Maria Genero, ek prasiddh Buffalo TV prasarak, ne December 2023 mein WGRZ-TV chhoda tha, jahan unhone 17 varsh tak mausam vibhag mein kaam kiya. Unhone apne career ki shuruat 1984 mein radio se ki thi, aur ab ve apne radio ke dinon ki yaadon ko taaza karte hue Radio One Buffalo ke Big WECK (WECK-AM) par wapas aayi hain. Yah unka apne janm sthal Niagara Falls, New York mein media mein yogdan dene ka ek naya avsar hai.
Genero ka prasaran career 1984 mein WYRK radio station se shuru hua, jahan se ve CBS ke Buffalo affiliate par weekend weathercaster bani. Uske baad, unhone University of Mississippi Broadcast Meteorology program mein daakhila liya aur 1989 mein National Weather Association se pramanit hui. Unhone Miami, Florida ke WCIX (CBS) station par 6 aur 11 baje raat ke mausam varta ke roop mein kaam kiya, aur CBS This Morning ke liye chief weather fill-in bhi rahi. 1996 mein, Genero ne Los Angeles ke KABC station par weekend meteorologist aur “Eye on L.A.” show ki host ke roop mein kaam kiya. 1998 mein, ve New York City ke Fox News ke “Good Day New York” show ki host bani. 2001 mein, ve apne ghar Buffalo wapas aayi aur 2006 se WGRZ-TV mein mausam vibhag mein yogdan dene lagi.
December 2023 mein WGRZ-TV se alag hone ke baad, Genero ne apne radio career ko phir se jeevit karne ka faisla kiya. Radio One Buffalo ke malik Buddy Shula ne unse sampark kiya aur unhe Big WECK par Saturday mornings host karne ka avsar diya. Genero ne kaha, “Abhi sab kuch hawaa mein hai. Hum dheere chal rahe hain. Maine itne samay se radio nahi kiya. Main soch rahi thi, bas apne aap raho.” Unhone apne naye radio role ke baare mein kaha ki pehli baar thoda dar lag raha tha, lekin dheere-dheere ve apne aap ko is naye madhyam mein aaraamdaayak mehsoos karengi.
Genero ke anurodh par, unka radio mein wapas aana unke liye ek naya anubhav hai, jahan ve apne shrotayon se seedha samvaad kar sakti hain. Unhone kaha, “Channel 2 par hawa mein rehna mere doston se baat karne jaisa tha. Bahut aasan tha. Radio karne mein thoda samay lagega, lekin mujhe vishwas hai ki main is naye role mein bhi safal rahungi.”
Genero ko Buffalo Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame mein shamil kiya gaya, jo unke media career ki ek aur mahatvapurn upalabdhi hai. Unka radio mein wapas aana unke shrotayon ke liye ek sukhad samachar hai, jo unki awaaz aur vyaktitva ko phir se sunne ka mauka paayenge.
Aaj, Maria Genero apne naye radio role mein apne shrotayon ke saath apne anubhav aur gyaan ko baant rahi hain, aur Buffalo ke media drishya mein apna yogdan jari rakhi hain.