Mishelle 'Mish' Michaels (born Anuradha Mukherjee, 1968 – c. March 16, 2022)[1] was an American broadcast meteorologist, environmental reporter, and author.[2]
Michaels was born in Kolkata, India. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Meteorology from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and a Master's Degree in Technology from Harvard University.[3]
Michaels worked at WHDH and The Weather Channel. Before working at WHDH she spent some time at WMUR-TV in Manchester, NH. [4] She joined the WBZ-TV weather team in September 2001 and left in July 2009. After leaving WBZ-TV, she spent time raising her children and writing books in her spare time.[4] In late 2010, she contributed to the book, Extreme New England Weather written by Josh Judge, with her story of a deadly microburst in Stratham, New Hampshire, in 1991.
On January 31, 2017, Michaels announced via Twitter her employment with WGBH as a science reporter.[5] On February 8, 2017, it was made public that she had been fired from the position as she "...has been outspoken in her controversial belief that vaccines cause autism..."[6] as well as a disbelief in man made climate change. Michaels later disputed these claims on her personal website.[7][8]
Her family announced her death during the week of March 16, 2022, but no cause of death was given.[9]