Raphael Miranda

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Raphael Miranda
Born (1977-04-26) April 26, 1977 (age 49)
Alma mater
OccupationsMeteorologist 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

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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

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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

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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

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Miranda, his husband and child [1] live in New Jersey.

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2014 Sharknado 2: The Second One himself horror sci-fi comedy disaster television film

See also

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References

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