Weather: What Is Greg Fishel Illness? Why Did He Leave WRAL TV?

Has the meteorologist Greg Fishel been diagnosed with any illness? He is widely known as the former meteorologist for WRAL-TV.

The former WRAL-TV meteorologist Greg Fishel has been all over the place since on the internet he was announced the departure from the show.

Audiences were shocked after such unanticipated news prevailed on the web. Along with news reasons for his departure were discussed.

Various speculations were made with regard to his departure by cyber citizens. We have done some digging about the actual reason.

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The unanticipated departure of Greg Fishel, one of the celebrated faces in meteorology led to speculations of him being diagnosed with an illness.

The veteran meteorologist suddenly left WRAL after almost four decades of service with the station. Viewers were stunned by the announcement.

Numerous speculations were made, yet, his illness was top on the list of speculations made by his audience who were accustomed to his face.

In 2018, he took a medical leave of absence from early February until March. It also played the role of catalyst to the emerging speculations.

However, it is nothing but absurd rumours. He hasn’t uncovered being diagnosed with any illness to the public until this day.

The meteorologist uncovered the reason for his departure from WRAL-TV to be a personnel matter. Yet, he didn’t pinpoint the exact reason.

He had been facing many personal challenges over the years, and it took a toll on his work efficiency stated the meteorologist.

Following his departure from the network, he served as a senior atmospheric scientist at Priogen Energy according to his LinkedIn profile.

Whereas, as of now, he has been functioning as a spokesperson for Blanton’s Air, Plumbing And Electric for three months from November 2021.

Did Greg Fishel Retire?

The 64-year-old meteorologist Greg Fishel reportedly retired as a meteorologist from WRAL-TV in February 2019 after his first broadcast in 1981.

His professional career kicked off through WMDT as a broadcast meteorologist. He served there for over a year and moved to WRAL-TV.

In 1985, he was honoured for his broadcasting excellence with an American Meteorological Society award. Later, he got a promotion in 1989.

Unfortunately, let alone Instagram Greg Fishel isn’t approachable across most of the social networking stages excluding Facebook.

That being said, his official account is almost dormant at this moment in time. He updated his profile picture back in 2011.