Rao, Joe

Joe Rao serves as an instructor and guest lecturer at New York s Hayden Planetarium. He writes about astronomy for "Natural History" magazine, the "Farmer s Almanac", Space.com, as well as many other publications. He is also anon-camera meteorologist for News 12 Westchester, New York. In 2014 he was voted Best Local Television Personality by the readers of Westchester Magazine. Joe was also nominated for an Emmy in 2004, 2006, 2010, and 2014 for On-Camera Achievement. Joe, his wife Renate, and their two children Joseph and Maria, reside in Putnam County, New York.