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Dick Goddard, Legendary Cleveland TV Weatherman, Dies At 89

Cleveland.com | by Mark Dawidziak

DMA 19: CLEVELAND-AKRON, OH

WJW Weatherman Dick Goddard Hospitalized

Cleveland.com | by TVNewsCheck

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Stepping Away From The Weather Map After 50 Years

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Major Weather Event Hits Cleveland Tonight At 6

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WJW’s Dick Goddard Signs New Contract

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WJW’s Dick Goddard Back After Knee Surgery

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LOCAL LEGENDS: DICK GODDARD

Long Career From Long-Range Forecasts

TVNewsCheck | by P.J. Bednarski

When he first went on the air to forecast weather in Cleveland in 1961, Dick Goddard had to draw his own weather maps with chalk. The technology has advanced a bit since then, and Goddard has too, becoming a local icon in the Lake Erie area with his reports at 6 and 10 p.m. on WJW.