Meteorologists Marvin Gómez And Michelle Rotella Join WCAU-WWSI

NBC’s Philadelphia duopoly of WCAU and WWSI (Telemundo) has hired meteorologists Marvin Gómez and Michelle Rotella beginning July 182022.

Gómez, a bilingual meteorologist, will serve both stations and will primarily work weekends, while Rotella will be on WCAU throughout the week.

“We are delighted to have Marvin and Michelle join the NBC10 and Telemundo62 team,” said Elizabeth Flores, the stations’ vice president of news. “Having covered severe weather events in numerous markets during their respective careers, they are uniquely qualified to help serve our viewers in forecasting the changing conditions across the Greater Philadelphia region.”

Marvin Gómez

Gómez comes to Philadelphia from State College, Pa., where he was a bilingual meteorologist at AccuWeather. Born in Guatemala, he migrated to the U.S. when he was 9 years old. When he joined AccuWeather, he became the first Central American meteorologist on an English language network. Prior to joining AccuWeather, he was a multimedia journalist at Entravision Communications in Orlando.

Gómez earned a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from Lewis University. He earned his Weather Forecasting Certificate from Pennsylvania State University and a Bachelor of Science in geosciences, with a concentration in broadcast and operational meteorology from the University of Mississippi.

Michelle Rotella

Rotella also comes to Philadelphia from State College, Pa., where she was a senior broadcast meteorologist at AccuWeather as well. Prior to that, she was a meteorologist at WTTG Washington. She has also been a meteorologist for various stations including WHP Harrisburg, Pa.; WCCB Charlotte, N.C.; and others.

Rotella earned a Bachelor of Science in meteorology and a minor in mathematics from Florida State University, Tallahassee. In 2016, she obtained her CBM Seal of Approval from the American Meteorological Society.