ABC7's Bob Ryan to retire
http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/05/abc7-s-bob-ryan-to-retire-88536.html

“I don’t see myself stepping back completely and just watching the sunset,” Bob Ryan says.

Senior meteorologist Bob Ryan announced Wednesday that he’s retiring from ABC7/WJLA after more than 30 years as a broadcast meteorologist for the D.C. area.

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Ryan, 70, said there is no exact date on when he’ll retire.

“I still enjoy doing what I do, but between watching the weather and the climate, time becomes an important element of your life,” Ryan says.

He said there were other things he wanted to do, including pursuing how to better communicate the science and the application of weather to help people make the best weather-related decisions.

“I don’t see myself stepping back completely and just watching the sunset,” he says.

During his time as a meteorologist, Ryan provided up-to-the-minute reports on hurricanes, tornadoes and even major snow storms. At ABC7, Ryan also served as the head of the digital weather development team and helped bring the weather team into the digital and social media world.

He says he hopes he’s always been objective and conveyed enthusiasm when informing people about the weather.

“Bob has done a brilliant job for us over the past three years making great contributions to the success of our outstanding 11 p.m. newscast,” said Bill Lord, Vice President and General Manager of WJLA-TV. “He has also led the charge on our national award-winning website which derives about a quarter of its page views from the weather pages Bob helped design and populate.”

Before joining ABC7, Ryan was chief meteorologist for NBC4. He holds a B.S. in physics and an M.S. in Atmospheric Science from the University of Albany.

“I’ve always loved doing what I do,” he says.

Watch the video here...
http://bcove.me/1ssuq2cs
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to bad no one tracks statistics how accurate weatherman are. Bob probably had an 8% accuracy rate over his career.

RowdyBurns Wrote:
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> to bad no one tracks statistics how accurate
> weatherman are. Bob probably had an 8% accuracy
> rate over his career.

He did okay actually. Alot has to do with those stupid inaccurate computer models they use. Sue Palka used to be dynamite, but look at her now. She couldn't predict rain during monsoon season.

Weather Bug Wrote:
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> RowdyBurns Wrote:
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> > to bad no one tracks statistics how accurate
> > weatherman are. Bob probably had an 8% accuracy
> > rate over his career.
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> He did okay actually. Alot has to do with those
> stupid inaccurate computer models they use. Sue
> Palka used to be dynamite, but look at her now.
> She couldn't predict rain during monsoon season.

8% is probably better than most.

He gets it right more often than that idiot Doug Hill.

Hate to see Bob leaving the air for good this time.

I grew up in Boston and remember Bob Ryan on Channel 5, WCVB TV back in the 1970s.

[Chet Curtis and his very hot wife, Natalie Jacobsen were also on channel 5. Chet dumped her a few years back for a younger chick. LOL]

Check out the video Bob did back in 1977, explaining weather forecasts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIlz4VsGzNk&list=PL9E3A46792E1C1268&index=6

Bob still looks great today at 70. The rest of us haven't aged as gracefully, that's for sure!!

I remember when he came to NBC 4 back in the day. We lived out near the mountains and relied on his forecasting. Sorry to see him retire.