Dick goddard biography

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    Six Inches of Partly Cloudy: Cleveland's Legendary Meteorologist Takes on Everything--and More

    Dick Goddard has served as the chief meteorologist at WJW TV8 in Cleveland since 1966. He forecasts the weather Monday through Friday on the 5, 6, and 10 o'clock editions of Fox8 News. National surveys by Herb Altman Research have twice named him as the most popular local television weatherperson in America. Goddard served with the U. S. Air Force before receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Kent State University. A native of Akron, he lives in Medina, Ohio. Tom Feran has been a writer and editor for The Plain Dealer since 1982. He was named Best Columnist in Ohio in 2007 by the Society of Professional Journalists, and is former president of the Television Critics Association of North America. His work has appeared in publications including Ohio Magazin, Cleveland Magazine, and DirecTV Magazine, and he has been a regular pseudonymous contributor to the tabloid Weekly W

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    Dick Goddard 1931-2020: A legendary life in Cleveland TV

    CLEVELAND, Ohio – Dick Goddard wrapped up an epic 55-year run as a weatherman in 2016. The last 50 of those years were spent at WJW kanal 8. Goddard died Tuesday at the age of 89.

    Here fryst vatten a timeline overview of his life and career:

    Feb. 24, 1931: Born in Akron, Ohio.

    1931-41: Lives in Akron on Firestone Blvd., the only child of devoted parents.

    1941: The Goddard family moves to a small farm in Green.

    1949: Graduated from Green High School.

    1949-1955: Receives earliest weather training during his stint in the Air Force.

    March 1954: Selected for a task group accompanying the Atomic Energy Commission on an H-bomb detonation in the Pacific Islands.

    1955: Returns to Akron and begins five-year run with the National Weather Service, working most of that time towards an arts grad at Kent State University.

    1960: Receives a fine arts degree from Kent State, thinks about becoming a cartoonist with the Walt Disney Studios.

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    Dick Goddard

    Richard D. "Dick" Goddard (February 24, 1931 – August 4, 2020) was an American television meteorologist, author, cartoonist, and animal activist. He was the evening meteorologist at WJW-TV. He held the Guinness World Record for longest career as a weather forecaster.[1] Goddard was born in Akron, Ohio.

    In June 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19.[2] Goddard died on August 4, 2020 in Florida, at the age of 89.[3][4]

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    1. ↑Longest career as a weather forecaster - Guinness World Records
    2. ↑Kosich, John; Shaw, Courtney (August 4, 2020). "Dick Goddard, a Cleveland broadcast legend, dies at 89". WEWS. Cleveland: E. W. Scripps Company. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
    3. ↑"Dick Goddard, legendary FOX 8 meteorologist, dies at 89". WJW. Cleveland: Nexstar Media Group. August 4, 2020. Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
    4. ↑Geier, Thom (4 August 2020). "Dick God