Longtime Cleveland meteorologist Mark Johnson is “now not employed at WEWS,” Channel 5 reported the afternoon of Might 9.
“Information 5 desires to share with our viewers a change to our on-air staffing,” the station wrote in a information publish on its web site. “Meteorologist Mark Johnson is now not employed at WEWS.”
Mark Johnson, Channel 5 meteorologist, is now not employed by the station.
The transient information story didn’t embody a motive for the separation or the character of it, however included an announcement from WEWS Vice President and Normal Supervisor Steve Weinstein:
“We would like our audiences to know that Information 5 and its dad or mum firm, Scripps, take defending our audiences’ belief very critically by requiring our staff to stick to the best moral requirements. We can not present additional particulars, as it is a personnel matter.”
The story mentioned the station’s “dedication to being the climate workforce Northeast Ohio turns to for security and accuracy stays steadfast.”
The station will instantly conduct a seek for Johnson’s alternative.
Johnson joined Channel 5 in November 1993, in line with a web page on the station’s web site that has since been taken down.
“Mark is an award-winning meteorologist, having acquired coveted Emmy Awards for his climate forecasting,” the web page learn. “He was the primary Cleveland forecaster with each the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and the Nationwide Climate Affiliation (NWA) Seals of Approval.”
Robin Swoboda and Mark Johnson from Channel 5 information in Cleveland in 1998.
Johnson has but to talk out concerning the separation. His solely social media publish on Might 9 was on Fb, the place he posted an image of a lightning bolt behind a tree. Dozens of individuals commented on the publish to want him effectively.
Contact reporter Jennifer Pignolet at jpignolet@thebeaconjournal.com, at 330-996-3216 or on Twitter @JenPignolet.
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