- Mark Ronchetti
Mark Ronchetti is a
meteorologist onAlbuquerque, New Mexico 'sKRQE-TV station, which is an affiliate ofCBS . Previously, Ronchetti worked forPortland, Oregon 'sKOIN TV. [ [http://www.oregonmediainsiders.com/node/465 Oregon Media Insiders discussion of Mark Ronchetti] Retrieved July 11, 2006] He has also worked as a correspondent forCNN . [ [http://edition.cnn.com/2000/US/07/24/wildfires.02/ Mark Ronchetti correspondent work with CNN] Retrieved July 11, 2006] Mark is originally fromShelburne, Vermont , and graduated fromWashington State University in1995 . [ [http://about.zoominfo.com/people/ronchetti_mark_75340150.aspx Zoominfo article about Mark Ronchetti] Retrieved September 5, 2006]In an article titled "Sunny skies are ahead for returning weather guy", Joline Gutierrez Krueger, columnist for
Albuquerque Tribune , wrote that Mark Ronchetti has developed a fanbase built around what some consider to be his good looks and his sense of humor. Joline Gutierrez Krueger described Ronchetti as, "Persistently pink-cheeked, broad-shouldered, young and handsome in that goofyTaylor Hicks sort of way, Ronchetti is one of those rare forecasters who attracts groupies. They call him Mark Ron-cutie." Krueger also noted, however, that Ronchetti has some detractors, some of whom feel he comes across as a jock. [ [http://www.abqtrib.com/albq/nw_columnists/article/0,2564,ALBQ_19856_4844335,00.html Joline Gutierrez Krueger: Sunny skies are ahead for returning weather guy] Retrieved September 5, 2006]In the summer of 2007, KRQE began an ad campaign in which they hyped Mark's "Bust Potential". KRQE received a number of complaints about this campaign questioning the sexist nature of the term "bust".
Ronchetti is
Italian American of Sicilian descent.Ronchetti is also occasionally referred to as "Fran-chetti" by his viewers.
External links
* [http://www.kasa.com/Global/category.asp?C=5173&nav=menu87_1 Albuquerque's KASA FOX 2]
* [http://krqe.com/video/expanded.asp?RECORD_KEY%5BVideo%5D=ID&ID%5BVideo%5D=4524 Mark Ronchetti discusses his return to New Mexico station]
* [http://www.guytvblog.com/archives/2005/10/mark_ronchetti.html Guy TV Blog page about Mark Ronchetti]
* [https://www.oregonhumane.org/events/album/Telethon.htm Mark Ronchetti hosts Oregon Humane Society event]
* [http://www.dukecityfix.com/index.php?itemid=1941 Blog entry about this Wikipedia article]Notes
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