Years active 1979–present Name Margaret Orr | Role Meteorologist | |
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Known for Broadcast Meteorologist Similar David Bernard (meteorologist), John Oldshue, Dick Goddard Profiles | ||
Chief meteorologist margaret orr s tropical weather update
Margaret S. Orr is the chief meteorologist for WDSU in New Orleans.
Contents
- Chief meteorologist margaret orr s tropical weather update
- Margaret orr s winter weather forecast
- Career
- Personal life
- References
Margaret orr s winter weather forecast
Career
A graduate of Louisiana State University and a certificate holder from the meterorology program at Mississippi State University, she had fascination with weather ever since Hurricane Betsy hit New Orleans in 1965. She started her forecasting career in Charleston, South Carolina but returned home to New Orleans in 1979, when Margaret Orr joined WDSU and she has remained there ever since. She co-hosted Breakfast Edition and also co-hosted World's Fair Show during the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition. In 2009, she was promoted to chief meteorologist after the semi-retirement of Dan Milham. She is heavily involved in tracking hurricanes.
She holds a Seal of Approval from the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association.
Personal life
Orr grew up in New Orleans where she attended Louise S. McGehee High School, and later attended and graduated from Louisiana State University in nearby Baton Rouge. She is married with three children and a dog named Bleu.