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CHURCHILL, Tom. (Dubuque,IA- ). Weather forecaster. A weather-watcher since the age of eight, Churchill began doing his own forecasts at the age of fourteen for [[RADIO]] station WDBQ. Between 1974 and 1975 Churchill was interviewed on Tom Snyder's "Tomorrow" program, substituted for a vacationing weather forecaster in San Francisco, and was featured in the ''National Enquirer''. In | CHURCHILL, Tom. (Dubuque,IA- ). Weather forecaster. A weather-watcher since the age of eight, Churchill began doing his own forecasts at the age of fourteen for [[RADIO]] station WDBQ. Between 1974 and 1975 Churchill was interviewed on Tom Snyder's "Tomorrow" program, substituted for a vacationing weather forecaster in San Francisco, and was featured in the ''National Enquirer''. In 1976 he won $16,000 in appearances on the nationally televised "The $128,000 Question" and began work for Teleprompter Channel 10. He left Teleprompter in 1977 to complete high school. | ||
Churchill later started his own forecasting service, Weather Watch Command. While the National Weather Service had an 83 percent accuracy rating within twelve hours of issuing a forecast, Churchill's record was nearly 92 percent. Churchill claimed his accuracy by the third twelve hours was 78 percent compared to the Weather Service at 60 percent. | Churchill later started his own forecasting service, Weather Watch Command. While the National Weather Service had an 83 percent accuracy rating within twelve hours of issuing a forecast, Churchill's record was nearly 92 percent. Churchill claimed his accuracy by the third twelve hours was 78 percent compared to the Weather Service at 60 percent. | ||
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CHURCHILL, Tom. (Dubuque,IA- ). Weather forecaster. A weather-watcher since the age of eight, Churchill began doing his own forecasts at the age of fourteen for RADIO station WDBQ. Between 1974 and 1975 Churchill was interviewed on Tom Snyder's "Tomorrow" program, substituted for a vacationing weather forecaster in San Francisco, and was featured in the National Enquirer. In 1976 he won $16,000 in appearances on the nationally televised "The $128,000 Question" and began work for Teleprompter Channel 10. He left Teleprompter in 1977 to complete high school.
Churchill later started his own forecasting service, Weather Watch Command. While the National Weather Service had an 83 percent accuracy rating within twelve hours of issuing a forecast, Churchill's record was nearly 92 percent. Churchill claimed his accuracy by the third twelve hours was 78 percent compared to the Weather Service at 60 percent.