Percy Saltzman
Male, Deceased Person
1915 – 2007
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Who was Percy Saltzman?
Percy Saltzman, CM was a meteorologist and television personality best remembered for being the first weatherman in Canadian television history.
As a pioneer in weather forecasting, he was the first Canadian to present the weather in satellite and radar images,and to give road reports and forest fires. He also hosted numerous public affairs programs on CBC and, in 1969, along with Lloyd Robertson, he hosted ten days of coverage of the first moon landing for CBC Television.
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- Born
- 1915
Winnipeg - Also known as
- Percy P. Saltzman
- Parents
- Spouses
- Rose Kogan
(1935 - 1988) - Grace Audrey Ford
(1990 - 2007/01/16)
- Rose Kogan
- Children
- Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Education
- McGill University
- University of British Columbia
- Lived in
- Winnipeg
- Died
- Jan 15, 2007
Toronto - Resting place
- York Cemetery, Toronto
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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