At least there’s good news for “Bad News Brad” Maushart.
After a two-year absence from Cincinnati television, the former WKRC-TV meteorologist has returned to Cincinnati television at WXIX-TV, where the winds of change have depleted the weather staff.
The East Central High School graduate debuted on Fox 19 Thursday morning as the station prepares to lose its third forecaster in five months — in advance of chief meteorologist Steve Horstmeyer’s retirement. Two have left television completely.
- Ethan Emery, the Hillsboro native hired in February 2022, will leave May 11 to concentrate on his full-time job as a communications specialist for Montgomery County. He has been working part-time since March, when he started the Dayton job.
- Ashley Smith left Fox 19 in January after seven years to become a public information officer at Hoxworth Blood Center.
- Frank Marzullo, WXIX-TV’s longest-tenured meteorologist, abruptly resigned Feb. 11 after 18 years to “pursue other opportunities.” The longtime morning forecaster announced his departure shortly after filling in for Horstmeyer on evening newscasts.
The revolving door in the Fox 19 Weather Center has caused Horstmeyer, the city’s most veteran weather personality, to postpone his retirement for a second time…