Geoff Fox

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

Geoff Fox (born July 26, 1950)[1] is an on-air American television broadcast meteorologist with a career spanning over 30 years. For 27 years he was with the television station WTNH in New Haven, Connecticut, where he served as Senior Meteorologist and in 2011 with WTIC-TV in Hartford, Connecticut where he reported science and technology stories as well as a garden segment titled "Geoff's Garden" for the 4:00 P.M. newscast and was the weeknight 11:00 P.M. meteorologist.

Fox received a certificate in broadcast meteorology from Mississippi State University,[2] and holds a broadcast seal from the American Meteorological Society.[3]

Television.

Geoff Fox became a meteorologist for the television station WTNH in New Haven, Connecticut.

In 1995, in addition to working for WTNH, Fox began hosting the program Inside Space, a program on Syfy (SciFi Channel at the time).[4]

On January 5, 2011, Fox was informed by WTNH management that his contract would not be renewed at the end of February.[5] His departure received national media attention with reports of a "Keep Geoff Fox on WTNH" Facebook page receiving a number of "likes" ranging from 9,273[6] to over 10,450.[7] He was hired by FOX affilitate WTIC-TV; in 2011 which was "seen as a marketing coup for the slogan Fox on Fox" where he did the weather and science reports on weeknights[7] He was dismissed after 19 months, for what the station identified as "inappropriate conduct" [7] later adding that it was "unfortunate and sad," but "necessary".[8] Later on Fox developed an internet based company for designing and building websites. In early 2013, Fox decided to move, leaving Connecticut and it's cold winters and now calls southern California home. [9] Fox is married and has an adult daughter.[7]

In January 2015, Fox returned to TV in southern California by joining KMIR-TV NBC 36 in Palm Springs. He announced the news on December 18, 2014.[10]

Geoff Fox worked as Meteorologist for KMIR-TV from early 2015 until September 23, 2015.

On August 19, 2015, Geoff Fox announced that he will be working as the on-air Meteorologist for "News Channel Nebraska’s first station in Norfolk." With more stations on the way. Fox forecasts for News Channel Nebraska from his home studio in his garage.[11]


Footnotes

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "AMS List of TV Seal Holders". American Meteorological Society. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  4. ↑ BILL KEVENEY (Aug 11, 1995). "Geoff Fox Likes Other Life `Inside Space'". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  5. ↑ Joe Amarante (Jan 6, 2011). "WTNH (NEWS 8) to boot Geoff Fox off air". New Haven Register. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  6. ↑ Bates, Daniel (21 November 2012). "Geoff Fox fired after 'inappropriate' sexting chats with female photographer on Facebook are read by his bosses". Mail Online (London). Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Meteorologist Geoff Fox fired from Fox CT for 'inappropriate conduct'-". The New Haven Register -. November 16, 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  8. ↑ Mary E. O'Leary (Nov 20, 2012). Fox lost nearly 2000 of his followers on facebook following the scandeldoc50abeb6ac08ad401763951.txt "Geoff Fox fallout: Nothing private online; no laws protect jobs in wake of scandals" Check |url= value (help). Shoreline Times. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  9. ↑
  10. ↑ "Don't Go To Sleep Yet". Retrieved 2015-09-02.
  11. ↑ "The Nebraska Meteorologist". Retrieved 2015-09-02.
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