Lawrence Douglas Hill (July 29, 1950 – November 22, 2021) was an American

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. He was the chief meteorologist for ABC 7 News/

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at noon, 4, 5, and 6. He has been awarded the "Seal of Approval" from the

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. Hill has also been honored with a Washington Emmy Award for broadcast excellence. Hill has also served as a meteorologist for affiliates in

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. Hill graduated from Towson State College. He enlisted in the

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, serving for four years mostly at

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. After leaving the military, he served as a

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for

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for six years. Hill began his meteorology career in Richmond, Virginia, where he got his first break at WWBT-TV as the weekend weatherman. He then moved on to Detroit for the next four and a half years until returning east to Washington, D.C. with CBS affiliate WUSA in 1984. He stayed at WUSA for 16 years until moving to WJLA. He retired from WJLA-TV on September 15, 2017. He was a radio personality on

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91.9 FM, a Christian radio station. He stated that he wanted to use his platform as a well-known figure in the Washington area for Christian ministry. Hill died on November 22, 2021, at the age of 71. He was married twice, latterly to Mary Ann Vranken, and had four children, one of which predeceased him.

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Biography Page on WJLA-TV website
1950 births 2021 deaths People from Calvert County, Maryland Towson University alumni United States Air Force airmen Television anchors from Washington, D.C. Television meteorologists in Washington, D.C. {{US-tv-bio-stub