869- How I Became A Weatherman For KNBC with Comedian/Weatherman Fritz Coleman
Story Worthy
Story Worthy Media
4.1 • 529 Ratings
🗓️ 3 June 2025
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Comedian/Weatherman Fritz Coleman (The Comedy Store, Unassisted Living) shares the story of his relatively short rise to weatherman on KNBC in Los Angeles, for just short of 40 years. And to think, he wasn't even a meteorologist!
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, it's Storyworthy. Today on the show, comedian and weatherman Fritz Coleman talks about how he got his job on KNBC. |
| 0:09.8 | My friend who worked at NBC brought his boss to see one of my shows at the comedy store on a Friday night. |
| 0:16.0 | His boss being the news director of Channel 4's name was Steve Antonetti. God rest his soul, he gave in my career. |
| 0:22.4 | So I was performing and I told a couple of anecdotes about doing the weather in the Navy, |
| 0:29.5 | but I don't know anything about it, but nobody care. So after the show, I went backstage down the |
| 0:34.0 | thing and to the hall to meet this guy and he said this is an odd question do |
| 0:40.2 | you have any desire to come to channel four and do some vacation relief for me I need a |
| 0:45.6 | weatherman I have a main guy who hasn't had a vacation in a year I need help on the |
| 0:49.4 | weekends would you consider that and I I said, you did, |
| 0:54.4 | we say that I don't know anything about weather. |
| 0:56.6 | He said, perfect. |
| 0:57.8 | There's no weather in California. |
| 0:59.4 | This will work out great. |
| 1:01.6 | Today on the show, |
| 1:02.8 | comedian and weatherman, Fritz Coleman, |
| 1:04.9 | talks about how he got his job on KNBC. |
| 1:08.4 | Stay close. |
| 1:09.8 | Hi, everybody. |
| 1:10.4 | This is Fritz Coleman, and you're listening to Storyworthy. |
| 1:18.1 | Welcome to Storyworthy. My name is Christine Blackburn, and I'm coming to from Los Angeles, California. |
| 1:27.5 | Whether you're a long time fan of the show or a brand new listener, welcome to Storyworthy. |
| 1:33.6 | Now I know you guys have been missing me because I have been quite, what's the word for its intermittent? |
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