Jerry hoda k biography sampler

American television meteorologist

Jerry Hodak (born April 11, )^[1] is the former chief meteorologist on ABC's Detroit, Michigan affiliate, WXYZ-TV.^[2]

A native of Detroit, Hodak graduated from Guardian Angels Elementary School and Denby High School in Detroit, and studied mass communications at Wayne State University, also located in Detroit.^[1] After traveling to Orlando, Florida, as a news reporter for WDBO-TV, Hodak returned to Detroit in as a weathercaster for WJBK-TV on Channel 2.

In , Hodak joined WXYZ-TV as a science editor and weathercaster.^[3][4] He returned to WJBK for a 3+1&#;2-year stint as a news anchor from to ^[5]

Along with winning a local Emmy, Hodak received the television Seal of Approval from the American Meteorological Society.^[6] Hodak was inducted into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame in ^[7]

On September 23, , Hodak retired from WXYZ-TV.^[2][8&