Don Kent (meteorologist)

Don Kent
Born	September 29, 1917(1917-09-29) Dorchester, Massachusetts
Died	March 2, 2010(2010-03-02) (aged 92) Franklin, New Hampshire
Occupation	Meteorologist

Donald Edward Kent (September 29, 1917 – March 2, 2010) was an American radio and television weather forecaster for several decades in the Boston, Massachusetts area. He was known as "Boston's first TV Weatherman."^[1]

Early life

Kent was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts and was raised in the Wollaston section of Quincy. He graduated from North Quincy High School and attended MIT.^[2]

Career

Kent started doing weather forecasts on radio and TV in the Boston area in 1937. He developed and applied his weather forecasting skills while serving in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II. After the war and for many years, he appeared on WBZ (AM) radio and WBZ-TV.^[1][3]

After retiring from WBZ in 1983, Kent started a new career as the weather forecaster for Cape Cod radio station WQRC. He would compile reports from his home in Sanbornton, New Hampshire.^[4]

Death

Don Kent died in the early morning hours of March 2, 2010 of natural causes at Franklin Regional Hospital in Franklin, New Hampshire at age 92.^[5]

Awards and honors

Kent is one of the first to be inducted to the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame, along with Rex Trailer, Jess Cain, Frank Avruch (Bozo the Clown to Boston television audiences) and Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding (Bob and Ray).^[6]

Bibliography

• "Great New England Storms of the Twentieth Century" (Contributor) Boston: The Boston Globe, 2007 ISBN 0979013720

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Pinder, Eric; Long, Sara (2003). "Don Kent Interview : Boston's First TV Weatherman". http://www.ericpinder.com/html/donkent.html. Retrieved March 3, 2010. 
2. ^ Colneth Smiley Jr. (March 2, 2010). "Don Kent, Hub’s ‘first weatherman,’ dead at 92". Boston Herald. http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20100302don_kent_hubs_first_weatherman_dead_at_92/. Retrieved March 3, 2010. 
3. ^ Marquard, Bryan (March 3, 2010). "Don Kent, dean of area weather broadcasters, at 92". The Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2010/03/03/don_kent_dean_of_area_weather_broadcasters_at_92/. 
4. ^ Allison Manning (March 3, 2010). "Boston TV’s first weatherman, Don Kent, dies". The Patriot Ledger. http://www.patriotledger.com/news/x699612312/Boston-TV-s-first-weatherman-Don-Kent-dies. Retrieved March 4, 2010. 
5. ^ "Iconic Boston Weatherman Dies". WCVB-TV. March 2, 2010. http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/22714201/detail.html. Retrieved March 3, 2010. 
6. ^ Simon, Clea (May 18, 2007). "Local broadcasting legends honored". The Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2007/05/18/local_broadcasting_legends_honored/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Living+%2F+Arts+News. 

External links

• 2003 interview by Sara Long and Eric Pinder
• Review of "Great New England Storms" book that he contributed to

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Name	Kent, Don
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Date of birth	September 29, 1917
Place of birth	Dorchester, Massachusetts
Date of death	March 2, 2010
Place of death	Franklin, New Hampshire