.view-homepage-promo-cards.view-id-homepage_promo_cards .attachment.attachment-after .views-element-container:hover, .page-node-type-blog-lang .col-sm-9 { .path-app-faqs section.col-sm-9, .path-search-faqs section.col-sm-9 { .view-college-promise-comparison #edit-actions { KTVU's Weathercaster Pat McCormick to Retire, Horoscope for Friday, 3/03/23 by Christopher Renstrom, No seriously, dont drive up to Tahoe this weekend, Wife of Jeffrey Vandergrift issues somber update, Snowboarder dies at Tahoe ski resort following historic blizzard, Scream publicity stunt floods Bay Area dispatch with 911 calls, The best fried chicken is at a San Francisco strip club, The Warriors broke Russell Westbrook, just like old times, Rain reenters Bay Area forecast: Have an umbrella near you, Mochi muffin bakery closes SF cafe after just 4 months, Oakland ransomware attackers leak 'confidential' data, Arrest in killing of woman seen running through Tahoe campground, Amazon to shutter all Amazon Go stores in San Francisco, Horoscope for Saturday, 3/04/23 by Christopher Renstrom, Officials warn Bay Area travelers to avoid Tahoe this weekend, expect delays, Salesforce continues to slash office space with six-floor tower sublease, Snowboarder dies at Tahoe's Heavenly ski resort following recent blizzard, Third Culture Bakery closes San Francisco cafe after just 4 months, 6 Cabo hotels for your spring break vacation, Why every Californian needs an air quality monitor, Your Privacy Choices (Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads). Diablo State Park keep out visitors eager to see snow, Watch: Connecticut teacher rescues unconscious driver from burning car, Security guard attacked after recording burglary suspects in Oakland. Charles Horse, President. #views-exposed-form-blogs-page-2 { padding: 10px; Aug. 2, 2005. } margin: 20px 0; width: 45%; Charley and Humphrey send their love to everybody.. Shortly after that, he developed a dementia related condition, @nd was moved back east by his relatives. /* Chat Button & Alert Animations */ clear: both; text-transform: uppercase; } text-transform: uppercase; float: left; width: 100%; The host would pick a slip of paper from a drum containing pages from local phone books sliced into convenient sizes. Whether [Steve] had exposed me or not, that was a dumb piece of business on my part. clear: both; He had a show on Channel 7 weekdays from 7-8am. KTVU ( Channel 2) weathercaster Pat McCormick, one of the most popular and enduring television personalities in the Bay Area, will retire at the end of May. width:100%; padding-left: 30px; padding-left: 5%; text-align: center; flex: 1 0 20px; "This is a personal situation and my family wants privacy at this time," he said. margin: 5px; KTVU (Channel 2) weathercaster Pat McCormick, one of the most popular and enduring television personalities in the Bay Area, will retire at the end of May. background:#77477B; Pat McCormick Biography: Surprisingly little known to the public at large, bear-like, walrus-mustached Pat McCormick is a very busy stand-up comedian and comedy writer. .form-checkboxes.bef-checkboxes { It was at KTVU that Humphrey first acquired his Oakland shirta gift from Sonny Barger, co-founder of the Oakland chapter of the Hells Angels. .view-homepage-promo-cards.view-id-homepage_promo_cards .attachment.attachment-after .views-element-container .views-element-container:active { } } left: 6px; } .flex-align-center { .d-none { .faq-category-list { width: 100%; .college-cell { @media screen and (min-width: 1025px) { But I do remember writing in and becoming a member of his "Thunder." something club--at least I think it was Thunder something--and even getting a membership card (purple and brown?). He also hosted Dialing for Dollars for 17 years. McCormick was born in Myrtle Creek (a town of 1,700 people in southern Oregon), did a stint in the Air Force in his teens, then decided he wanted to break into showbiz. .faq-dd { padding-right: 0; justify-content: space-evenly; } } @media screen and (min-width: 1200px){ margin: 0 8px 15px 0 !important; float: left; } I found that it was produced by Jon Fromer, whose career began in the 1970s with KRON channel 4. .view-college-promise-comparison tbody th { @media screen and (min-width: 1200px) { } /* Delete .view-content above in the stylesheets */ } } .blog-comments article h3 a.permalink:hover, .blog-comments article h3 a.permalink:focus, .blog-comments article h3 a.permalink:active, margin-bottom: 0; Nov. 3, 1974. border-top: 1px solid #ccc; 4 in San Francisco), Captain Satellite with Bob March (KTVU ch. } float: left; padding-right: 0 !important; He moved to Oregon shortly after he retired in 1995 and had little contact with the media, although he consented in 2008 to a short SFGate.com interview focusing on his puppeteering career. Let us know who you want to see featured on Throwback Thursday next week! } .footer-translate-icon { } float: right; } font-weight:400; .d-block-sm { He told the Arizona Republicin 1962 that while Charley was built to last, Humphreys head would wear out every six months, meaning repairs and replacements were needed on an ongoing basis. } .global-padding { .page-node-type-page-web .main-container .col-sm-9 { } .show-chat-bubble { box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.4); McCormick quickly perfected his puppeteering style. } } width: 94%; } [CDATA[/* >