Action News celebrates Cecily Tynan with party as she heads into retirement
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- After she delivered her final forecast, Cecily Tynan walked across the hall of 6abc to a huge party in honor of her retirement.
Tynan was joined by members of the Action News family, both past and present, to celebrate her more than 30 years of forecasting in Philadelphia.
6abc President & General Manager John Morris said one of the things he felt was most impressive about Tynan was how important the viewers always were to her.
"She would stop and talk to everybody who called out her name. She would ask their name. She would pose for photos," he said. "She would give them special moments because she knew how important that was to them."
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During Monday's celebration, several of Tynan's colleagues spoke about what kind of coworker she has been to them. They described her as the ultimate team player - someone who not only wanted to be the best, but also someone who brought out the best in others.
"We always leaned on each other, through the good weather, the bad weather. We've been through it all," 6abc meteorologist Adam Joseph said.
Chad Matthews, the president of ABC Owned Television Stations, spoke about how Tynan provided critical weather information to Philadelphia during severe storms, blizzards, tornadoes and hurricanes.
"But I have to say, one of the many things I admire about you, you love to laugh and smile. You see that every day on Action News. You see that all over social media. And that means so much to us these days, now more than ever," Matthews said during his speech on Monday.
Former Action News anchor Jim Gardner remarked on the way in which Tynan has been able to adapt to changes in climate and forecasting.
"There has been so much development in climate science over her three decades of working here. She grasped onto those developments as opportunities. As challenges, but also opportunities," he explained.
"She has helped people through times of real danger and stress. That was the final legacy of her science," Gardner added.
Throughout her career at 6abc, Tynan carried on a legacy that was passed down to her by meteorologists like Dave Roberts, who spoke at Monday's party.
"When Cecily came here 31 years ago, she became part of the family. She's the mother now of all of us, I think," Roberts said. "And she's going now to enjoy a life with her husband and children."
