Mish Michaels (1968 – c. March 16, 2022) was an American broadcast meteorologist, environmental reporter, and author.[1]

Life and career

Michaels was born in Kolkata, India. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Meteorology from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and a Master's Degree in Technology from Harvard University.[2]

Michaels worked at WHDH and The Weather Channel. Before working at WHDH she spent some time at WMUR-TV in Manchester, NH. [3] She joined the WBZ-TV weather team in September 2001 and left in July 2009. After leaving WBZ-TV, she spent time raising her children and writing books in her spare time.[3] In late 2010, she contributed to the book, Extreme New England Weather written by Josh Judge, with her story of a deadly microburst in Stratham, New Hampshire, in 1991.

On January 31, 2017, Michaels announced via Twitter her employment with WGBH as a science reporter.[4] As of February 8, 2017, it has been made public that she has been fired from this position as she "...has been outspoken in her controversial belief that vaccines cause autism..."[5] as well as a disbelief in man made climate change. Michaels later disputed these claims on her personal website.[6][7]

Her family announced her death during the week of March 16, 2022, but no cause of death was given.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "WBZ Bios: Mish Michaels". Archived from the original on March 8, 2009. Retrieved March 30, 2009.
  2. ↑ Mustafa, Filiz (March 17, 2022). "Who Was Mish Michaels? Boston Meteorologist's Death Shocks Colleagues". hitc.com. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Conditions Just 'Write' for Mish Michaels". Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Mish Michaels tweet". Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Newly hired WGBH science reporter loses job over anti-vaccine views - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  6. ↑ Michaels, Mish. "Press Statement by Meteorologist Mish Michaels". www.mishmichaelsweather.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Mish Michaels on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  8. ↑ Finucane, Martin (March 16, 2022). "Family mourns passing of longtime Boston broadcast meteorologist Mish Michaels". The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
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