John Clinton Youle (April 4, 1916 – July 23, 1999) was an American news editor, meteorologist and politician. Youle was born in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from

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. Youle served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and was commissioned a major. He lived in Scales Mound, Illinois with his wife and family. He worked as a news editor, meteorologist, and owned several newspapers in Illinois. Youle was also involved with cattle raising, investment banking and oil wells. He was one of the world's first weathermen on television. Youle served in the

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in 1965 and 1966 and was a Republican. He died at a hospital in Galena, Illinois.Meet Clint Youle, One of the World's First TV Weathermen
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