Alex Calamia

Meteorologist

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Alex Calamia is an Emmy-Award winning meteorologist with a BS in Meteorology from Rutgers University. He’s a native Long Islander, but comes to News 12 with severe weather and hurricane expertise from his time in Florida and South Carolina.

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