John Bolaris

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John Bolaris Is A Real Person With Real Feelings

Even now, it’s tough to know what to make of John Bolaris. He clearly wants our attention—why else take a Philly.com gig and make jokes […]

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Our Favorite Moments From John Bolaris’s Live Weather Chat

John Bolaris is doing John Bolaris, finding a way to be relevant during a major storm by live-chatting at Philly.com.  And as is often the case—remember […]

Nick Foles (9) hands off to running back LeSean McCoy (25) during the second quarter against the Detroit Lions at the Lincoln Financial Field Snow Bowl
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This Is How Much Snow Fell in Philadelphia Yesterday

Yesterday’s nobody-saw-this-coming snowstorm totaled 8.6 inches yesterday in Philadelphia, according to the National Weather Service. That’s more than anybody expected, but according to Philly.com weatherzombie […]

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John Bolaris Can’t Quite Quit You, Philadelphia

Remember back in April when John Bolaris said he was leaving town for a New York gig? Yeah, nevermind. At this hour, instead, he’s got […]

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John Bolaris Is Back!

Spurred on by some cryptic tweets, I recently spoke with John Bolaris, who’s got some good news for fans of predictable weather forecasts and unpredictable […]

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John Bolaris Writes Un-Ironic Column Attacking Bad Role Models

Every time John Bolaris decides to poke his skull-capped head into the pages of the Metro, it’s a special little treat. Well today’s treat has […]

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John Bolaris’s Latest Twitter Freakout

There are a few things you can count on these days — taxes, talk of whether Donovan McNabb puked in the Super Bowl, and John […]

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John Bolaris Feud Alert: Texts Fly After Man Says His Daughter Resembles “Anteater”

Former meteorologist and feud enthusiast John Bolaris, who may or may not be decamping for New York City, has gotten into another instant-classic spat. This […]

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MMRBQ Photos: Man Boobs, Spandex Suits and John Bolaris

On Saturday, thousands of people turned out at Camden’s Susquehanna Bank Center for the seventh annual MMRBQ, radio station WMMR’s celebration of rock-and-roll, beer…and beer. […]

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17 Reasons I Won’t Miss John Bolaris

I will not miss John Bolaris. Scratch that. I don’t know John Bolaris, don’t need to know him, and he might be a really swell […]

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John Bolaris Leaving Philadelphia for New York

We won’t have John Bolaris to kick around anymore. The former TV weatherman, who has had a rather difficult time here in Philadelphia for the […]

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John Bolaris Now a Dating Columnist for Metro

Even he understands the deep, troubling irony surrounding this development. John Bolaris–freelance, pro-bono, weather-tweeter–not only has a failed marriage and a serial dating history, but […]

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Bolaris-Scamming Mob Kingpin Gets 3 Years

The Russian mobster who started this all, who masterminded the plot that sent freelance weather tweeter John Bolaris on his fateful, fascinating spiral to ignominy […]

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Bolaris Fraudsters Found…Guilty!

To us, he was a fallen hero. To them, he was “Victim 88.” John Bolaris, who celebrated the news by emailing philly.com “Bad Guys Go […]

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Here’s What Dr. Phil Should’ve Told John Bolaris

After watching John Bolaris on Dr. Phil this week, I’m wondering why the exiled weatherman’s behavior still surprises me. Maybe it’s my belief that somewhere […]