WKYC Hires Meteorologist Mark Johnson

Just as snow is starting to fall in Northeast Ohio, Mark Johnson is officially back to report it.

Six months after he was let go by News 5 Cleveland, Johnson will return to local TV as a meteorologist at WKYC, the station announced on Monday. He’ll be talking weather every weekday at 5, 7 and 11 p.m.

“I’ve spent my life forecasting Northeast Ohio’s ever-changing weather,” Johnson said in a statement. “And I’m thrilled to be back doing what I love most in the community I call home.” (Johnson didn’t respond to a request for additional comment.)

He had spent the last few months working for Tegna, WKYC’s parent company, doing work in other markets.

News 5 directors were tight-lipped about apparent “ethical concerns”—loosely tied to businesses Johnson was allegedly promoting —around why they fired Johnson, one of Cleveland’s most beloved TV personalities after decades at the station. He was hired there in 1993.

But Monday, none of it mattered. As Johnson is back doing what he loves most.

“We are excited to welcome Mark to the WKYC weather team,” Julie Flynn, a news director at WKYC, said in a statement. “His broadcast experience, accuracy in forecasting and popularity throughout Cleveland speak to both his expertise and his genuine dedication to serving the region.”