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- Birth nameGary Alan England
- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Gary England is the former chief meteorologist at Oklahoma City's CBS affiliate KWTV-DT, a position he has held from 1996-2013 since working at the station in 1972.
At 17, Gary joined the US Navy to study meteorology seriously. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma 1965 with a Bachelors Science degree in mathematics and meteorology and is an internationally recognized authority in severe weather. Later he would be a consultant meteorologist for New Orleans based A.H. Glenn and Associates before returning to Oklahoma to work at KTOK-AM [Clear Channel Communications (now iHeart Media)] before joining KWTV [Griffin Communications LLC]
Gary holds the distinction of being the person who implemented with Enterprise Electronics, the world's first commercial Doppler radar, and in 1981, he became the first person in history to use Doppler radar for direct warnings to the public. With his offbeat humor and folksy personality, Gary has a cult-like following in Oklahoma. There's even a Gary England drinking game for use during severe weather coverage.
Although Gary no longer works as KWTV's Chief Meteorologist, he still works in the same building. The only difference is that he's now Vice President of Corporate Relations and Weather Development at Griffin Communications LLC, the owner and parent company to KWTV-DT.
- IMDb mini biography by: okboy918; updated by XzTS
- SpouseMary Smith(1962 - June 10, 2025) (his death, 1 child)
- Jump back, throw me down!! It's Friday night in the big town!!
- England holds the distinction of being the person who initiated, with Enterprise Electronics, development of the world's first commercial Doppler radar. In 1981, Gary became the first person to use Doppler radar for direct warnings to the public
- Lead to the development of Storm Tracker, a storm tracking software.
- Launched "Storm Monitor" or ESP [Early Storm Protection] in February 2007, which utilized VIPIR [Volumetric Imaging and Processing of Integrated Radar] technology to measure a mesocyclone's strength and its tornado-producing potential.
- Co-developed Pathfinder [or Pathfinder9], and StormShield9, doppler radar softwares.
- (1996-2013) Chief Meteorologist - KWTV-DT (9), Oklahoma City, OK.
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