[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 134 (Thursday, September 22, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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             WEATHERMAN WEBSTER WEATHERS 30 YEARS WITH WEWS

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                          HON. MARTIN R. HOKE

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 22, 1994

  Mr. HOKE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. Don Webster, a 
good friend and valued constituent, but more notably a charismatic and 
successful weatherman known throughout northeast Ohio by area 
television viewers, fellow broadcasters, and media producers.
  Don Webster began his career as a writer and a reporter at CKPC radio 
in Ontario, Canada, and also spread his unique talents across Hamilton 
with CKOC and Montreal with CKGM. His first on-air appearance was at 
CHCH television in Hamilton/Toronto.
  In 1964, Don became a naturalized American citizen and joined WEWS 
TV5 in Cleveland, OH. A versatile television personality, Don starred 
as the host of several local programs including the nationally 
syndicated rock-and-roll show ``Upbeat.''
  Mr. Webster's wide range of outside interests have found him engaging 
in everything from flying airplanes to sailing the Great Lakes. His 
favorite pastimes led him to pursue extensive training in meteorology, 
which ultimately helped him land an on-air position as weathercaster 
for WEWS channel 5 from 1971 to 1982.
  While Don was forecasting the Cleveland area weather, he was busy 
hosting ``The Ohio Lottery Show'' and ``Academic Challenge'' as well. 
In addition, he found the time to create and cohost ``Live on Five,'' 
an early evening news program which aired for the first time in 1973.
  In 1984, the well-known weatherman switched gears and became the 
executive assistant to the general manager for WEWS, and later assumed 
the position of station manager. After mastering all aspects of media 
production and broadcast management, Don was wooed back to the small 
screen in April 1989 as the weatherman emeritus.
  Aside from his television stardom and tornado watching, the 
enthusiastic and caring weatherman has volunteered countless hours to 
charitable organizations throughout greater Cleveland. He is a member 
of the Lutheran Medical Center Foundation Board and has been 
consistently active with the Red Cross, the American Cancer Society, 
the Special Olympics, and the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, to name 
only a few.
  I am proud to join the city of Cleveland in honoring one of 
northeastern Ohio's favorite television personalities as he celebrates 
his 30th anniversary at WEWS channel 5.

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