Norm Sebastian (June 19, 1956 – December 22, 2000) was a television
meteorologist whose credentials included stops at Universal Weather (white Plains NY)
The Weather Channel and
WNYT in
Albany, New York.
Born in
Norwich, Connecticut
Norwich ( ) (also called "The Rose of New England") is a city in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The Yantic, Shetucket, and Quinebaug Rivers flow into the city and form its harbor, from which the Thames River flows south to Long ...
, Sebastian attended
Lyndon State College
Lyndon State College was a public liberal arts college at Lyndon, Vermont. In 2018, it merged with Johnson State College to create Northern Vermont University; the former campus of Lyndon State College is now the university's Lyndon campus. I ...
in
Lyndonville, Vermont
Lyndonville is a village in the town of Lyndon, in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. Lyndonville's population was 1,136 at the 2020 census. It is the closest community to the Lyndon campus of Northern Vermont University.
History
In 1883 ...
where he obtained his degree in meteorology. After working as a meteorologist at
Westchester County Airport in
White Plains, New York, Sebastian became one of the initial meteorologists at
The Weather Channel when that network launched in 1982. Three years later, Sebastian followed Herb Stevens to
WNYT and became the environmental reporter and weekend meteorologist at that station. In 1990, Sebastian was promoted to the weekday morning and noon newscasts which he held until his death.
A scholarship, the Norman Sebastian Scholarship in Meteorology, was named for him at his old college, Lyndon State College in Vermont.
References
*http://meteorology.lyndonstate.edu/content/prospective/scholarships-normsebastain.php
American television meteorologists
Lyndon State College alumni
People from Norwich, Connecticut
1956 births
2000 deaths
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