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Date of Birth: 1931 , February-24
Birth Nation: United States

Quick Timeline of Dick Goddard

1931 Born in Akron, Ohio
1949 Graduated from Green High School
1949 Worked with the United States Air Force
1960 Joined KYW-TV
1966 Joined WJW-TV
1977 Hosted the game show, Bowling for Dollars
1992 Won Silver Circle Award
2011 Won Gold Circle Award
1998 Released his first book, Dick Goddard's Weather Guide for Northeast Oh

Detail Timeline of Dick Goddard

February 24 , 1931

Born in Akron, Ohio

Talented and enthusiastic guy, Dick Goddard was born as Richard D. Goddard in the early 1930s in Akron, Ohio, United States of America to American parents. He was also raised in Akron, Ohio, United States. His nationality is American and he is of white ethnicity.

1949

Graduated from Green High School

Dick was born and raised in Akron, Ohio, U.S.. There he got enrolled at Green High School and he finally graduated from there in 1949. Later on he joined Kent State University with a major in drama and broadcasting. He graduated from there in 1960. 

1949

Worked with the United States Air Force

In 1949, he joined United States Air Force. There he took meteorology classes to begin his weather classes. He also played an important role in forecasting atmospheric nuclear weapons tests. This test was done by United States Atomic Energy Commission. 

1960

Joined KYW-TV

In 1960, he joined Westinghouse Broadcasting-owned KYW-TV as a weather forecaster. This news channel is now called as WKYC-TV. Next year he joined KYW-TV. In the mid 1960s, he moved to Philadelphia but he went back to Cleveland.

1966

Joined WJW-TV

Dick is a television meteorologist from United States. He is best known for being the evening meteorologist at WJW-TV and he has been working there since 1966. He also worked with NFL’s Cleveland Browns as its official statistician for home games.

1977

Hosted the game show, Bowling for Dollars

He is also known for being the host of several shows. In 1977, he began hosting the game show Bowling for Dollars. He hosted this show till the start of 1979. He has also appeared in the Big Chuck and Lil' John Show.

1992

Won Silver Circle Award

He has been honored with several prestigious awards in his life. In 1992, he was honored with the Silver Circle Award for the first time in his life. He was awarded with this award by the Lower Great Lakes Emmy Awards chapter. 

2011

Won Gold Circle Award

He has also once been honored with the Gold Circle Award and that was in 2011. He was honored with this award by the Lower Great Lakes Emmy Awards chapter. At the end of 1980s, he was inducted into the Ohio Broadcasters Hall of Fame.

1998

Released his first book, Dick Goddard's Weather Guide for Northeast Oh

Besides being a renowned television meteorologist, he is also a talented author and he has authored several books in his life. In 1998, he published his first book under the title Dick Goddard's Weather Guide for Northeast Ohio. 

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Dick was married to Amber Williams but his married life was ended in 2003. His nationality is American and he is of white ethnicity.

Dick was born and raised in Akron, Ohio, the U.S. There he got enrolled at Green High School and he finally graduated from there in 1949. That year he joined United States Air Force. There he took meteorology classes to begin his weather classes. He also played an important role in forecasting atmospheric nuclear weapons tests. Later on, he joined Kent State University with a major in drama and broadcasting. He graduated from there in 1960. In 1960, he joined Westinghouse Broadcasting-owned KYW-TV as a weather forecaster. Next year he joined KYW-TV. In the mid-1960s, he moved to Philadelphia but he went back to Cleveland and finally joined WJW-TV as its chief meteorologist in 1966. He also worked with NFL’s Cleveland Browns as its official statistician for home games. He is now aged 85 years old and his net worth is in the millions.