Anthony Perkins[1] (born August 25, 1959) is an American broadcast journalist, radio personality, and former weathercaster, best known for his work on ABC's Good Morning America as the primary weather anchor from 1999 to 2005.
[5] Before becoming a journalist, Perkins was a professional stand-up comedian from 1983 to 1993, appearing at clubs and colleges across the country, which helped him meet and come to work for Donnie Simpson as an off-air producer.
[3] Throughout his career, Perkins has continued to support his alma mater and is an active member of the American University School of Communication's Dean Council.
[7] Perkins began his broadcast career as a desk assistant for the ABC News Washington, D.C., bureau in the early 1980s.
He succeeded Spencer Christian on Good Morning America, who had moved to San Francisco to become a weather anchor for KGO-TV in 1999.
[9] On December 2, 2005, Perkins left Good Morning America to return to WTTG[11][13] and was succeeded by Mike Barz.
[19] On March 3, 2023, it was announced that Perkins was joining WRC in Washington, D.C., to co-anchor News4 Today, the station's morning news program.
[20] Pat Lawson Muse, a member of WRC for over 40 years and co-anchor of the evening newscast, retired March 24, 2023.
From 1985 to 1992, while working as a comic, Perkins also served as a writer, producer, and on-air contributor to The Donnie Simpson Show on WKYS-FM.