Bill Kuster
Bill Kuster | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 9, 1930 |
| Died | August 12, 2006 (aged 76) |
| Alma mater | Pennsylvania State University |
| Occupation | Television meteorologist |
| Spouse | Dottie |
| Children | 2 |
Bill Kuster (May 9, 1930[1] – August 12, 2006) was an American television meteorologist. He was a weather forecaster at KYW-TV in Philadelphia from 1963 to 1979 and KUSA in Denver from 1979 to 1996.
Biography
[edit]Early life and education
[edit]William E. Kuster was born on May 9, 1930, in Fernville, Pennsylvania.[2] The Kuster family later moved to Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, where he briefly attended Bloomsburg State College. He served for four years in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War before earning a bachelor's degree in journalism in 1956 from Pennsylvania State University.
Career
[edit]Bill Kuster's broadcast career began with a six-month period at WARM (AM) in Scranton as a substitute game show host and weatherman. He next worked at WGAL in Lancaster as a weatherman and assistant news director.[2]
In 1963, he moved to the Philadelphia area and joined KYW-TV as a weekend weatherman. He started a vegetable garden, dubbed Kuster's Garden, at the station in 1975.[2]
After he left KYW in 1979, he moved to Denver, Colorado, station KUSA-TV. He worked as KUSA's weekday and weekend weathercaster until his retirement in 1996. He continued the tradition of his Kuster Garden in Denver and expanded it to enlist a restaurateur to prepare meals with the annual harvest for Denver-area homeless shelters.[3]
Marriage and children
[edit]Bill married the former Dottie Zettle c. 1955. The couple had two children, son Marc and daughter Kim.
Death and afterward
[edit]Kuster died on August 12, 2006, following a battle with leukemia.[4]
The Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia inducted Kuster posthumously into their Hall of Fame in 2008.
References
[edit]- ^ Birth date from Social Security Death Index.
- ^ a b c Cipolla, Cathy (1976-02-13). "Bill Kuster: Weatherman extraordinare". The Daily Collegian. Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
- ^ Saunders, Dusty (2006-08-16). "Bill Kuster, green-thumbed weatherman". Rocky Mountain News. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
- ^ "Popular TV Weather Forecaster Bill Kuster Dies". KMGH-TV. 2006-08-13. Archived from the original on 2006-09-29. Retrieved 2008-09-06.