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OverviewLegendary Cleveland TV personality and pioneering meteorologist Dick Goddard celebrates a remarkable 50 years on television with this grab-bag of personal stories, witty cartoons, fun facts, and essays about weather, pets, Ohio history, the TV business, and much more. Also included are favorite stories about Dick told by his friends and colleagues--and dozens of photos. Dick donates his income from books to animal charities. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dick Goddard , Tom FeranPublisher: Gray & Company Publishers Imprint: Gray & Company Publishers Dimensions: Width: 21.30cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 21.70cm Weight: 0.331kg ISBN: 9781598510669ISBN 10: 1598510665 Pages: 143 Publication Date: 06 May 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAn eclectic look back at Goddard's extraordinaty career on and off-camera . . . full of photos of the author with everyone from Bill Clinton to Paula Abdul. -- Book Reviewer Currents This isn't just a book about Dick Goddard and the weather. It's got a lot of Cleveland television history too. A great read and the photos are priceless!--Tony Rizzo WKNR AM Radio (05/25/2011) That's Goddard. A compulsively good host. Famously nice guy, although not averse to sticking the occasional needle into friends. A renowned soft touch. And still the biggest name in Cleveland TV.-- (05/29/2011) Goddard describes his life and career, muses on everything from God to global warming, and allows old friends like Robin Swoboda and Ernie Ghoulardi Anderson to dish about Dick, sharing what it's like to know--to really know--the man with whom we've shared our living rooms for just over 50 years . . . Stories like these reveal who Dick Goddard is when no one is watching.-- (06/03/2011) There is a lot to like about this book that not only gives an insider's view to Cleveland television, it also contains a wide range of facts about weather, astronomy, early Ohio history, and much, much more . . . A treasure trove of anecdotes and humorous cartoons.-- (06/15/2011) An eclectic look back at Goddard's extraordinary career on and off-camera . . . Full of photos of the author with everyone from Bill Clinton to Paula Abdul.-- (06/16/2011) Reading this book is similar to a typical conversation with Goddard. You begin in one place and make many a stop on the way to the final destination.-- (08/12/2011) This isn't just a book about Dick Goddard and the weather. It's got a lot of Cleveland television history too. A great read and the photos are priceless!-- (05/25/2011) Author InformationDick Goddard has served as the chief meteorologist at WJW TV8 in Cleveland since 1966. He forecasts the weather Monday through Friday on the 5, 6, and 10 o'clock editions of Fox8 News. National surveys by Herb Altman Research have twice named him as the most popular local television weatherperson in America. Goddard served with the U. S. Air Force before receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Kent State University. A native of Akron, he lives in Medina, Ohio. Tom Feran has been a writer and editor for The Plain Dealer since 1982. He was named Best Columnist in Ohio in 2007 by the Society of Professional Journalists, and is former president of the Television Critics Association of North America. His work has appeared in publications including Ohio Magazin, Cleveland Magazine, and DirecTV Magazine, and he has been a regular pseudonymous contributor to the tabloid Weekly World News. He is a graduate of Harvard College, where he was president and editor of the Lampoon, and of Cleveland St. Ignatius High School. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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