Harry Volkman

Harry Volkman
Harry Volkman giving a weather broadcast
Harry Volkman giving a weather broadcast on WGN-TV
Born(1926-04-18)April 18, 1926
Medford, Massachusetts
DiedAugust 20, 2015(2015-08-20) (aged 89)
Des Plaines, Illinois
OccupationWeatherman at WGN-TV
Known forFirst weatherman to issue a televised tornado warning

Harry Volkman (April 18, 1926 – August 20, 2015) was an American meteorologist[1] and the first weatherman to issue a televised tornado warning.[2][3]

  1. ^ Singing Weatherman (PDF). TV Radio Mirror. June 1956. p. 12. Retrieved February 3, 2012.(PDF)
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Harryv was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Tulsa TV Memories-Weather". Retrieved February 3, 2012.