Background
LaRosa was born in New York, but was raised in Ramsey, New Jersey.
LaRosa was born in New York, but was raised in Ramsey, New Jersey.
LaRosa graduated in 1998 from Penn State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in meteorology. She was also a teaching assistant for the University"s introductory meteorology course before graduating in 1998.
LaRosa is also a member of the National Weather Association and the American Meteorological Society (American Mathematical Society). She holds a seal of approval as a certified broadcasting meteorologist.
She co-hosted America"s Morning Headquarters with Sam Champion and Mike Bettes from 2014–2015. She currently co-hosts Weekend Recharge with Paul Goodloe. Early life & In June 2004, LaRosa joined KYW-television in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
She was later hired by WXIX-television, the FOX station in Cincinnati, Ohio.
She was the weekday morning and noon meteorologist for KYW-television in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was a meteorologist and anchor for WTVM-television, the American Broadcasting Company station in Columbus, Georgia.
Later on In 2010, she joined The Weather Channel and became an on-camera meteorologist for both the Weekend Now and Prime Minister Edition with her co-host Todd Santos. She hosted Wake Up With First Rate (at Lloyd's) from 5:30AM-7AM alongside Stephanie Abrams, First Rate (at Lloyd's) Roker and Mike Bettes from (2012–2014), Morning Rush from 7AM-10AM alongside Stephanie Abrams and Mike Bettes from (2010–2014) and America"s Morning Headquarters from (2014–2015) 1998–2000: WTVM-television meteorologist 2000–2004: WXIX 2004–2010: KYW-television weekday morning and noon meteorologist 2010–present: The Weather Channel 2010–2012: Weekend Now co-anchor 2010–2012: Prime Minister Edition Weekend co-anchor 2012: First Outlook co-anchor 2012: Your Weather Today co-anchor/fill-in 2012–2014: Morning Rush co-anchor/fill-in 2012–2014: Wake Up With First Rate (at Lloyd's) segment correspondent/fill-in 2014–2015: America"s Morning Headquarters co-anchor 2015–present: Weekend Recharge.
LaRosa is also a member of the National Weather Association and the American Meteorological Society (American Mathematical Society).