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KDKA Fires Meteorologist Jeff Verszyla
The veteran forecaster had been with the station for 23 years.
PITTSBURGH, PA - After nearly a quarter of a century forecasting the weather on KDKA-TV, meteorologist Jeff Verszyla was let go by the station on Friday.
“I’m upset I was not given the opportunity to properly say goodbye on my broadcast,” Verszyla tweeted after announcing his dismissal on social media. “But please know I appreciate all of you.”
Verszyla’s page on KDKA’s website has been taken down.
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Verszyla holds a degree in broadcast communications and English from Allegheny College and a meteorology degree from Mississippi State. Before joining KDKA, he worked for a TV station in Texas and was an on-air personality and morning show producer at WVTY-FM and WRRK-FM in Pittsburgh.
Verszyla is a member of the American Meteorological Society, the National Weather Association and the International Association of Broadcast Meteorologists. He also has been a trained weather spotter for the Pittsburgh office of the National Weather Service.
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FYI to all of my faithful viewers for the last 23 years...today I was let go from my job at KDKA. Thanks for inviting me into your home. I truly appreciate you all!
— Jeff Verszyla (@Verz) December 14, 2018
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