Nadia Zyncenko (born 1 April 1948) is an Argentine weather forecaster and
meteorologist
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of Italian birth
and Ukrainian descent.
Biography
Nadia Zyncenko is the daughter of Vladímir Zyncenko (), a Ukrainian veteran of the
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Republic and, from 1922, the Soviet Union. The army was established in January 1918 by a decree of the Council of People ...
in World War II, and the Ukrainian María Petrenko (born 1924). After the war her parents met in Rome and went to live in
Bagnoli
Bagnoli is a western seaside quarter of Naples, Italy, well beyond the confines of the original city. It is beyond Cape Posillipo and, thus, looking on the coast of the Bay of Pozzuoli.
Industrialization and World War II
Bagnoli was on ...
(then a coastal village 5 km from Naples, now a neighborhood in the west of the city), where Nadia was born.
She grew up with her parents in a rural area of
Pilar, Buenos Aires Province, 40 km from the city of Buenos Aires. There her two brothers, Pablo and Pedro, were born.
Professional career
Zyncenko entered the Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences at the
University of Buenos Aires
The University of Buenos Aires (, UBA) is a public university, public research university in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is the second-oldest university in the country, and the largest university of the country by enrollment. Established in 1821 ...
, where she obtained a scholarship from the
National Meteorological Service, a state agency that at that time was dependent on the
Argentine Air Force
The Argentine Air Force (, or simply ''FAA'') is the air force of Argentina and one of three branches of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic. In 2018, it had 13,837 military and 6,900 civilian personnel. FAA commander in chief is Brigadie ...
.
[ She is an active member of the International Organization of Weather Presenters.]Telefe
Telefe (acronym for Televisión Federal) is a television station located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The station is owned and operated by Paramount Global through Televisión Federal S.A. Telefe is also one of Argentina's six national televisio ...
).[ In 1992, she became once again "the weather woman" on the state channel, this time permanently, appearing from Monday to Friday at noon and 9:00p.m., and on Sundays at midnight.]Jorge Newbery airport
Jorge Newbery Airfield , commonly known as Aeroparque, is an international airport northwest of downtown Buenos Aires, Argentina. The airport covers an area of and is operated by ''Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A.'' It is located along the Rí ...
, among others), until 2010.[
On 18 May 2014 she received a special career recognition at the ]Martín Fierro Awards
The Martín Fierro Awards () are awards for Argentine radio and television, granted by APTRA, the Association of Argentine Television and Radio Journalists.
History
The awards were first given in 1959, limited to television. The next year, the a ...
.
On 6 February 2018, Zyncenko was separated from Televisión Pública, apparently for having exceeded – at 69 – the retirement age. Despite this, on 8 February 2018, the government extended retirement until age 70 for men and women.
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1948 births
Argentine meteorologists
Argentine people of Ukrainian descent
Italian emigrants to Argentina
Living people
People from Buenos Aires
Television weather presenters
Argentine women television presenters
Argentine television presenters
University of Buenos Aires alumni
Women meteorologists
Italian people of Ukrainian descent