Rob Marciano, the meteorologist who was fired from ABC News in April after an alleged outburst at a “Good Morning America” producer, has been hired by CBS News, according to a report.
Marciano, who had a reported history of “anger management issues” at the Disney-owned network, will join CBS News as part of its expanding weather network, the Status newsletter reported Monday night.
It is unclear when the 56-year-old will start his new gig. A representative for CBS News did not immediately return requests for comment about why it hired the scandal-scarred Marciano.
According to Status, the veteran meteorologist maintained a good relationship with Wendy Fisher — the former ABC News executive who ran the network’s news gathering operations — who is now running CBS News’ weather operation.
At the time of Marciano’s exit from ABC, sources claimed the mogul had a long history of outbursts. The Post exclusively revealed that Marciano had a bitter feud with fellow meteorologist Ginger Zee, which an ABC insider said “brought out the worst in him.”
After his exit, reports surfaced that Marciano got into a “heated screaming match” with a “GMA” producer, who turned on Zee, the show’s chief meteorologist. Zee alerted her superiors, who reportedly saw the outburst as “the last straw,” the Daily Beast reported at the time.
Page Six reported in 2023 that Marciano was temporarily “banned” from the morning show’s studio after he made a colleague “feel uncomfortable.”
The report said Marciano was dealing with anger management issues while going through a divorce at the time, with an insider noting, “There was a period where there were some issues, a number of alarming events.”
Marciano did not return requests for comment at the time.
After his exit from ABC, the Daily Beast learned more details about the 2023 incident, reporting that Marciano was pulled from the air at the time after allegedly making “sexist” comments to a female producer. The network made him take anger management classes, the outlet said.
However, some of Marciano’s colleagues have come to his defense, calling his firing “abrupt” and praising his professionalism, according to People, with a source telling the magazine that Marciano’s negative coverage felt like a “job hit”.
Marciano became a senior meteorologist at ABC News in July 2014. He previously worked for “Entertainment Tonight” and CNN.
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