Mark Eubank
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Mark Eubank is a retired Salt Lake City, Utah
television broadcasting meteorologist. He most recently worked for KSL-TV
channel 5 Television. Eubank joined the KSL news team in 1990 as their chief meteorologist. Prior to KSL, he was employed as a meteorologist for KUTV channel 2 in Utah, a position he held since 1967.
Eubank began his meteorology career at age 24 in Redding California, at television station KRCR. He attended UCLA and graduated from the University of Utah
in 1972 with a Bachelors of Science in Meteorology. Eubank also owned and operated a weather consulting firm, WeatherBank, Inc. for 20 years.
two of his most used quotes are " never trust a split jetstream" and "there is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather"
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Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
television broadcasting meteorologist. He most recently worked for KSL-TV
KSL-TV
KSL-TV, virtual channel 5, is an NBC-affiliated television station located in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. KSL-TV is owned by Bonneville International Corporation, which is in turn owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
channel 5 Television. Eubank joined the KSL news team in 1990 as their chief meteorologist. Prior to KSL, he was employed as a meteorologist for KUTV channel 2 in Utah, a position he held since 1967.
Eubank began his meteorology career at age 24 in Redding California, at television station KRCR. He attended UCLA and graduated from the University of Utah
University of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
in 1972 with a Bachelors of Science in Meteorology. Eubank also owned and operated a weather consulting firm, WeatherBank, Inc. for 20 years.
Distinction
- Eubank was famous for wearing a white sports coat throughout a broadcast preceding or during a snow fall.
- Indian weather lore such as a Thunder Moon and a Moon dogMoon dogA moon dog or moondog is a relatively rare bright circular spot on a lunar halo caused by the refraction of moonlight by hexagonal-plate-shaped ice crystals in cirrus or cirrostratus clouds. Moondogs appear to the left and right of the moon 22° or more distant...
was often used in his broadcasts.
- He is well known for his extreme enthusiasm for weather that would usually result in a variety of odd sound effects including: Bing, bowg, boink, boing, boiiiiing, bowk, hah, haaah!, (tearing sound), (squashed sound), ohhhh, goooomph, ziiiing, zoooom, (sound of car stopping suddenly), phhhht, eeerrrrrrumble-rumble-rumble, (slurping sound), sheeewhhhh, oh-oh, vooomph, voom, wonk, vooop, whhktw, waawaa, waaaa, waaam, and zeeek.
- "Never trust a split jet stream" was an often repeated phrase during his weather reports.
Career highlights
- 2002 Winter Olympic Games chief meteorologist.
two of his most used quotes are " never trust a split jetstream" and "there is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather"
Retirement
On Wednesday, November 29, 2006, Eubank signed off the air for the final time. He passed on the reins and white coat to his son Kevin Eubank. Shortly after retiring, he and his wife served an LDS mission at the Laie Hawaii templeTemple (LDS Church)
In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , a temple is a building dedicated to be a House of the Lord, and they are considered by Church members to be the most sacred structures on earth. Upon completion, temples are usually open to the public for a short period of time...
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Publications
- Mark Eubank's Utah Weather (1979)
- Weather Detectives: Fun-filled Facts, Experiments, And Activities for Kids (2004) Illustrated by Mark A. Hicks
Past News Team Members
- Nadine Wimmer, Dick NourseDick NourseDick Nourse is a retired award-winning Salt Lake City, Utah television news anchor. He most recently worked for KSL-TV 5 Television. Nourse joined the KSL news team in 1964 as the station's weekend anchor/reporter. Six months later, he was named the station's weekday anchor...
, Tom Kirkland (2006–2007) Eyewitness News|HD at 10 - Nadine Wimmer, Dick Nourse, Tom Kirkland (2002–2006) Eyewitness News at 10
- Ruth Todd, Dick Nourse, Tom Kirkland (1998–2001) Eyewitness News at 10
- Ruth ToddRuth ToddRuth Todd is an award winning Salt Lake City television news anchor. She most recently worked for ABC4 Television. Ruth joined the ABC4 newsteam in December 2001, but first appeared On-Air April 15, 2002 as the station's lead female anchor...
, Dick Nourse, Craig BolerjackCraig BolerjackCraig Bolerjack is an American sportscaster. He is currently an announcer for FOX Sports, working mostly college football and college basketball games.-Biography:...
(1994–1998) Eyewitness News at 10 - Carole Mikita, Dick Nourse, Craig Bolerjack (1991–1994) Eyewitness News at 10