# R.I.P., Dr. George **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 27, 2015, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-dr-george/716087 "2015-03-27T04:21:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2015, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-dr-george/716087/1 "2015-03-27T04:21:32Z")
‘Dr. George’ Fishbeck, the best TV weather presenter ever, [has died at the age of 92](http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-dr-george-fischbeck-20150325-story.html). I’ve never seen anyone so enthusiastic about the weather. And his thick-rimmed glasses and bow tie were perfect for his ‘professor’ persona. Like Jerry Dunphy with his ‘From the desert to the sea, to all of Southern California, a good evening’, ‘Dr. George’ was unforgettable. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2015, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-dr-george/716087/2 "2015-03-27T04:34:42Z")
Oh, man. George was an institution. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2015, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-dr-george/716087/3 "2015-03-27T04:41:54Z")
[1980](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9YY8slevwg) [1987](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrDdu2Thlcw) ---
**Author:** ![Washoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecae2f/32.png) [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2015, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-dr-george/716087/4 "2015-03-27T04:47:33Z")
I just read about it on a Facebook post about 15 minutes ago. The first thought that popped into my head was “ **Johnny L.A.** ’s going to start an SDMB thread on this.” He was the bestest weatherman that ever existed. Didn’t he get his start on one of the independent L.A. stations, though? Wasn’t he on channel 5? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2015, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-dr-george/716087/5 "2015-03-27T05:09:07Z")
> [@Washoe](#): > > “ **Johnny L.A.** ’s going to start an SDMB thread on this.” I did. He was on 7. ---
**Author:** ![movingfinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@movingfinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/movingfinger)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2015, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-dr-george/716087/6 "2015-03-27T06:26:49Z")
Yeah, he was great. He made being a nerd–specifically a weather nerd–more than respectable. He was one of a kind. The Vin Scully of LA weather reporters. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2015, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-dr-george/716087/7 "2015-03-27T14:48:28Z")
I remember watching him and Dunphy all those years I was in CA in the military. There was also Christine Lund, who co-anchored with Dunphy. ---
**Author:** ![Backwater\_Under\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba8739/32.png) [@Backwater\_Under\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Backwater_Under_Duck)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2015, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-dr-george/716087/8 "2015-03-28T00:27:25Z")
Before Channel 7, he was on KOB Channel 4 in Albuquerque in the 1960s. A true institution there, too. Best of all, he was a science teacher - 9th grade science, specifically. The best of all school days ever, was when we got to school, the whole buzz was - FISHBECK’S SUBSTITUTE TEACHING TODAY:cool:🆒🆒 So much fun! Great guy! RIP buddy. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2015, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-dr-george/716087/9 "2015-03-28T04:12:59Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > There was also Christine Lund… We got the bubble-headed-bleach-blond who Comes on at five She can tell you 'bout the plane crash with a gleam In her eye It's interesting when people die Give us dirty laundry ---
**Author:** ![Mangosteen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2015, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-dr-george/716087/10 "2015-03-28T16:50:23Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I did. > > He was on 7. He retired from 7 in 1990, but then went over to 2 from '94 through '97.