Mark Ronchetti

Mark Ronchetti is a meteorologist on Albuquerque, New Mexico's KRQE-TV station, which is an affiliate of CBS. Previously, Ronchetti worked for Portland, Oregon's KOIN 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 for CNN. [ [http://edition.cnn.com/2000/US/07/24/wildfires.02/ Mark Ronchetti correspondent work with CNN] Retrieved July 11, 2006] Mark is originally from Shelburne, Vermont, and graduated from Washington State University in 1995. [ [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 goofy Taylor 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]

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