The forecast was cold with the possibility of storms.
Fired ABC News meteorologist Rob Marciano made his first appearance Thursday Since his ouster from the Disney-owned network Two days ago due to his alleged brutal behavior.
Marciano was dressed casually in jeans and a jacket while wearing a baseball cap and carrying a backpack and a coffee mug as he stepped out into the driveway of his Westchester County home.
The mercurial meteorologist avoided making any comments to a Washington Post photographer as he climbed into his black Ford Bronco SUV.
Marciano emerged just days after The Post reported that alleged chronic “anger management issues” and an alleged long-running feud with “Good Morning America” meteorologist Ginger Zee led to his firing on Tuesday.
The “last straw” that led to Marciano's firing was a tirade he launched at one of the show's producers that was witnessed by several employees, According to the Daily Beast.
Zee, who learned of the reported diatribe, told her bosses, who decided to terminate Marciano's employment after 10 years at ABC News, according to the outlet.
Female employees at GMA reportedly complained that Marciano made them feel uncomfortable by “over-sharing” details of his divorce from his wife of 11 years, real estate agent Erin Marciano.
While the Marcianos were in the process of divorcing, the meteorologist reportedly reported to work in a “cranky” mood – prompting other employees to complain. The divorce was finalized in January last year.
Last year, Rob Marciano's behavior led to his bosses banning him from GMA Studios in Times Square after his colleagues complained to management. Page Six reported
A colleague reportedly told her boss she felt uncomfortable, prompting management to reprimand Marciano for his “inappropriate” behavior..
Marciano, a former Entertainment Tonight co-host and CNN meteorologist, was hired by GMA in 2014 to replace Zee as its weekend weatherman.
He was moved to “World News Tonight” after his alleged removal from the “GMA” studios, where he occasionally reported on the field for the morning show.
Sources told the newspaper that at GMA, he clashed frequently with Zee over the years.
Sources told The Post that the feud between the two was kept secret for years by management, which was aware of Marciano's “hot temper” as well as Zee's tendency to be “nasty.”
Marciano's exile from the studios lasted a year. In September, he announced that he would no longer work weekend shifts at “GMA” and would switch to weekdays.
“I treated it as a beta and it was an alpha,” a media official told The Post.
An ABC News spokesperson declined to comment. The Post reached out to Marciano and Ginger Zee.
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