Fritz Coleman

Fritz Coleman (born May 27, 1948 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a weathercaster for NBC Channel 4 in Los Angeles, California.[1]

Fritz Coleman
Coleman in 2014
BornMay 27, 1948 (1948-05-27) (age 72)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materSalem College
Temple University
OccupationWeathercaster
Children2 sons and 1 daughter

Background

After he grew up in Radnor, Pennsylvania, he attended Salem College in West Virginia and Temple University in Philadelphia where he studied radio, television, and film.[1] Like many popular weather anchors, he serves as a weather reporter rather than a meteorologist as he doesn't have a degree in meteorology. This facet may be contrary to popular belief.

He worked as a comedian and disc jockey for several years and as a radio personality at WBEN and later WKBW in Buffalo, New York.[1] He left Buffalo for Los Angeles in 1980 to work as a stand-up comic. In 1982 he began work as weekend weatherman at KNBC, and has been the weekday weatherman since 1984.

He has written and performed two one-man theater acts, titled The Reception and It's Me! Dad! He received the 2004 EMA Community Service Award for his involvement with KNBC's 4 Our Planet, a children's program. He appeared in a supporting role in one of Raymond Burr's last Perry Mason television films, The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host, in 1993.

He received a "thanks" credit on the film Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie, an “alternate film” companion to Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.[2]

From 2009 to 2011, Coleman also did the weekday weather (in addition to KNBC) for San Diego's NBC affiliate, KNSD.

On June 17, 2020, Coleman announced that he would retire on Friday, June 26 after almost 40 years as chief meteorologist at Los Angeles station KNBC-TV.[3][4]

References
  1. NBC Southern California (19 March 2012). "Fritz Coleman". Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  3. Larsen, Peter. "LA weatherman Fritz Coleman will retire after nearly 40 years on KNBC-TV". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  4. "Legendary Television Broadcaster Fritz Coleman Retiring From NBC4 After Nearly Forty Years". NBC Los Angeles.
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