Earl Finckle, 1927-2009

[Mark Laurence]

The Chicago Tribune reports the death of meteorologist Earl Finckle.  He was based in Chicago and famous for his years of forecasts on WOWO, but in the 1980's he was the key weather personality for 14Q, WFTQ, when we branded the station "Worcester's Weather Station."  Earl was a folksy, friendly guy who picked up on local landmarks and people, and made his forecasts fun to hear.  He was one of the first to pick up on global warming, and the first weather person I know of to make a big deal out of El Nino, which is once again changing the weather around the world this year.

Chicago Tribune's Robert Mitchum's obit: http://tinyurl.com/nwa92z
WGN meteorologist Tom Skilling's tribute: http://tinyurl.com/ntg6ad