John Bolaris no longer employed by Fox 29
The forecast looks like unemployment for John Bolaris. The Fox 29 meteorologist had been suspended since Dec. 22 but this afternoon a Fox spokeswoman confirmed that, "We mutually agreed that it was time to part ways."
John Bolaris no longer employed by Fox 29
Dan Gross
The forecast looks like unemployment for John Bolaris.
The Fox 29 meteorologist had been suspended since Dec. 22 but this afternoon a Fox spokeswoman confirmed that, “We mutually agreed that it was time to part ways.” She declined further comment on the parting.
We reported Dec. 23 Bolaris was suspended indefinitely just days after Playboy magazine published an article about his being drugged and scammed by two European hotties in Miami Beach in March 2010, a story first reported by the Daily News last year.
In the Playboy story Bolaris is quoted saying he went with the women because "I'm a guy. There was the thought I might get laid," and discusses his reputation as a ladies man. He also shares nude photos of women on his cell phone with writer Pat Jordan.
Station sources told us Fox 29 management is upset at how the weatherman comes off in the story, which is the latest occasion in which he has upset management, and clashed specifically with GM Patrick Paolini.
Several months ago, sources say, Bolaris came to work, then announced he was sick and went home after arguing with management, which did not want him to interview his friend Lenny Dykstra. Bolaris had offered an exclusive interview with the disgraced baseball star.
Sources close to Bolaris say the station had accused him in May of leaking the Miami story to the Daily News and that management was upset that he was participating in the Playboy profile about his Miami saga.
Discussions between Fox management and Bolaris’ agent Richard Leibner have taken place since his suspension. Sources close to Bolaris said he very much wanted to get back on the air. Bolaris declined to comment this afternoon and referred us to Leibner who echoed the kumbaya statement from Fox 29 that the parties had mutually agreed to part ways. We asked Leibner whether that means Fox paid out Bolaris through his contract that ran until 2014 and he said in 50 years as an agent he has "Never talked about contractual terms."
Bolaris reported for work Dec. 22 only to learn he was suspended. He has not been on-air since though commercials in which he was featured continued to air. Last Thursday, a Fox 29 employee emailed the Daily News asking to remove Bolaris’ photo from the Fox weather forecasts on Page 2 of the Daily News.
This story has been updated.
Bye Bye midget, don't let the snowstorm kick you on the way out. Maybe the next time we hear about him he'll be waking up in a bathtub full of ice with an organ removed. What an arrogant loser this guy has ALWAYS been.— TomM- Please shuffle this guy out the back door with Rendell and Ackerman. Enough already!— dogman5
- John Bolaris and Pat O'Brien should team up, those two together could paint ANY town red. Or white...— echz
- echz--sure you don't mean Jim O' Brien? If you do you're a little late--he died in a skydiving acident about 20 years ago.— crystalrainbowspirit1
- It's rumored that he was caught putting lifts in his cuban healed Bally loafers. John, have you bumped (into) the new hotty doing channel 10 weather at five? She'll blow your (mind)!— lefty
- Story of the century ..........gotta love that post!— RufusG
- I'm sorry, but he can't have been that good of a meteorologist if he went to Florida for its mountains of snow.
- see ya stupid....look for another career, in another city please !— byrdwoman
- Isn't everyone sick of hearing about this tool. He's insignificant and a zero. Doesn't get hot chicks, but wants everyone to think he does.— dp1978
- And you put people down to make yourself better? Is that how it works? And who steps on you?
- It's nowhere but down for Bolaris now. Two tries in Philly and one in NYC, and he's out looking for a job again. Good work by him to derail his gravy train. I hear "Good Morning Chattanooga!" is looking for a new weatherguy.— Tim Jackelpappy
- This is no surprise.— zippy1346
- Hahaha....now he can shatter "creepy meters" in a different town. Whatever city he chooses, guys should hide their daughters!— kelprod2
Good riddance. Hopefully this is the last I hear of him.— wokmaster
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