff Fox (born July 26, 1950)[1] is an American television broadcast meteorologist, with seven Emmy awards, and a career in the industry spanning four decades. For 27 years he worked at the television station WTNH in New Haven, Connecticut, where he started in 1984 and was senior meteorologist until 2011. L, he was with WTIC-TV in Hartford, Connecticut, where he was the weeknight 5:00 and 11:00 pm meteorologist, reported science and technology stories for the 4:00 pm newscast, and hosted a garden segment titled "Geoff's Garden".

Fox, a New York City native, graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School.[2] He received a certificate in broadcast meteorology from Mississippi State University, and is a member of the National Weather Association.

Personal life[3] and holds a broadcast seal from the American Meteorological Society.[4]

Television

In May of 1984, Fox started his meteorology career with the television station WTNH in New Haven, Connecticut. He was promoted to senior meteorologist.

In 1995, in addition to working for WTNH, he began hosting the program Inside Space on Syfy (then called the SciFi Channel).[5]

During his decades-long career, Fox participated in a variety of community fundraisers and events throughout the years in the state of Connecticut, including the March of Dimes, and participates in the annual walk to help find a cure for Alzheimer's disease as well as numerous other charities.

In early 2011, after 27 years at WTNH, Fox was told that his contract would not be renewed; he departed from the station.[6] His departure received national media attention due to the loyalty of WTNH viewers in addition to his long career with the station.[7]

In April 2011 he was hired by Fox affiliate WTIC-TV, where he forecasted for the 5:00 pm and 11:00 pm weather segments, as well as science reports weeknights at 4:00 pm.[7] He was dismissed from the station after 19 months, for what the station identified as "inappropriate conduct".[7][8]

Later, Fox developed an Internet-based company for designing and building websites.[citation needed]

In mid-2013, Fox and his wife, along with their pooch decided to bid farewell to New England and it's cold harsh winters by going on a cross-country road trip relocating to southern California to be closer to their daughter who relocated there previously, as well as other family.

In January 2015, he joined NBC affiliate KMIR-TV in Palm Springs, where he served as the weeknight meteorologist from early 2015 until September 2015.[9]

On August 19, 2015, Fox announced that he would be working as the on-air meteorologist for "News Channel Nebraska's first station in Norfolk", with more stations on the way. He forecasts for News Channel Nebraska from his home studio weather center.[citation needed]

In the summer of 2017, an agreement was made between the management of WTNH-TV and Fox for him to return briefly to the News8 airwaves for a seven-week fill-in period, to forecast the weeknight newscasts from his home studio in California. At the end of the temporary employment period, Fox made it clear to WTNH-TV management that he was very interested in a permanent full-time position. Management offered him a part-time position, but he declined. He made a statement saying that the offer "wasn't a good fit" but that he was thankful for the opportunity to return to the airwaves at WTNH and to show his gratitude for all the support from viewers throughout the years, as well as the personal support during his pancreatic cancer.[10]

WTNH News Director Keith Connors said, "We are grateful for what Geoff did for WTNH during the 2017 summer including filing-in on weeknight newscasts due to temporary schedule shifting, and wish him nothing but the best in the future."[citation needed]

Fox has transitioned to being semi-retired and is now happy to call southern California home. His meteorology career has transitioned to fully remote, serving as Chief Meteorologist forecasting on-air for News Channel Nebraska, as well as newsy and other independent television markets and side projects from his home-built studio weather center. Fox said, "With the set-up I'm using in my home studio, I can do the weather for literally any place in the world and deliver it with so little lag that on-air chatting with the news anchors is seamless."[11]

In his spare time, Fox enjoys spending time outdoors taking advantage of the southern California weather, as well as creating weather maps for various regions locally and worldwide, and building websites.

References

  1. ^ "On TV – July 26, 1950". 8 March 2007.
  2. ^ "Brooklyn Tech 40th Reunion… I'm Tempted". 25 February 2008.
  3. ^ Ed Stannard (January 23, 2011). "WTNH shuts the door on Geoff Fox's return; Popular weatherman told contract issue a distraction-". The New Haven Register. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  4. ^ "AMS List of TV Seal Holders". American Meteorological Society. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  5. ^ BILL KEVENEY (August 11, 1995). "Geoff Fox Likes Other Life 'Inside Space'". Hartford Courant. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  6. ^ Joe Amarante (January 6, 2011). "WTNH (NEWS 8) to boot Geoff Fox off air". New Haven Register. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  7. ^ a b c "Meteorologist Geoff Fox fired from Fox CT for 'inappropriate conduct'-". The New Haven Register. November 16, 2012. Archived from the original on February 8, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  8. ^ O'Leary, Mary E. (November 20, 2012). "Geoff Fox fallout: Nothing private online; no laws protect jobs in wake of scandals". Shoreline Times. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  9. ^ Joyella, Mark (2015-01-02). "'An Emotional Day': Meteorologist Geoff Fox Returns to TV in Palm Springs". TVSpy. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  10. ^ "Geoff Fox: The Interview". WTNH.com. 2017-02-28. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  11. ^ https://www.newtek.com/blog/2016/03/01/the-work-at-home-weatherman-recipe-from-geoff-fox/
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