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Honoring and recognizing Cecily Tynan on the occasion of her retirement, in celebration of more than three decades of dedicated service to 6abc/WPVI-TV Action News and to the people of the City of Philadelphia.
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WHEREAS, Cecily Joan Tynan joined WPVI-TV (6abc) Action News in 1995 as the station's weekend weather anchor and a general assignment reporter, and on July 23, 2026, after more than 35 years in broadcast and over 30 years with Action News, she announced that she would be retiring, with her final broadcast to air on Monday, August 31, 2026; and
WHEREAS, A native of Newtown, Connecticut, Ms. Tynan graduated magna cum laude from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, with dual degrees in journalism and politics, before beginning her broadcast career as a weekend weather anchor and general assignment reporter at WDBJ in Roanoke, Virginia, and later as a weather and news anchor on "Good Morning Las Vegas" at KTNV-TV; and
WHEREAS, Upon joining 6abc in 1995, Ms. Tynan became the station's first-ever weekend meteorologist and went on to earn her seal of approval from the American Meteorological Society, steadily rising through the ranks of the Action News weather team. From weekend and weekday morning weathercaster, to the 5:30 and 11 p.m. broadcasts until, in 2009, she succeeded the retiring Dave Roberts to become WPVI-TV's first female chief meteorologist, a role in which she has served with distinction ever since; and
WHEREAS, Since 2024, Ms. Tynan has anchored the weather for Action News broadcasts at 5, 6, and 11 p.m., as well as the station's streaming-exclusive 6:30 p.m. edition, guiding Philadelphia area viewers through more than three decades of the region's most consequential weather events, including Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy, the Blizzard of 1996, devastating tornadoes, record-breaking heat waves, and historic floods, always with clarity, warmth, and an unwavering commitment to public safety; and
WHEREAS, Beyond the wea...
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