Rusty Shoop, born in

Dallas, Texas Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County ...

, is a retired meteorologist for American TV station

KERO-TV KERO-TV (channel 23) is a television station in Bakersfield, California, United States, affiliated with ABC and owned by the E. W. Scripps Company. The station's studios are located on 21st Street in Downtown Bakersfield, and its transmitter ...

.KERO web site
/ref> He is married with four adult children and seven grandchildren.Bakersfield.com
/ref> As of February 25, 2008, he is also a novelist with the publishing of ''Blood Harvest'' .The Northwest Voice
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Career

Rusty Shoop joined the

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, ending up in Northern California after his four-year tour of duty. At

Humboldt State University California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt also known as Cal Poly Humboldt, Humboldt or Cal Poly"Cal Poly" may also refer to California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California or California State Polytechnic Universi ...

he became the weatherman at

KIEM-TV KIEM-TV (channel 3) is a television station in Eureka, California, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is owned by Imagicomm Communications alongside low-power CBS affiliate KVIQ-LD (channel 14). Both stations share studios on South Broadway ...

Eureka, California Eureka (Wiyot: ''Jaroujiji'', Hupa: ''do'-wi-lotl-ding'', Karuk: ''uuth'') is the principal city and county seat of Humboldt County in the Redwood Empire region of California. The city is located on U.S. Route 101 on the shores of Humboldt Ba ...

, where his brother, Larry, was the anchorman. Rusty came to Bakersfield, California in 1984. He became weatherman and worked with anchorman Burleigh Smith on

. In addition to television, Rusty has worked as a truck driver, a small business owner, and an insurance company executive. On January 5 of 2007, Rusty suffered a brain

aneurysm An aneurysm is an outward bulging, likened to a bubble or balloon, caused by a localized, abnormal, weak spot on a blood vessel wall. Aneurysms may be a result of a hereditary condition or an acquired disease. Aneurysms can also be a nidus ( ...

. He put his television career on hold while recovering. During this time he polished a novel he had written 9 years prior, and published it February 25, 2008. ''Blood Harvest'' is about a fictitious news anchorman who investigates a murder.

Aneurysm An aneurysm is an outward bulging, likened to a bubble or balloon, caused by a localized, abnormal, weak spot on a blood vessel wall. Aneurysms may be a result of a hereditary condition or an acquired disease. Aneurysms can also be a nidus ( ...

After suffering an intense headache for two days, Rusty's wife insisted he see a doctor. Dr. Luis Cousin sent him to the hospital immediately. Testing revealed that an artery in his brain had ruptured. Neuro-surgeon Dr. Mahmoud Rashidi performed surgery within a few hours of Rusty's arrival at the hospital. Rusty is enthusiastic about sharing this life changing event; his doctor told him that only about 30% of aneurysm victims survive without life altering problems or even death. Rusty believes there is a divine purpose to his survival and good recovery. His “brain attack” convinced him that...

References

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