Dick Goddard | |
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 Goddard at a Humane Society event in Wayne County, Ohio in 2011 | |
| Born | Richard Duane Goddard February 24, 1931[1] Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | August 4, 2020 (aged 89) Florida, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Green High School |
| Alma mater | Kent State University |
| Occupation(s) | television news weatherman, meteorologist, author |
| Years active | 1955–2016 |
| Spouse | |
| Partner | Julie Ann Cashel (1972–1996) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parents |
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| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service |  United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1949–1955 |
| Unit | |
| Battles / wars | Korean War |
Richard Duane Goddard[2] (February 24, 1931 – August 4, 2020) was an American television meteorologist, author, cartoonist, and animal activist.
From 1966 until his retirement in 2016, he was the evening meteorologist at WJW-TV in Cleveland, Ohio.
Goddard holds the Guinness World Record for longest career as a weather forecaster after passing Canadian meteorologist Peter Coade.[3]
- ^ Dawidziak, Mark (February 23, 2011). "WJW Channel 8 weatherman Dick Goddard turns 80 Feb. 24, celebrates 50 years on TV in May". cleveland.com. Cleveland: Advance Publications. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
- ^ "Richard (Dick) Goddard [obituary]". cleveland.com. Cleveland: Advance Publications. August 8, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- ^ "Longest career as a weather forecaster". Guinness World Records. Retrieved August 5, 2020.