Ira Joe Fisher

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Ira Joe Fisher
Born
Ira Joe Fisher

(1947-10-31) October 31, 1947 (age 76)
EducationNew England College
Occupation(s)Broadcast journalism, teaching
Notable creditThe Saturday Early Show
SpouseShelly Fisher
Children4

Ira Joe Fisher (born October 31, 1947,

Plexiglas during his weather presentations.[2][3][4]

Background

Fisher spent his childhood in Cattaraugus County, New York, a rural area in Western New York, south of Buffalo. He was born in Salamanca,[2] got his first job at WGGO there, and graduated from Little Valley Central High School in 1965. He attended college at the State University of New York at Fredonia but left before graduating for a four-year stint in the Air Force.[3] He was stationed in Syracuse, New York and attended Syracuse University, majoring in drama and Russian; he later worked for the Air Force as a Russian translator.[1][3][5] He has a Master of Fine Arts from New England College.[2]

Fisher has been a college professor,

Mercy College.[12]

Fisher lives in Connecticut with his wife Shelly. They have four children: Joshua, Shelby, Ashley, and Dylan.[3][5]

Television career

Fisher began his television career at

Live with Regis and Kathie Lee.[1][2]

Fisher returned to

WNBC-TV in New York City.[2] In 1995, he moved to WCBS where he remained until 2003.[1][2][13] At different times during his tenure there, he served as the weather anchor for every one of the station's newscasts.[2]

Fisher left WCBS in 2003. After that, he appeared on the CBS News Saturday Early Show and as a voiceover artist for the CBS Morning News and The Early Show until 2007.

References

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    New York Times
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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Biography at cbsnews.com, retrieved 2011-01-10.
  3. ^
    Cincinnati Magazine
    : 68–75.
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  5. ^ a b c d "Ira Joe Fisher displays his passion for Robert Frost's poetry and life", The Ridgefield Press, April 9, 1992.
  6. ^ a b c Ct), News-Times (September 28, 2006), "Poetry in the forecast for Ira Joe Fisher", Times Union.
  7. ^ a b c Lewis, Gerri (March 30, 1995), "Ira Joe Fisher's 'Fantastick' Week", The Ridgefield Press.
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  12. ^ Hamilton, Shedeiky (May 4, 2010), "CBS Weather Man joins the Mercy College Faculty", The Impact News[permanent dead link].
  13. ^ "Ira Joe a WCBS forecast-away", New York Post, August 12, 2002.