Kevin Skarupa

Meteorologist Kevin Skarupa can be seen weekdays from 5 to 7 a.m. on News 9 Daybreak with Erin Fehlau, Katherline Underwood and Sean McDonald, and then on News 9 at Noon. Kevin earned a meteorology degree from Lyndon State College in Vermont and currently holds both the AMS Television Seal of Approval and the Certified Broadcast Meteorologist seal. Kevin has also worked for KIMT in Mason City, Iowa, WPBF in West Palm Beach, Fla. and WKRN in Nashville. If he looks familiar, it’s because Kevin worked at WMUR back in 1998 doing weekend weather forecasts under the name “Kevin Joseph.” His favorite part of the job is visiting dozens of schools a year and talking with students about weather. The toughest part is the alarm clock, which goes off around 1 a.m. Kevin enjoys playing golf, running, watching sports and coaching youth soccer. He and his wife Melissa (a Merrimack native) have a son, Levi, and a rescue named Bentley.

Biography:  https://www.wmur.com/news-team/8757f66e-004d-425f-8f7d-7abc0d1d528c

64%

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The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

85%

Examples:

  • Kevin earned a meteorology degree from Lyndon State College in Vermont
  • Meteorologist Kevin Skarupa can be seen weekdays from 5 to 7 a.m. on News 9 Daybreak with Erin Fehlau, Katherline Underwood and Sean McDonald, and then on News 9 at Noon.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • If he looks familiar, it’s because Kevin worked at WMUR back in 1998 doing weekend weather forecasts under the name "Kevin Joseph.”

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • His close friend Eddie Morgan found him, he looked up at me and said 'Eddie, I said yes, there's a lot of people worried about you.'
  • Smeley had set out on his kayaking trip Thursday morning but was unable to get back due to high winds. His family reported him missing prompting a frantic search effort among rescuers.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • Eddie Morgan found him
  • He was still moving backwards, so the wind was just too strong. His family reported him missing, prompting that frantic search effort among the rescuers.
  • rescue crews in the sky

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