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Gilman "Gil" Whitney (1940–1982) was an American television personality in Dayton, Ohio, who worked primarily at WHIO television and radio until his death in 1982. He was posthumously inducted into the Dayton Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2005.

Career

Whitney's career at WHIO was multi-faceted, having worked as an occasional fill-in news anchor, but also as a sportscaster and field journalist, usually covering stories of human interest. By the early 1970s he was permanently assigned as a weather specialist. His sense of humor and folksy everyman approach to weather reporting made him a favorite with viewers.

1976 TV Guide ad for Newscenter 7 with Gil Whitney

As a weatherman, Whitney is best remembered for his timely warning on April 3, 1974, of an F5 tornado that went through Xenia, Ohio, during the 1974 Super Outbreak. He specifically identified the Xenia neighborhood of Arrowhead as being directly in the tornado's path; his report proved to be correct as Arrowhead was leveled by the twister.[2]

During the fall seasons, Whitney often referred to the wooly worm's supposed ability to predict the severity of an upcoming winter. His frequent reference to wooly worms led to the creation of a kids' fan club with the wooly worm as its mascot.[3]

Other work

During the summer months Whitney also hosted Summertime '7x (the number in the title changed each year), a weekly late-night talk show which featured local talent and other TV, movie and radio personalities making guest appearances. By 1980, the show was renamed The Gil Whitney Show. After his death the show was again renamed Summer Nights and ran five more years.

He was a regular on the community parade circuit, acted as emcee for numerous public events, volunteered as a firefighter, and most notably was one of the founders of the Dayton Air Show.[4]

Personal life and death

Whitney and his wife Mary had three children together:

  • Gil Whitney Jr. (born 1963), a filmmaker now living in Cape Porpoise, Maine[5]
  • John, a filmmaker (born 1964), Columbus, Ohio
  • Jennifer (born 1967)

Whitney died November 4, 1982, at the age of 42.

Awards

  • 2005: Dayton, Ohio Broadcasters Hall of Fame inductee[6]

References

  1. ↑Birth date from SSDI. Gilman Whitney.
  2. ↑ Simpson, Jamie (31 de marzo de 2004). "El radar proporciona alertas vitales de tornados. Cabe destacar que la alerta temprana de Whitney a Xenia fue responsable de salvar cientos de vidas" . Dayton Daily News .
  3. ↑ Thompson, Kimberly (2009-09-02). "Gusanos lanudos y predicción del clima invernal" . WHIOTV.com . Consultado el 21 de agosto de 2012 .{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: servicio de archivado obsoleto ( enlace )
  4. ↑ Huffman, Dale (15 de agosto de 1993). "Pronostican sol los hermanos Whitney". Dayton Daily News . pág. 1B. 
  5. ↑ Compañía de producción de video de Gil Whitney, Jr.
  6. ↑ "Miembros del Salón de la Fama de los Locutores del Área de Dayton 2005" . Salón de la Fama de los Locutores de Dayton, Ohio. 2005. Archivado del original el 31 de enero de 2018. Consultado el 28 de junio de 2017 .
  • Gil Whitney en IMDb
  • Fragmento de vídeo de la emisión de Gil Whitney del 3 de abril de 1974.