Cindy Preszler is an on-air meteorologist with CBS-owned

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in Miami, Florida. She was previously with

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, in Fort Myers, Florida, an
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a dynamic, interactive site she created and owned that delivered up-to-date weather information for the Greater St. Louis metro area, from 2016 through January, 2019. She was the chief meteorologist at

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, the

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affiliate in

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, from 1998 until 2016. Prior to arriving in St. Louis in October, 1998, the

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native worked at several TV stations, including

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-owned

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, as well as on

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(1987–92). Preszler was the first female meteorologist to cover a landfalling hurricane at the Weather Channel, and has won five regional Emmy awards (including 17 nominations). She was also awarded an AP Award for feature story, six Missouri Broadcasters awards (15 nominations), one Illinois Broadcasters award, and was a fill-in for both NBC's ''

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''. She previously chaired the AMS Broadcast Conference, and was featured in Sport Illustrated's "Women of Weather." She is currently a member of and/or holds the

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Seal of Approval, the

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Seal, and the International Association of Broadcast Meteorology.

References

External links

CBS Miami - Cindy Preszler's bio

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