Joseph William DeNardo (November 27, 1930 â June 15, 2018) was an American meteorologist and television weather forecaster based in Pennsylvania. He was known for his work in the Pittsburgh television market, particularly at WTAE-TV.
DeNardo was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio, and attended Wheeling Central Catholic High School in Wheeling, West Virginia.
He graduated from Duquesne University with a degree in mathematics and physics, and later received a master's degree in meteorology from the University of Chicago.
DeNardo served in the United States Air Force for four years and was later assigned to Greater Pittsburgh Air Force Base. After leaving military service, he co-founded DeNardo and McFarland Weather Services, a private forecasting business based at the Allegheny County Airport that provided forecasts and consulting services.
He later worked in television weather in Pittsburgh, including at KDKA-TV, before joining WTAE-TV in 1969. He remained at WTAE for several decades and retired in 2005.
DeNardo was associated with several charitable and public-service efforts in the Pittsburgh area, including WTAE-TV's Project Bundle-Up and other work with The Salvation Army. In 2012, a road in Moon Park in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, was renamed Joe DeNardo Way in his honor.