Ira Joe Fisher
Ira Joe Fisher (born in Salamanca, New York) is currently the weather reporter for CBS's The Saturday Early Show, a position he has held since 1999. Fisher is known for his ability to write backwards on "plexiglass 2000" weather presentations. Fisher frequently entertains crowds on the plaza outside the CBS studios. Known for being obease.
Background
Fisher has been a college professor, author, columnist, disc jockey, reporter, actor, and weatherman. Ira Joe has a master’s degree in fine arts from New England College. Fisher currently teaches at Pace University.
Television career
KHQ
He started his television career at KHQ-TV in Spokane, Washington in 1970 as a reporter and host of "The Noon Show". He worked there for 10 years, until 1980.
WKRC
He worked at WKRC-TV in Cincinnati, Ohio between 1980 and 1983. He was a weather reporter and co-host of "P.M. Magazine." He worked at WKRC radio as a commentator.
WABC/Live with Regis and Kathy Lee
Fisher was a weatherman and feature reporter at WABC in New York City, and "Live with Regis and Kathy Lee" from 1983 to 1985.
WKRC
Fisher returned to WKRC-TV in Cincinnati, Ohio from 1985 to 1989. He hosted "The Ira Joe Fisher Show," which was a daily talk/variety show.
WNBC
Fisher was a weather and feature reporter on WNBC-TV in New York City between 1989 and 1995.
WCBS
Fisher worked at WCBS between 1995 and 2003. He has held every weekday weather anchor position at WCBS: from 5-7am, noon, 4, 4:30, 5, 5:30, 6, and 11pm. He has worked with Dana Tyler and Stephen Clark as part of the station's lead team.
Fisher was fired from WCBS in 2003 when Diane Doctor took over WCBS's struggling news operation. At the time of his firing, he was working mornings at WCBS and the Saturday Early Show. Since then, he does the Saturday Early Show and voiceover for the CBS Morning News and the Early Show on CBS, and has recently began teaching at Pace University.