A New York City television weatherman is off-air to recover from a brain injury. WCBS-TV’s Lonnie Quinn, who serves as the lead weather anchor for CBS, announced he’s taking a break to recover from a concussion. In addition to doing the weather for the New York City CBS station, he also appeared on CBS This Morning Saturday and was heard on WCBS-AM 880 doing weather there.
A concussion, also known as a mild traumatic brain injury, is a head injury that disrupts how the brain normally functions, often caused by a blow or jolt to the head or body.
During the March 14th broadcast of WCBS-TV’s evening newscast, anchor Kristine Johnson announced that Quinn, 61, “suffered a concussion” and initially thought he was “doing OK,” which he then revealed was not the case…