The great, indomitable, major and SENIOR meteorologist Rich Marriott of KING 5. Wow 77 candles would be a PNW wildfire. That's perfect!
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Happy Birthday to Mr. Marriott, who I am guessing Wayne may be the oldest currently active TV meterologist in the country?
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, Rich!
ReplyDeleteNot to downplay Rich, I watch him daily. The curiosity got the best of me and found that Spencer Christian is still on the air on KGO San Francisco, he is 78 years old.
ReplyDeleteThats great to hear! I was a bit too young to see him on Good Morning America, but I saw him a lot hosting the PBS train show "Tracks Ahead" back in the 2000s.
DeleteKnew Spencer when we were at competing stations in Baltimore. He developed a disastrous gambling problem and wrote a book about it. Back on track now, happy to say.
DeleteThats good to hear! Gambling may seem fun at first, but it can turn south very quickly.
DeleteAwesome to see that Spencer is still working hard delivering weather forecasts as well.
DeleteGood research on that one. Nuggets.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Rich. I have really enjoyed watching him over the years. He has been so hands on and is so knowledgeable. One of the best.
ReplyDeleteHappy belated birthday to a great guy!
ReplyDeleteI think Dick Goddard at WJW in Cleveland holds the record. He was working until he was 85.
ReplyDeleteWatched him a lot when at college in Ohio. Did not know he achieved that mark City Camera with Doug and Marty.
DeleteRenner made a great choice hiring Marriott back then. As much passion he has for meteorology, Marriott presents with a calm authority. He is 10x better than those sugar anchors on The Weather Channel that make a tropical depression look like its going to be chaos in the Atlantic and then fizzles out into the ocean.
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