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Happy 77th to this Seattle TV guy



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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  1. Rhett WorkmanJune 17, 2026 at 12:56 PM

    Happy Birthday to Mr. Marriott, who I am guessing Wayne may be the oldest currently active TV meterologist in the country?

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  2. IDC9June 17, 2026 at 3:04 PM

    Happy Birthday, Rich!

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  3. AnonymousJune 17, 2026 at 7:13 PM

    Not 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.

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    1. IDC9June 17, 2026 at 8:36 PM

      Thats 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.

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    2. Wayne LJune 17, 2026 at 9:06 PM

      Knew 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.

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    3. IDC9June 17, 2026 at 10:30 PM

      Thats good to hear! Gambling may seem fun at first, but it can turn south very quickly.

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    4. Rhett WorkmanJune 18, 2026 at 6:38 AM

      Awesome to see that Spencer is still working hard delivering weather forecasts as well.

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  4. Wayne LJune 17, 2026 at 7:22 PM

    Good research on that one. Nuggets.

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  5. AnonymousJune 17, 2026 at 11:26 PM

    Happy 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.

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  6. Mike B BarerJune 18, 2026 at 7:08 AM

    Happy belated birthday to a great guy!

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  7. T.K.June 18, 2026 at 10:47 AM

    I think Dick Goddard at WJW in Cleveland holds the record. He was working until he was 85.

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    1. Wayne LJune 18, 2026 at 11:02 AM

      Watched him a lot when at college in Ohio. Did not know he achieved that mark City Camera with Doug and Marty.

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  8. AnonymousJune 18, 2026 at 11:55 AM

    Renner 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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