Dick Goddard

Richard Duane Goddard (February 24, 1931 – August 4, 2020) was an American television meteorologist, author, cartoonist, and animal activist.

Dick Goddard
Goddard at a Humane Society event in Wayne County, Ohio in 2011
Born
Richard Duane Goddard

(1931-02-24)February 24, 1931
DiedAugust 4, 2020(2020-08-04) (aged 89)
Florida, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationGreen High School
Alma materKent State University
Occupation(s)television news weatherman, meteorologist, author
Years active1955–2016
Spouse
Amber Goddard (née Williams)
(m. 1997; div. 2004)
PartnerJulie Ann Cashel (1972–1996)
Children1
Parents
  • Vatchel Goddard (father)
  • Doris Goddard (née Dickerhoof) (mother)
Military career
Allegiance United States
Service/branch United States Air Force
Years of service1949–1955
Unit
  • 6th Mobile Weather Squadron
  • United States Atomic Energy Commission
Battles/warsKorean War

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.

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