Ira Joe Fisher (born October 31, 1947, Salamanca, New York) is an American broadcaster, poet, and educator. The winner of two regional Emmys, he currently presents Speaking Fearlessly seminars and teaches at UConn and Mercy College. He was the weather reporter for CBS's The Saturday Early Show, a position he held from 1999 until 2006. He is known for his ability to write backwards on Plexiglas during his weather presentations.