- Marysol Castro
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Marysol Castro 
Castro at the 2008 Tribeca Film FestivalBorn September 29, 1976
Bronx, New York City, New York, United StatesEducation Wesleyan University
Columbia University Graduate School of JournalismOccupation Meteorologist
JournalistYears active 2000–present Marysol Castro (born September 29, 1976) is a television journalist and was weather anchor for the The Early Show on CBS in 2011. Prior to that, she was the weather and features correspondent for the weekend edition of Good Morning America on ABC from 2004 to 2010.
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Early life and career
Born to Puerto Rican parents in New York City,[1] Castro was raised in the Bronx and attended Public School 83 and Intermediate School 181. She later attended Westtown School, a Quaker boarding school in Pennsylvania and graduated from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut with a Bachelors of Arts degree in 1996.[2] She later obtained a Masters of Arts in journalism from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Prior to her career with ABC News, Castro was a general assignment reporter for WPIX in New York. She worked as a reporter for News 12, a local cable news network in the Bronx. She taught briefly at Poly Prep Country Day School in Brooklyn as an English teacher. In September 2010, Castro left GMA Weekend. On January 3, 2011, as part of a complete show overhaul, Castro became the weekday weather forecaster for The Early Show on CBS replacing Dave Price.[3] On September 2, 2011, it was announced that she would be leaving her post as weather anchor efffective immediately.[4]
Personal life
Castro presently resides in Connecticut with her two sons, Liam and Gavin. She filed for divorce from husband Christopher Poole in 2011.[5]
References
- ^ What Marysol Castro Learned From Mom
- ^ Wesleyan University: Notable Alumni from www.wesleyan.edu
- ^ The Early Show: Marysol Castro from CBS News
- ^ "Marysol Castro Leaving "The Early Show" from Broadcasting & Cable 2 September 2011
- ^ Rivals dating from the New York Post 6 June 2011
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