Fritz Coleman (born May 27, 1948 in

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) is a retired weathercaster, who worked for NBC Channel 4 (KNBC) in

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from 1982 until 2020. He began hosting Media Path Podcast with

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in 2020.

Background

After growing up in

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, he attended

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and

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where he studied radio, television and film. Like many popular weather anchors, he serves as a reporter instead of a meteorologist since he doesn't have a degree in meteorology. He worked as a comedian and disc jockey for several years and as radio personality "Jay Fredericks" at WBEN and later WKBW in

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. He left Buffalo for Los Angeles in 1980 to work as a stand-up comic. In 1982, he began work as weekend weatherman at KNBC and became the weekday weatherman in 1984. He also hosted or appeared on a number of other KNBC shows, such as "It’s Fritz" (1988-1990) and "What a Week" (1990 – 1991). He has written and performed two one-man

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acts, titled ''The Reception'' and ''It's Me! Dad!'' He received the 2004 EMA Community Service Award for his involvement with KNBC's ''4 Our Planet'', a children's program. He appeared in a supporting role in one of Raymond Burr's last Perry Mason television films, The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host, in 1993. He received a "thanks" credit on the film '' Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie'', an "alternate film" companion to '' Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy''. From 2009 to 2011, Coleman also did the weekday weather (in addition to KNBC) for San Diego's NBC affiliate,

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. On June 17, 2020, Coleman announced that he would retire on Friday, June 26 after almost 40 years at KNBC.

References

External links

Biography at NBC Los Angeles
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Notice for ''The Reception'', written and performed by FritzBiography at Gail A. Stocker Presents Comedy Contact
{{DEFAULTSORT:Coleman, Fritz American radio personalities Television anchors from Los Angeles Television anchors from San Diego Television personalities from Pittsburgh Television personalities from Buffalo, New York Temple University alumni 1948 births Living people Salem College alumni Journalists from New York (state) Journalists from Pennsylvania