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- Early Years at WJXT
- George’s Garden
- George’s Visits
- George’s Humor
- Loss of A Legend
Winterling became WJXT’s first meteorologist in 1962. He had worked previously at the United States Weather Bureau, now known as the National Weather Center office, in Jacksonville, but transitioned to television when he noticed none of the weather programs available at the time explained to the public what the weather was doing and why. “I knew th...
Winterling started a garden outside the station a few years into his tenure. His mother had taught him gardening. “She created a victory garden during the war,” explained Winterling when I asked him how he learned to grow such beautiful vegetables. Winterling would frequently share his knowledge with our viewers about growing seasons and recorded v...
Winterling loved to share his knowledge with our viewers. He visited schools, businesses and neighborhoods throughout Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia. He spent time with our viewers, educating students about weather patterns and meteorology. Mayor Homer Wilson, who served eight years as mayor of the city of Brunswick, Georgia, starting in t...
George had a warm smile and a kind heart. Our viewers trusted him. They loved seeing pictures of his children, Steve, Wendy and Frank. He had a great sense of humor, which often filtered into his forecasts. For example, he edited together a video of potted plants lining up outside his home and one-by-one “hopping” inside, to illustrate the need to ...
When Winterling retired from WJXT in 2009, the city honored him. On June 23, 2009, the Jacksonville City Council passed a resolution “recognizing and commending George Winterling for his 47 years of dedicated public service as chief meteorologist at WJXT” and honored him with a standing ovation. GEORGE’S MEMOIR: Chasing The Wind is available on Ama...
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Sean Connery and Eddie Van Halen were among some of the more well-known, universally loved celebrities the world lost in October. (CNP/Getty Images)Actress Conchata Ferrell arrives at the CBS ...
