Samantha Mohr (born September 13, 1961)[1] is an American meteorologist and television personality from Columbus, Georgia. Mohr was crowned Miss Georgia 1985 and competed for the Miss America 1986 title. She is currently on-air talent at The Weather Channel.
Samantha Mohr | |
|---|---|
| Born | Samantha Sue Mohr September 13, 1961 |
| Education | University of Georgia University of St. Thomas |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Columbus 1985 Miss Georgia 1985 |
| Major competition(s) | Miss America 1986 |
| Website | http://samanthamohr.net |
Broadcast career
After being crowned Miss Georgia in 1985,[2] Mohr used her scholarship winnings to study meteorology in Houston where she interned at FOX TV station KRIV. From there she went on to KTVK/Phoenix in 1989, where she was a morning meteorologist for Good Morning Arizona.[3] After a dozen years in the desert, San Francisco's CBS O&O KPIX hired her as Chief Meteorologist, where she served from 2001 through 2007.[4][5]
From the Bay Area, she returned to Georgia to The Weather Channel in 2007 on Weekend View, which she co-hosted with Dao Vu and Bill Keneely.[6][7][8] CNN International was her next stop. During her two years at CNN Center from 2013 through 2015, she also provided weather coverage for Weekend Express on HLN.[4] From there, Mohr did weekend weather for "WXIA-TV/11 Alive" in Atlanta as part of the "11 Alive StormTracker" team from 2015 - 2022.[9]
Pageant career
Entering her first pageant at the suggestion of a fellow UGA student, Mohr won the Miss Columbus 1985 title.[7] This win made her eligible to enter the Miss Georgia pageant in June 1985.[10][11] Mohr won the competition on Saturday, June 22, 1985.[12][13] She earned more than $3,500 in scholarship money and other prizes from the state pageant.[13]
As Miss Georgia, her activities included public appearances across the state of Georgia. Mohr was Georgia's representative at the Miss America 1986 pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in September 1985.[10][14] In computer modeling that successfully predicted that Susan Akin would be named Miss America, Mohr's odds were set at 22 to 1.[15] Mohr was not a Top-10 finalist for the national crown. Mohr's reign as Miss Georgia lasted until she crowned her successor, Marlesa Ball, as Miss Georgia 1986 on June 28, 1986.[16]
Personal life and education
Mohr is a native of Columbus, Georgia, and a 1985 graduate of the University of Georgia. There she earned a bachelor of science degree in speech pathology with a minor in audiology. She is a 1989 graduate of the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas, where she earned a bachelor of arts degree in broadcast meteorology.
She is currently a meteorologist at The Weather Channel in Atlanta, Georgia.[17][18]
