Mark Kriski

Mark Kriski (born June 29, 1956) is a Canadian born in Nova Scotia of Polish descent. He served as a DJ on Victoria, British Columbia's Q-100 FM, and Montreal's 980 AM, known as CKGM, then later as weatherman on Canada's The Weather Network in the late 1980s. Kriski now works at KTLA in Los Angeles.

Mark Kriski has been a fixture at KTLA for 2 decades. For years he was seen on the "KTLA Morning News" five hours a day, from 5am-10am Monday through Friday; in late October 2010 his shift became 7a-10a. Kriski has won 8 Emmy Awards and one Associated Press Radio-Television Award. The Los Angeles Times named Kriski the Funniest Weatherman in Los Angeles; he also earned 3 Golden Mike Awards for Best Weather Segment from the Radio & Television News Association. In November 2010, Mark contracted viral Pneumonia and was off the air for two months because of sick leave.

Kriski was married to Samantha Lewis, owner of Digital Playground,^[1] from 2004 to 2009. On May 18, 2011, he announced his engagement to KTLA colleague Jennifer Gould; they were married September 24, 2011.

Kriski studied radio and television arts at Fanshawe College in London, Ontario. He was a radio disc jockey at various stations in Canada, and performed commercial voiceovers. Mark landed his first job on camera as a weathercaster on Canada's Weather Channel. He then picked up a second gig as weatherman at Montreal's local station and he began hosting segments for a Canadian Travel show. Kriski came to the United States in 1991 after he accepted the position of AM weatherman on the "KTLA Morning News." He's one of the last-remaining original "characters" from the show's inception. Besides his fulltime position on the "KTLA Morning News," Mark has played newscasters in over 10 feature films. He also does voice overs and occasionally can be heard behind the mike at MY FM 104.3 in Los Angeles.

References

1. ^ Thane Burnett (2008-02-02). "The "Oscars" of Porn". Calgary Sun. http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/Features/2008/02/02/4809512.html. Retrieved 2008-02-25. 

2. http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlla/ktlas-mark-kriski-was-hosptialized-for-viral-pneumonia-still-recovering_b17138

3. http://www.ktla.com/videobeta/443c6fdf-c3f8-4c37-86ca-ee0798ef102b/News/KTLA-Mark-Kriski-Engaged

4. http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlla/mark-kriski-jennifer-gould-marriage-huntington-beach-florida-keys_b40069

External links

• Mark Kriski's Official Website
• Bio from KTLA
• Mark Kriski's Twitter
• Mark Kriski's KTLA Fan Page
• Mark Krisk's KTLA Twitter

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