Jerry Hodak (born April 11, 1942)Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, Volume 3
p. 3621 (1978) is the former chief

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, Michigan affiliate,

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.(28 July 2010)
WXYZ meterologist Jerry Hodak retiring from TV after more than 45 years on air
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'' A native of Detroit, Hodak graduated from Guardian Angels Elementary School and

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in Detroit, and studied mass communications at

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, also located in Detroit. After traveling to Orlando, Florida, as a news reporter for WDBO-TV, Hodak returned to Detroit in 1965 as a weathercaster for

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on Channel 2. In 1977, Hodak joined WXYZ-TV as a science editor and weathercaster.Kiska, Tim (2009)
''A Newscast for the Masses: the History of Detroit Television News''
p. 82, 132Michigan Resolution 584
Michigan Journal of the House of Representatives (1980) He returned to WJBK for a -year stint as a news anchor from 1992 to 1996.(5 April 1996)

PR Newswire (press release archive). Along with winning a local Emmy, Hodak received the television Seal of Approval from the

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.Jerry HodakChief Meteorologist
. WXYZ TV. Hodak was inducted into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame in 2010.
, Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame, Retrieved February 16, 2012 On September 23, 2010, Hodak retired from WXYZ-TV.(28 July 2010)
XYZ-TV Chief meteorologist Jerry Hodak announces his retirement
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References

External links

Hodak's Myspace page
Living people Television personalities from Detroit American television meteorologists 1942 births Denby High School alumni {{US-tv-bio-stub