What is John Coleman (meteorologist)?
{{Infobox person | name = John Coleman | image= John Chroma key 1 (cropped).jpg | birthname = | birth_date = {{birth date|1934|10|15}} | birth_place = [[Alpine, Texas]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2018|1|20|1934|10|15}} | death_place = [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]] | occupation = [[Journalist]] / Television News Anchor | spouse = Linda Coleman | relatives = }} '''John Coleman''' (October 15, 1934 &ndash; January 20, 2018) is an American TV [[weather forecasting|weatherman]] and co-founder of [[The Weather Channel]].<ref name=kusibio>{{cite web|url=http://www.kusi.com/story/12963605/john-coleman |title=John Coleman |publisher=KUSI-TV |access-date=March 20, 2014 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404154135/http://www.kusi.com/story/12963605/john-coleman |archive-date=April 4, 2014 }}</ref><ref name=WAGT-TV>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbcaugusta.com/news/national/11114421.html |title=Weather Channel Founder: Global Warming a 'Scam' |publisher=[[WAGT (TV)|WAGT]] |access-date=March 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070810223852/http://www.nbcaugusta.com/news/national/11114421.html |archive-date=August 10, 2007}}</ref> He retired from broadcasting after nearly 61 years, working the last twenty at [[KUSI-TV]] in [[San Diego]].<ref name=WAGT-TV/><ref name=sdut>{{cite web|url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/apr/10/john-coleman-weatherman-retires/|title=Forecast for John Coleman: Retirement|first=Jay Posner, Karla|last=Peterson|website=utsandiego.com}}</ref> Coleman died in [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]] on January 20, 2018 at the age of 83.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/weather/sd-me-john-coleman-20180121-story.html|title=San Diego weather icon John Coleman dies|publisher=[[San Diego Union-Tribune]]|date=January 21, 2018|access-date=January 21, 2018}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|0171087}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Coleman, John}} [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:2018 death