Joe was born in Providence, Rhode Island. Moved to College Station, Texas. Graduated high school in Somers Point, New Jersey. Pennsylvania State University, where he was a member of the varsity wrestling squad. He graduated with a B.S. in meteorology from Penn State on March 4, 1978; the very next day he started at AccuWeather, the world's largest commercial weather organization. Joe has risen steadily through the ranks, receiving promotions to Forecaster and Senior Forecaster for his excellent work. Today he is an Expert Senior Forecaster at AccuWeather, and he is heard daily on a number of different radio stations. Both Joe and his wife are competitive bodybuilders.