Irv Gikofsky

Irv Gikofsky

Irv Gikofsky, also known as Mr. G, is the CW 11 News at Ten weather expert. He has been delivering forecasts on New York television for almost 30 years.

Gikofsky was born in Brooklyn and raised in Queens, where he attended P.S. 201 and J.H.S. 218. He graduated from Francis Lewis High School, and went on to Hofstra University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History in 1967. He received a Master of Arts degree in Secondary Education from Hofstra, and pursued doctoral studies at Yeshiva University.

Gikofsky began his career as a school teacher at Albert Einstein Intermediate School in The Bronx. He created the first computerized weather program used by children and their teachers in New York City's Public Schools. After teaching for a decade, Gikofsky was recruited by New York's WCBS-TV, Channel 2 in 1977 to become an on-air meteorologist.

In September 1993, he joined the WPIX 11 News at Ten as the weekday meteorologist, where he has won four Emmy Awards and an Edward R. Murrow Award.

An ardent supporter of education, Mr. G devotes a lot of his time to work with students. He has visited over 500 schools, especially lower income districts, where he speaks to children not just about weather, but motivationally as well. He tries to visit at least one school per week during the school year. He has participated in New York City's "Principal For a Day" program since its inception, declaring it a "homework and test free" day. In addition, June 30, 1993 was proclaimed "Mr. G day" in the Bronx for his motivational work with children.

Mr. G's weather forecasts can also be heard over the radio on the morning show with Dan Taylor on WCBS-FM (101.1). He also continues his series of lectures as "Professional in Residence" at his alma mater Hofstra University where he lectures on radio and television broadcasting. When his is not forecasting or involved in charitable endeavors, Mr. G can often be seen running in Central Park, and has run in 27 New York City Marathons. An avid runner, he has run over 60,000 miles.

External links

* [http://cw11.trb.com/news/weather/wpix-pmbios03-mrg,0,6822745.htmlstory Mr. G's Official Biography]
* [http://weather.wb11.com/US/NY/New_York.html?main=1 Mr. G.'s Weather Links]


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