CBS 17 meteorologist — and his ‘Weather Dog’ — are leaving for San Francisco
CBS 17’s weekday morning weatherman is leaving WNCN for the chief meteorologist spot at KPIX 5, the CBS affiliate in San Francisco.
Paul Heggen, who came to the Raleigh station in November 2017, made the announcement about his new job Tuesday on Twitter, saying that he’ll join the KPIX team in March.
Heggen is known in part for one of his dogs, Dagny, who is the CBS 17 “Weather Dog,” appearing with Heggen on air Friday mornings from 6:30 to 7 a.m. (Dagny has announced through social media that she is retiring from being an official TV weather dog. Her last day on air will be this Friday on CBS 17.)
“Hard to leave,” Heggen told The News & Observer in a message. “We’ve really enjoyed living here. But jobs like this just don’t open up very often.”
According to 2020 Nielsen DMA rankings, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose is the No. 6 “designated market area” by population in the United States. The Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville market is 27.
Heggen’s social media post read in full: “BIG NEWS! I’m thrilled to announce I’ll be joining the team at @KPIXtv in San Francisco in March, as their new Chief Meteorologist. I look forward to predicting the vagaries of @KarlTheFog & all of the Bay Area micro-climates, and forecasting on the front lines of climate change.”
His last day at CBS 17 will be Feb. 27.
This story was originally published February 12, 2020 at 9:49 AM.
