Paul Piorek, a New York Emmy award-winning television and radio meteorologist is the guest speaker at the Kiwanis Club of Weston meeting this coming Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 8:30 a.m..

Mr. Piorek is the chief meteorologist at WICC 600 AM and 95.9 FM seven days a week.

Mr. Piorek is the former longtime 25-year morning meteorologist at News 12 Connecticut, where he won four Connecticut Associated Press Broadcasters’ Association awards for “Best Television Weathercast,” five Emmy nominations, and two Communicator Awards of Distinction.

Mr. Piorek is a Fairfield Earth Science and Mathematics teacher and a former Connecticut Teacher of the Year.

Mr. Piorek resides in Fairfield and has two sons, one of whom is a United States Marine.

The public is welcome to attend the weekly meetings of the Kiwanis Club of Weston at Norfield Congregational Church parish hall, 64 Norfield Road, in Weston, Connecticut. All full breakfast is available for $10 and is free for persons expressing an interest in membership on their first visit.

The Kiwanis Club of Weston, Connecticut is an eclectic mix of ages, genders, occupations, backgrounds, and interests. We are all passionate about making Weston and the world a better place for children so they can thrive. We have been serving the children of Weston, Fairfield County, across Connecticut, the country, and worldwide through unique and innovative service projects and fundraising initiatives since 1974. For more information, see our website at westonkiwanis.org.

The photograph is by Ned Gerard/Hearst Connecticut Media and appears in the Fairfield Citizen online.