Gil Whitney
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Gil Whitney (August 18, 1940[1] -November 4, 1982) was an American television weather forecaster notable for warning WHIO-TV viewers and listeners of the tornado that went through Xenia, Ohio in the 1974 multi-tornado event known as the Super Outbreak.[2]
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Career
Gil Whitney worked as a reporter, anchor and later the weatherman for WHIO-TV, in Dayton, Ohio. He also hosted The Gil Whitney Show, an hour-long talk and entertainment show that appeared weekly during the summer.
He was a regular on the community parade circuit, acted as master of ceremonies for numerous public events, was a volunteer firefighter and was one of the founders of the Dayton Air Show.[3]
[edit] Marriage and children
Whitney and his wife Mary had three children together:
- Gil Whitney Jr (b. 1963), a filmmaker[4]
- John, a filmmaker (b. 1964)
- Jennifer (b. 1967)
[edit] Death and afterward
Whitney died November 4, 1982, at the age of 42 of Colon Cancer.
[edit] Awards
- 2005: Dayton, Ohio Broadcasters Hall Of Fame inductee[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Birth date from SSDI. Gilman Whitney.
- ^ Simpson, Jamie. "Radar provides life-saving warnings of tornadoes", Dayton Daily News, 2004-03-31.
- ^ Huffman, Dale. "Whitney brothers' forecast sunny", Dayton Daily News, 1993-08-15, p. 1B.
- ^ Gil Whitney film and video services - Columbus Ohio Videographer and Video Production - Videography - Lighting for Film and Video - Editing - Camera Rentals - DVD Duplication - Commercials - Events - Corporate Video
- ^ 2005 Hall Of Fame Inductees. Dayton, Ohio Broadcasters Hall Of Fame.
