Longtime SD Weathercaster John Coleman Dies at 83: Reports

Longtime San Diego weathercaster and founder of The Weather Channel, John Coleman, has died at age 83, according to KUSI News.KUSI News reported Coleman died at his Las Vegas home Saturday, according to his wife, Linda Coleman. San Diegans Unite for 2018 Women’s March Coleman was the first weathercaster on ABC’s Good Morning America and was the founder of online weather service, The Weather Channel. He spent two decades as a weathercaster for KUSI News in San Diego before retiring in 2014, the station said.In 1983, Coleman won the American Meteorological Society award for Outstanding Service by a Broadcast Meteorologist. The organization credited Coleman for “his pioneering efforts in establishing a national cable weather channel,” according to the AMS website. Community Rallies Around Surfer Girl With Brain Tumor Photo Credit: Twitter/@JohnColemanMRWX
Source: NBC San Diego