'Cincinnati, I'm coming home!': Fox 19 hires new meteorologist
Erin Ashley joins Fox 19's First Alert Weather team as the weekend evening meteorologist starting Feb. 24, she announced Tuesday. Ashley will also continue her "Project Planet," a segment on "stories about environmental issues and innovations" that she would do at 13Action News (WTVG) in Toledo.
"Cincinnati, I'M COMING HOME!" Ashley said in a social media post. "How lucky am I to be forecasting for my hometown!"
In addition to 13Action News, Ashley, a Goshen High School and Ohio University graduate, previously worked as a lead forecaster at WOUB Public Media while in college in Athens, Ohio.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: This Cincinnati native is Fox 19's new meteorologist
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