Finally, we have our first female chief meteorologist in this market.”ĭecades before breaking barriers in Boston, Fitzgibbon was just a young girl growing up near Portland, Maine with an eye to the sky.
“That is clearly not the standard anymore. It’s just kind of the way it always was,” explained Fitzgibbon.
“Traditionally, a chief meteorologist has been male, and traditionally, the chief meteorologist works nights Monday through Friday. Researchers found that women make up 29 percent of all broadcast meteorologist positions, but only eight percent claim the title of chief. In 2018, the American Meteorological Society, of which Fitzgibbon is a member, studied the underrepresentation of female meteorologists in leadership roles. Fitzgibbon is the first female chief meteorologist in the Boston market, a significant chapter in her career and a celebration of women in the field of broadcast meteorology. WCVB announced Fitzgibbon’s promotion following the retirement of veteran meteorologist Harvey Leonard. I am involved in what they’re doing,” said the proud mom of two high school athletes, “I stay up as late as I can with them before I have to go to bed to prepare for the next day. “ have grown up with their meteorologist mom who gets up and goes to work in the middle of the night, but then I’m available. and dedicates the remainder of her day to her family. After a team meeting at 9:30 a.m., Fitzgibbon goes back on camera for promos and the Midday newscast. Then, she does live cut-ins for ABC’s Good Morning America through nine o’clock. Fitzgibbon, who appears on air every five to ten minutes, creates and updates her own weather graphics throughout the fast-paced newscast, which ends at 7 a.m. During her short commute, she’s on the phone with her EyeOpener producer, who is busy building the rundown for the live newscast that begins at 4:30 a.m. Fitzgibbon said she allows herself two taps of the snooze button on her iPhone before getting ready to head out the door and make her way into the newsroom in Needham. Her day had started at 1:44 in the morning amid heavy downpours overnight. Behind her was a bustling newsroom getting ready for the noon broadcast. “It is something that I never thought I would see.”įitzgibbon, an Armenian American and native New Englander, sat down with the Weekly for a virtual interview almost a week into her new role leading the station’s StormTeam 5. “It’s a big honor,” expressed Fitzgibbon. After 27 years in the industry, she has been promoted to chief meteorologist at WCVB Channel 5. WCVB Chief Meteorologist Cindy Fitzgibbon (Photo provided by WCVB Channel 5)Ĭindy Fitzgibbon has made history in the Boston television news market.
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