Carol Reed (weather broadcaster)
Mary Walther O'Hara (1925 or 1926 – June 4, 1970), known professionally as Carol Reed, was an American weather presenter and radio personality. She was the weather presenter for WCBS-TV from 1952 to 1964. Her well received presentation began the trend of women being hired as weather presenters for their appearance. Besides her role as a weather presenter, Reed also hosted a syndicated radio program. Personal life Mary Walther was born in Johnson City, New York. She attended the College of Saint Rose before attending the Catholic University of America for a master's degree in speech and drama. She married television sound engineer Hamilton O'Hara. Weather presenter Reed began a career in radio and television in 1949. In 1952, she became the weather presenter for WCBS-TV in New York City, hosting the nightly weather segment "Rain or Shine". She was hired purely for her presentation, as she did not have a degree in meteorology and had no prior qualifications for weather reporting. Her hiring was part of an attempt by WCBS-TV to draw viewers from WNBT-TV and its popular weather presenter Tex Antoine. This made her the first female weather presenter in a major American city. Reed was positively received