Matt Zidle

Meteorologist Matt Zidle is leaving WMTW, channel 8, after eleven years with the television station. Matt joined WMTW in December 2004. Matt is a native of Lewiston and has also worked at of Portland television stations as well at WLTX in Columbia, South Carolina.

Weather has been the lead story during this outbreak of historic cold, ice and snow. That got me to thinking of who is your favorite television weather person? Take our poll below and thanks for voting!

Veteran news anchor Shannon Moss was fired abruptly on Tuesday from Portland television station WMTW-TV. Moss had been with WMTW-TV since 2007 and had co-anchored WMTW's morning news since 2011 with Erin Ovalle.