Ira Joe Fisher (born October 31, 1947, Salamanca, New York) is an American meteorologist and poet. He was the weather reporter for CBS's The Saturday Early Show, a position he held from 1999 until 2006. He is known for his ability to write backwards on plexiglass weather presentations.
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