The Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia

Broadcast Pioneer Hall of Fame member Carol Erickson started her career in television news in 1972 at KOLD-TV in Tucson,Arizona, after graduating with a business degree from the University of Arizona. She then moved to WFAA-TV in Dallas, Texas where she was a weather caster, news reporter, and morning show interviewer.

In 1978, Carol moved to KYW-TV in Philadelphia as a weathercaster, news reporter and anchor. She was considered one of the market's most versatile television personalities. She left the station for a few years in the late 80's only to return in 1991 and stay until 2015.

Along the way she earned Emmy's for reporting and live coverage, and studied to gain Meteorological certification, including the TV industry's gold standard: Certified Broadcast Meteorologist by the American Meteorological Society.

Carol's real passion, humane treatment of animals, was frequently mentioned in her weather reports and in the long running Ask the Vet segments. She also hold a diploma in Companion Animal Behavior Counseling from the American College of Applied Science. Carol's book "Not a Used Dog At All" won the Dog Writers Association of America Best Children's book award. Carol still appears every week on CBS3 as host of the Pet Project, featuring adoptable animals and tips on keeping companion animals healthy, happy and safe.

A native of Seattle, Washington, Erickson has also lived in Oregon, California, Texas, Illinois, Arizona, Florida and Pennsylvania, but made the beautiful Garden State of New Jersey her home. Carol lives on a farm in Burlington County with her rescue dogs, a few horses and other animals. Her 3 year old grandson, Ben, is the light of her life!

On Friday, November 19, 2010, Carol Erickson was inducted into the Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame.

The e-mail address of the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia is pioneers@broadcastpioneers.com