Weather
Elise Finch
Elise Finch joined WCBS-TV as weekend meteorologist in April 2007. She joins WCBS from NBC where she served as a meteorologist for the "Early Today Show," MSNBC, and NBC Weather Plus.
Prior to NBC, Finch served as weekend weather anchor/reporter at KPHO CBS 5 in Phoenix, Arizona. Before that she served as a reporter and anchor for WKBN/WYFX in Youngstown, Ohio. Finch started her career in television behind the scenes at E! Entertainment Television where she served as a production coordinator for live events. She then went on to her first on-air position in news as a nightside reporter for KAAL TV6, the ABC affiliate in Austin, Minn.
Active in the community, Finch is a member of the American Meteorological Society, the National Weather Association, and the National Association of Black Journalists.
Finch is the recipient of the prestigious "President's Award" from Georgetown University where she graduated with a B.S. in business administration. She went on to earn a Master of Science degree in broadcast journalism from Syracuse University. Finch completed the Broadcast Meteorology Program under Mississippi State University and holds a seal of approval from the American Meteorological Society. A native of Mount Vernon, NY, she currently resides in Westchester.