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Longtime Q13 Weather Anchor Walter Kelley departs

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“Q13 FOX” KCPQ-TV News Director Erik Breon announced to staff in a memo today that 23 year Chief Weather Anchor Walter Kelley is leaving the FOX O/O station to be closer to family in Phoenix AZ.  The memo noted: “Walter has been with “Q13” since 1997 helping Western Washington survive many historic weather events.” His last day on air will be June 25.  The station has posted the position.

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Mike Cherry

retired broadcaster: on-air, MD, PD, asst PD, Prod Mgr, IT, station technician/engineer, pioneer Internet webcaster, station installation/maintenance; 12 years in commercial radio, 17 years volunteer in campus/community radio in B.C., Alberta & Wash. Amateur radio operator & "DXer" specializing in AM night-time DX, short-wave DX/listening & remote SDR DXing/listening

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  • We will be keeping an eye on Phoenix tv stations to see which one Walter ends up at.

  • You will be missed thank you for all the years you were with us all. Good luck in your new adventure wishing you only the best.

  • Walter, this is a sad moment in Seattle history. Not only did you bring us weather, but you taught us about weather. You also didnt sensationalize the weather as most local stations do.
    A favorite pastime for my father is reading weather maps, comparing NOAA WEBSITE, with local weather channels and predicting weather. For him to vouch for your accuracy meant a lot to me. I have paid more attn to you because of this and also found your predictions to be very accurate and reliable and a good conversation piece for the 2 of us. To be with family is very important and wish you well. But i hope the station doesnt try to bring in a pretty face, but someone with credentials, someone that will align with NOAA not UW and continue to make the weather accurate not sensational and over the top. Thank you for your time here. You will be missed.

  • We are going to miss you Walter. You brought more than weather to us but a sense of humanity which the world badly needs right now. Best of luck and may your 7 day forecast always have 7 golden orbs in it.
    Sincerely, Mike from Bothell.

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