- Fritz Coleman
Fritz Coleman (b. 1948 in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ) is a weathercaster forKNBC -TV inLos Angeles, California .After growing up in
Radnor, Pennsylvania , he attendedTemple University in Philadelphia where he studied radio, television, and film.He worked as a comedian and disc jockey for several years and as a radio personality in
Buffalo, New York . 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 received a credit on the film ', an “alternate film” companion to '.Fact|date=April 2008
He is an honorary mayor of
Toluca Lake, California . In the spring of 2005 he testified at the trial of Michael Jackson and provided support for the family of the plaintiff.Fact|date=April 2008External links
* [http://www.nbc4.tv/meetthenewsteam/1310077/detail.html NBC4 biography]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0171038/ Fritz Coleman at IMDB]
* [http://www.tvdance.com/fritzcoleman/ Notice for "The Reception", written and performed by Fritz]
* [http://www.ema-online.org/awards_14th_winners.htm 14th Annual EMA Awards recipients and nominees]
* [http://www.waynepa.com/history/wellknown/default.htm Well-Know Resident of Wayne & Radnor]
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