Samantha Mohr

American television meteorologist (born 1961)
Samantha Mohr
Born
Samantha Sue Mohr

(1961-09-13) September 13, 1961 (age 62)
EducationUniversity of Georgia
University of St. Thomas
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Columbus 1985
Miss Georgia 1985
Major
competition(s)		Miss America 1986
Websitehttp://samanthamohr.net

Samantha Mohr (born September 13, 1961)[1] is an American meteorologist and television personality from Columbus, Georgia. Mohr was crowned Miss Georgia 1985 and competed for the Miss America 1986 title. She is currently on-air talent at The Weather Channel.

Broadcast career

After being crowned Miss Georgia in 1985,[2] Mohr used her scholarship winnings to study meteorology in Houston where she interned at FOX TV station KRIV. From there she went on to KTVK/Phoenix in 1989, where she was a morning meteorologist for Good Morning Arizona.[3] After a dozen years in the desert, San Francisco's CBS O&O KPIX hired her as Chief Meteorologist, where she served from 2001 through 2007.[4][5]

From the Bay Area, she returned to Georgia to The Weather Channel in 2007 on Weekend View, which she co-hosted with Dao Vu and Bill Keneely.[6][7][8] CNN International was her next stop. During her two years at CNN Center from 2013 through 2015, she also provided weather coverage for Weekend Express on HLN.[4] From there, Mohr did weekend weather for "WXIA-TV/11 Alive" in Atlanta as part of the "11 Alive StormTracker" team from 2015 - 2022.[9]

Pageant career

Entering her first pageant at the suggestion of a fellow UGA student, Mohr won the Miss Columbus 1985 title.[7] This win made her eligible to enter the Miss Georgia pageant in June 1985.[10][11] Mohr won the competition on Saturday, June 22, 1985.[12][13] She earned more than $3,500 in scholarship money and other prizes from the state pageant.[13]

As Miss Georgia, her activities included public appearances across the state of Georgia. Mohr was Georgia's representative at the Miss America 1986 pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in September 1985.[10][14] In computer modeling that successfully predicted that Susan Akin would be named Miss America, Mohr's odds were set at 22 to 1.[15] Mohr was not a Top-10 finalist for the national crown. Mohr's reign as Miss Georgia lasted until she crowned her successor, Marlesa Ball, as Miss Georgia 1986 on June 28, 1986.[16]

Personal life and education

Mohr is a native of Columbus, Georgia, and a 1985 graduate of the University of Georgia. There she earned a bachelor of science degree in speech pathology with a minor in audiology. She is a 1989 graduate of the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas, where she earned a bachelor of arts degree in broadcast meteorology.

She is currently a meteorologist at The Weather Channel in Atlanta, Georgia.[17][18]

References

  1. ^ "Happy birthday". The Gainesville Sun. Gainesville, FL: The New York Times Company. September 14, 1985. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  2. ^ Bowker, Makenzie (September 14, 2013). "Miss America's triumphant return to Atlantic City!". HLN. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  3. ^ Carman, John (April 4, 2001). "Reporter Sugerman Has Heart Surgery". SFGate. Retrieved August 13, 2015. Samantha Mohr, a weathercaster at KTVK-TV in Phoenix for 12 years, will be the weather anchor on Channel 5 for the 5, 6:30 and 11 p.m. weekday newscasts, beginning June 11.
  4. ^ a b "Experience". Atlanta, GA: SamanthaMohr.net. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  5. ^ Morris, Joan (July 28, 2007). "Locating video of Page, Ford film a dearest wish". Contra Costa Times. Walnut Creek, CA: MediaNews Group. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  6. ^ "People in Business: UP CLOSE / SAMANTHA MOHR, co-host of the Weather Channel's "Weekend View": Sunny outlook Storm systems and pre-dawn news briefings? It's all part of the fun for Samantha Mohr". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Atlanta, GA: Cox Enterprises. December 23, 2007.
  7. ^ a b Okamoto, Sandra (July 25, 2010). "Miss Columbus Pageant celebrates its 50th anniversary". Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, GA: Knight Newspapers. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  8. ^ "Fates & Fortunes". Broadcasting & Cable. New York, NY: Reed Business Information. September 17, 2007. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2015 – via HighBeam Research.
  9. ^ Krammes, Kelly (June 4, 2015). "Samantha Mohr joins the 11Alive Storm Trackers". WXIA-TV. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  10. ^ a b "New Miss Georgia". Star-Banner. Ocala, FL. June 24, 1985. p. 5A. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  11. ^ "Forever Miss Georgia Title Holders". Miss Georgia. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  12. ^ "Mohr than just a pretty face". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Atlanta, GA: Cox Enterprises. June 25, 1985.
  13. ^ a b "Miss Columbus winner of Miss Georgia pageant". Rome News-Tribune. Rome, GA: News Publishing Company. June 23, 1985. p. 1-A. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  14. ^ McGrath, Anne (September 12, 1985). "Miss America contestants promise no skeletons". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Spartanburg, SC: The New York Times Company. Associated Press. p. A9. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  15. ^ "Professor's computer picks Miss Mississippi". Wilmington Morning Star. Wilmington, NC. Associated Press. September 10, 1985. p. 1D. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  16. ^ "Valdosta State grad is Miss Georgia". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Atlanta, GA: Cox Enterprises. June 29, 1986. Marlesa Ball, Miss Southeast Georgia, who twice brought down the house with a vocal rendition of "Amazing Grace," was crowned 1986 Miss Georgia Saturday night.
  17. ^ Eck, Kevin (June 5, 2015). "Samantha Mohr Returns to WXIA". adweek.com. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  18. ^ Kelly Krammes, WXIA, June 4, 2015, USA Today, Samantha Mohr joins the 11Alive Storm Trackers, Retrieved August 13, 2015

External links

  • Biography portal
  • flagGeorgia (U.S. state) portal
  • Samantha Mohr official website
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Camille Bentley
 Miss Georgia
1985 		Succeeded by
Marlesa Ball
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