Gil Whitney

Gil Whitney

Gil Whitney (August 18, 1940 [Birth date from SSDI. Gilman Whitney.] -November 4, 1982) was an American television weather forecaster notable for warning WHIO-TV viewers and listeners on April 3, 1974 of the tornado that went through Xenia, Ohio in the 1974 multi-tornado event known as the Super Outbreak. Whitney's timely warning speficially identified the Arrowhead neighborhood of Xenia as lying in the path of the tornado (which proved to be correct as Arrowhead was leveled by the F5 twister). [cite news |first=Jamie |last=Simpson |title=Radar provides life-saving warnings of tornadoes |url=http://www.daytondailynews.com/search/content/project/tornado/daily/0331jamie.html |work=Dayton Daily News |date=2004-03-31 ]

Biography

Career

Gil Whitney worked as a reporter, anchor and later the weatherman for WHIO-TV, in Dayton, Ohio. He also hosted from the mid to late 70's, a summer late-night show on Friday nights called "Summertime". The show guest starred local talent and other TV, movie and radio personalities. In 1980, the show was renamed "The Gil Whitney Show".

He was a regular on the community parade circuit, acted as master of ceremonies for numerous public events, was a volunteer firefighter and was one of the founders of the Dayton Air Show. [cite news |first=Dale |last=Huffman |title=Whitney brothers' forecast sunny |work=Dayton Daily News |date=1993-08-15 |page=1B]

Marriage and children

Whitney and his wife Mary had three children together:
*Gil Whitney Jr (b. 1963), a filmmaker [ [http://www.gilwhitney.com/bio.htm Gil Whitney film and video services - Columbus Ohio Videographer and Video Production - Videography - Lighting for Film and Video - Editing - Camera Rentals - DVD Duplication - Commercials - Events - Corporate Video ] ]
*John, a filmmaker (b. 1964)
*Jennifer (b. 1967)

Death and afterward

Whitney died November 4, 1982, at the age of 42 of Cancer. It is suspected, but never officially confirmed, that he was an early victim of AIDS.

Awards

*2005: Dayton, Ohio Broadcasters Hall Of Fame inductee [cite web |url=http://www.daytonbroadcasthalloffame.com/DaytonBHOF2005%20Inductees.html |title=2005 Hall Of Fame Inductees |publisher=Dayton, Ohio Broadcasters Hall Of Fame]

References

External links

*imdb|2610880
* [http://www.daytondailynews.com/weather/content/project/tornado/0331tornadoclip.html Video clip of Gil Whitney's April 3, 1974 broadcast]


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