Earl Finckle, 1927-2009

[Doug Drown]

I really liked Earl Finckle.  He did the weather reports for WGN-TV's 
syndicated "U.S. Farm Report" for years.  His forecasts were indeed fun to 
watch and hear.  I haven't seen the Farm Report in quite a while; when Orion 
Samuelson hosted it, and Earl did the weather, it was like seeing a 
televised version of the Farm Journal.  In some respects it was as slick as 
any big-city newscast, but it also had a rural charm, and made agriculture 
interesting to us folks who aren't farmers.   -Doug

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Laurence" <marklaurence@mac.com>
To: "Boston Radio Interest" <boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org>
Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 11:33 AM
Subject: Earl Finckle, 1927-2009


> 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
>