TV meteorologist Janice Huff

Viewers of the Sunday edition of NBC's "Today" show tuning in to get the national weather forecast can count on two re-assuring presences - Janice Huff and her smile.

Of course, Greater New York area residents looking for the local weather report can count on her much more often, as Janice Huff has been the chief meteorologist at WNBC-TV in New York since 1995. She's been a regular presence on virtually all of the station's local news and talk programming.

Born in New York City but raised in South Carolina, Janice Huff worked as a weather forecaster at TV stations in Chattanooga, St. Louis, and San Francisco before returning to her native city. She currently lives in Morris County, New Jersey.

Fun fact: When she was a weather forecaster for KRON-TV in San Francisco in the early nineties, she was lauded by the American Lung Association for her work in promoting cleaner air and healthier lungs.