Popular CT Meteorologist Earns Big Promotion

HARTFORD, CT — NBC Connecticut Chief Meteorologist Ryan Hanrahan and Fox 61 Meteorologist Rachel Frank have been friends since their Penn State college days and it's only fitting that Frank joins Hanrahan in becoming a chief meteorologist in Connecticut.

Frank, a popular meteorologist at Fox 61 in Connecticut since 2008 was officially named the station's chief meteorologist today. Frank is an Emmy award-winning meteorologist and can be seen at 4, 5, 10 and 11 p.m. broadcasts.

"Rachel Frank is one of the top meteorologists in the country," said Liz Grey Godbout, vice president of news for Fox 61/CW 20. "She is an excellent forecaster, communicator and leader, and she has served the Connecticut audience with distinction for more than a decade."

Frank said she is honored to receive the promotion. "Matt Scott, Dan Amarante, Rachel Piscitelli and Tim Lavigne are great to work with, and we all understand the critical importance of keeping our viewers informed during the varied weather events we face in Connecticut."

"The weather in Connecticut never ceases to amaze me," added Frank. "This is one of the few areas of the country that receives just about every kind of weather: tornados, hurricanes, nor'easters, blizzards, heat waves, cold snaps, and flooding. The Fox 61 weather team has the technology and experience to keep our audience ahead of the storm in all types of weather, and I look forward to leading this extraordinary group of professionals in the years ahead."