Raphael Miranda
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Raphael Miranda | |
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| Born | April 26, 1977 Bedford Hills, New York, United States |
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| Occupation(s) | Meteorologist and television journalist |
Raphael Miranda (born April 26, 1977) is an American meteorologist and weather producer at WNBC television in New York City.
Since 2009, Miranda serves as a weatherman for Weekend Today in New York, a primary fill-in meteorologist for the weekday newscasts and serves as the host of the Megaphone Interactive Trivia of Saturday Today in New York.
Early life and education
[edit]Miranda was born in Bedford Hills, New York, and graduated from New York University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish, with a concentration in Latin American literature, and a Bachelor of Science degree in broadcast journalism from Brooklyn College. Additionally, he earned a geosciences/meteorology degree from Mississippi State University.
Career
[edit]He started as a weather intern at WNBC in 2007. Since then he has appeared on national and local networks including MSNBC, CNBC World, News 12 Westchester and the now-defunct NBC Weather Plus. Miranda was also an occasional meteorologist for Early Today until Weather Plus shut down in December 2008.
Awards and memberships
[edit]Miranda won a 2011 Emmy Award[clarification needed] for weather coverage of Hurricane Irene.
He is a member of organizations including the American Meteorological Society, NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. Miranda holds the National Weather Association's seal of approval.
Personal life
[edit]Miranda, his husband and child [1] live in New Jersey.
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2014 | Sharknado 2: The Second One | himself | horror sci-fi comedy disaster television film |
See also
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- List of Brooklyn College alumni
- List of meteorologists
- List of Mississippi State University people
- List of New York University alumni
- List of people from New Jersey
- List of people from New York City
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Miranda, Raphael (January 24, 2014). "NBC-NY's Raphael Miranda on his Homecoming Project Experience". Live Out Loud. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
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- Living people
- Mississippi State University alumni
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