Ousted ABC News meteorologist Rob Marciano often clashed with his predecessor Ginger Zee who “brought out the worst in him.”
On Tuesday, it was announced that Marciano, 55, had been fired two years after being taken off the air for “anger issues.”
Marciano had joined “GMA” in 2014 to take over the role of Zee on weekends after she was promoted to the daily position to replace chief meteorologist Sam Champion. The relationship between Marciano and Zee was rocky for years, an anonymous media executive told the New York Post.
Although Marciano’s “hot temper” caused problems on set, the source said Zee was also capable of being “mean.”
“I think she brought out the worst in him. I’m not giving him a pass,” the source said. “It’s sad because these are two people who are really interested in the science of weather, unfortunately their personalities didn’t work out.”
Rob Marciano was fired from ABC News on Tuesday, two years after he was taken off the air for “anger issues.”
An anonymous media executive said Marciano and his former colleague, Good Morning America meteorologist Ginger Zee, had a rocky relationship.
The source said Zee often treated Marciano like a “beta” while she acted like the “alpha.” Marciano and Zee pose together in Halloween costumes on set in 2018
The source added that Zee is a “know-it-all” who acted like an “alpha” and often treated Marciano like a “beta.”
“But they were much more even in terms of experience, more so than Ginger was with Sam.”
Zee, who joined Good Morning America in 2011, reportedly “ranked up” in assignments when Marciano joined the network.
When he was hired, the station decided to launch a 24/7 weather unit for ABC News, “GMA” and World News Tonight.
“If you say something she doesn’t agree with, she refers to her Twitter followers as ‘you’re wrong, my Twitter followers loved it,'” the media executive revealed.
The executive said that when Marciano “was unhappy about something,” others would know.
“He would lose his cool in meetings when he received news he didn’t like,” the source said.
Another source, close to Zee, 43, said Marciano had “behavioral” problems.
“Ginger is a collaborative, inclusive and hard-working leader who is well-respected by her colleagues and has never had a complaint about her work style,” the person told the outlet, adding that any other suggestion was “sexist.”
DailyMail.com has contacted the Zee and Marciano teams for comment.
Marciano had joined “GMA” in 2014 to take on the role of weekend Zee after being promoted to the daily position to replace chief meteorologist Sam Champion. (photo: Zee in front of Good Morning America on April 1)
“I think she brought out the worst in him. I’m not giving him a pass,” the source said. “It’s sad because these are two people who are really interested in the science of weather, unfortunately their personalities didn’t work out”
Zee, who joined Good Morning America in 2011, reportedly “ranked up” on assignments when Marciano joined the network
Marciano appeared on Good Morning America until his disappearance in March 2022 when his marriage to ex-wife Eryn Marciano broke down (pictured)
Marciano appeared on Good Morning America until his disappearance in March 2022 when his marriage to ex-wife Eryn Marciano broke up.
He was “banned” from the studio after an incident with a colleague and made several colleagues “uncomfortable” around him.
After a month off the air, he transferred to ABC’s World News Tonight, which runs from another studio, and reported from the field.
However, he was fired on Tuesday after a two-year exile from the flagship morning show, the New York Post reported.
The reason he was dropped is unknown and neither he nor ABC have commented.
Marciano’s latest report was released Sunday, a “journalist’s notebook” from Shreveport, Louisiana, a year after a massive storm that now reads like his epitaph.
He reposted ABC News weather content on his Instagram Stories Tuesday morning, indicating the firing could have been sudden.
Marciano was initially suspended for a month, but GMA executive producer Simone Swink kept him banned from the studio indefinitely.
“He was found to have done something…inappropriate, but he was punished for it, and they still haven’t let him back,” a source told the Post last year.
After a month off the air, he transferred to ABC’s World News Tonight, which runs from another studio, and reported from the field.
Eryn Marciano filed for divorce on June 18, 2021, and they co-parent their children Madelynn, 12, and Mason, 6.
“He made people uncomfortable. There was a period where there were problems, a number of alarming events,” said a second source.
“There were times when (Marciano) was very grumpy and angry…unsavory behavior on his part. He was tasked with dealing with it and he’s back.
Swink reportedly considered Marciano’s problems a “distraction” from the show’s news-gathering mission and refused to let him back into the studio.
His ex-wife, Marciano filed for divorce on June 18, 2021, and the rift stretched into 2022, with their lawyers exchanging legal salvos.
“The last two years have been very difficult,” Marciano said at the time.
“I didn’t want this and tried to save the marriage, but unfortunately we are divorcing. My focus now is on my children.
They have been married for 11 years and co-raise their children Madelynn, 12, and Mason, 6.
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