![]() ![]() "Even though he's serious about the weather, he's always delivered it with a smile and a wonderful sense of humour." "Every since I came to Toronto in 1968, he's been my weatherman," one caller told CTV Toronto on Friday. Since it was announced on Groundhog Day that Dave would be stepping down, there's been an outpouring of heartfelt affection for Dave from celebrities and ordinary Torontonians alike. One thing that didn't change over Devall's career was his smile and cheery personality. Computers "have opened up the whole world," he said. Weather forecasting technology has evolved, including the development of Doppler radar. He remembers giving temperatures in Fahrenheit when he started out, with Celsius the standard temperature scale now. "I'm getting out at the right time," Devall joked about high-def, giving himself an impromptu facelift by pulling his cheeks tighter. He started his career in black-and-white television and before the advent of technology such as weather satellites (Sputnik the first satellite, was launched in 1957), but will be delivering his final forecast in state-of-the-art, high-definition colour. ![]() "I had no intention of staying 48 years," Devall confided to Canada AM on Friday, adding, "The Guinness Book of Records thing never occurred to me." 7, 1961, a day he remembers as sunny and cold, although his forecasting career actually started with CHEX TV in Peterborough in 1958.įor perspective, Soviet astronaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man to go into space - a feat accomplished on April 12, 1961. forecaster.ĭevall came to CTV Toronto on Jan. Tom Brown, currently handling CTV Toronto's noon weather duties, will be taking over as the 6 p.m. He made his final forecast as a full-time employee before retiring, although he will make occasional appearances for special projects and to fill in when someone is absent. In the afternoon, the Guinness Book of Records officially honoured Dave with the world record for longest career as a weather forecaster - 48 years, two months and 27 days. to make some guest appearances on Canada AM and CP24's morning shows and had a Toronto roadway renamed Devall Way (it leads into the CTV complex at 9 Channel Nine Court) about about 1 p.m. They have traveled to Italy, Canadian Rockies, Yellowstone, Glacier National Park, California, New England, Hawaii, Alaska, and Germany/Austria.Dave Devall's final day as a CTV Toronto weather specialist ended with a salute from a prime minister, Scottish pipes and drums - and a day that saw a new rainfall record set.ĭevall was on the go all day Friday. Amber and Jeff actually met at WTOV9 and wed in May 2007.Īmber and Jeff enjoy hosting Holiday Vacations trips with NEWS9 viewers. ![]() When Jeff is not at work he enjoys spending time with his wife Amber and son, Declan. Jeff serves as a liaison with the local National Weather Service and local Emergency Management officers.ĭuring the school year, Jeff and his buddy Snowbird often head to area classrooms educating Ohio Valley students about the weather. He currently holds the National Weather Associations seal of approval. Jeff is a member of the American Meteorlogical Society and the National Weather Association. Jeff graduated from Penn State in 1998 and the very next day delivered his first forecast on NEWS9. While in college, he interned at WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh. He pursued that goal by attending Penn State University in 1993, studying meteorology. His dream and goal was to become a TV meteorologist. Jeff's father would run camera while his younger brother reluctantly read the news. He eventually turned the family basement into a makeshift TV studio. He would watch the weather on television and make his own weather maps. Jeff learned his first meteorological equation at a young age and that's Snow = No School! Snow days actually sparked his interest in weather. Jeff became fascinated with weather at an early age growing up in nearby Bethel Park, PA. ![]() You can catch his forecast weekday mornings on NEWS9 Sunrise and NEWS9 Midday. Meteorologist Jeff Oechslein, pronounced X-Line, started working at WTOV9 in May 1998. ![]()
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