Kathy Orr (meteorologist)

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Meteorologist Kathleen A. "Kathy" Orr [1] is the Chief Meteorologist for KYW-TV in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and serves as the 4 P.M., 6 P.M., and 11 P.M. weatherperson. She joined KYW-TV in January of 2003 as their chief meteorologist, making her debut on the same night as Marc Howard. Orr has her National Weather Association and American Meteorological Society seals of approval in addition to being an AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist. She came from WCAU-TV where she worked as a weekend weatherperson. She was reportedly asked to be chief meteorologist at WCAU when John Bolaris left but passed when she received a better salary offer from KYW-TV. The offer was ultimately taken by Glenn Schwartz.

Since coming to KYW, Orr has also helped establish "CBS-3 Kidcasters," wherein she and various CBS-3 crew members travel to various shopping malls in the Delaware Valley and encourage children of all ages to do a mock weather forecast. After playing many of the entries on the station's 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. newscasts, the very best children are invited to do live broadcasts alongside Orr on KYW-TV.

She was once a contestant on one of MTV's first game shows, Remote Control, which she lost and subsequently had her chair dragged away as she was beaten with stuffed animals.