Maria LaRosa

Maria LaRosa is an American meteorologist. Since July 2019, she has worked as a meteorologist on WNBC-TV New York and is a substitute weather presenter on NBC's Today.

Previously, she worked for The Weather Channel in Atlanta, Georgia. She co-hosted America's Morning Headquarters with Sam Champion and Mike Bettes from 2014 to 2015. She hosted Weekend Recharge with Paul Goodloe until September 23, 2018.

Early life and career LaRosa was born in New York state, but was raised in Ramsey, New Jersey. In June 2004, she joined KYW-TV in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was later hired by WXIX-TV, the Fox Broadcasting Company station in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was the weekday morning and noon meteorologist for KYW-TV in Philadelphia. She was a meteorologist and presenter for WTVM-TV, the ABC station in Columbus, Georgia. In 2010, she joined The Weather Channel and became an on-camera meteorologist for both Weekend Now and PM Edition with her co-host Todd Santos. In March 2012, she left to do the 5:30 to 6:00am edition of First Outlook and Your Weather Today from 9:00 to 10:00am (EST).

She hosted Wake Up With Al from 5:30 to 7am with Stephanie Abrams, Al Roker and Mike Bettes (2012–2014), Morning Rush from 7 to 10am with Abrams and Bettes (2010–2014), and America's Morning Headquarters (2014–2015). Her last day on The Weather Channel was September 23, 2018.

Career timeline 1998–2000: WTVM-TV meteorologist 2000–2004: WXIX 2004–2010: KYW-TV weekday morning and noon meteorologist 2010–2018: The Weather Channel 2010–2012: Weekend Now co-presenter 2010–2012: PM Edition Weekend co-presenter 2012: First Outlook co-presenter 2012: Your Weather Today co-presenter/fill-in 2012–2014: Morning Rush co-presenter/fill-in 2012–2014: Wake Up With Al segment correspondent/fill-in 2014–2015: America's Morning Headquarters co-presenter 2015–2018: Weekend Recharge co-host/Weather Center Live fill-in 2019–present: NBC 2019–present: WNBC meteorologist - Today in New York 2019–present: Weekend Today/NBC News fill-in weather presenter

Education LaRosa graduated in 1998 from Penn State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in meteorology. She was also a teaching assistant for the university's introductory meteorology course before graduating in 1998.

She is a member of the National Weather Association and the American Meteorological Society (AMS). She holds a seal of approval as a certified broadcasting meteorologist.

Personal life She once lived in South Jersey with her husband, Mariusz Kolakowski. They have three sons: Michael (born in 2005), Justin (born in 2008) and Tyler (born May 3, 2010).