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Longtime TV meteorologist fired for declining vaccine

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A longtime Michigan television meteorologist said he was fired for declining to get vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. "Today, it is with a heavy heart, I announce after over 33 years, I am n...

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Yahoo News

A meteorologist was fired from his TV station after 33 years at the job because he refused to get a COVID-19 vaccine

"I have authority over my body," the meteorologist, Karl Bohnak, wrote in a Facebook post announcing his termination.

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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Associated Press News

Michigan TV weatherman out after refusing to get vaccine

MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — A man who spent more than 30 years reporting the weather on TV in northern Michigan said he's out of a job after refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Karl Bohnak began working at WLUC-TV in 1988.

3 years ago·United States

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CBS Local

Michigan TV Weatherman Out After Refusing To Get Vaccine

MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — A man who spent more than 30 years reporting the weather on TV in northern Michigan said he’s out of a job after refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine.Karl Bohnak began working at WLUC-TV in 1988. He said the Upper Peninsula was one of the most challenging places in the U.S. for weather forecasting.“Many of you have taken one of these injections, and that is absolutely your right,” Bohnak said Wednesday on Facebook. “It is…

3 years ago·United States

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The Washington Post

A TV meteorologist of 33 years declined the vaccine, citing personal freedoms. He was fired.

Michigan meteorologist Karl Bohnak said he was fired after more than 33 years as his news station’s weatherman because he would not adhere to the company's coronavirus vaccine mandate.

3 years ago

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The Hill

Longtime TV meteorologist fired for declining vaccine

A longtime Michigan television meteorologist said he was fired for declining to get vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. "Today, it is with a heavy heart, I announce after over 33 years, I am n...

3 years ago·Washington, United States

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