Howard Morgan (weather forecaster)

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Howard Winfield Morgan Jr. (May 1, 1930 – July 22, 2021) was a

KHOL-TV, and other stations in Kansas and Utah
. He was known as "Uncle Howdy" during children's programming in all four states.

Formative years

Morgan was born in Baumstown, Pennsylvania on May 1, 1930.[1]

Career

Morgan started his career as a graphic artist at

KHOL-TV
, and in 1953, became a weather forecaster there.

Morgan first drew "Thermo," his trademark drawing of the Sun with eyes and a smile, on his second day of weather forecasts at KHOL. He used Thermo for most of his weather forecasts until

greenscreens and computer graphics
became the norm for weather broadcasts.

In the mid 1950s, he moved to

KOAT
. He briefly took a job in Utah in the late 1960s, but returned to KOAT in 1971.

While at KOAT, Morgan did a regular series of reports called "Gardenlore."

He retired from KOAT in November 1999 after a 46-year career. In later life, he could still be seen in commercials as a spokesperson for an Albuquerque window manufacturer and also appeared in an ad for hearing aids.

Death

Morgan died on July 22, 2021, at the age of 91.[2]

Books

Howard Morgan, based on Gardenlore, wrote three books:

  • Howard Morgan's Gardenlore (1979), Library of Congress number (LCCN) 79083491
  • Howard Morgan's More from Gardenlore (1981)
  • Howard Morgan's Even More from Gardenlore (1981), LCCN 80085145

All three were published by KOAT.

References

  1. ^ "Howard Winfield Morgan". French Funerals and Cremations. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  2. ^ "Longtime KOAT weatherman Howard Morgan dies at 91". 23 July 2021.
  • Reed Jr., Ollie. So long, Uncle Howdy,
    Albuquerque Tribune
    , 29 November 1999
  • Weather Forecaster Focuses on Art, Albuquerque Journal, 12 December 2001 [1]
  1. ^ "ABQjournal: Former Weathercaster Devotes Time to Art". www.abqjournal.com. Archived from the original on 2002-08-12.