Pete Giddings
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Peter F. "Pete" Giddings was born in New York
in 1939. He worked as a local television news meteorologist in Northern California and Northern Nevada. He is best known for his 29 years as a meteorologist at KGO-TV
in San Francisco. Giddings earned six Emmy Award
s during his tenure at KGO.
Giddings' weather career began as a Combat Weather Operative in the U.S. Air Force
from 1959 to 1963. He received an award from President John F. Kennedy
, recognizing outstanding work in the field of meteorology.
Giddings' first television job was at WTVT-TV in Tampa, Florida
where he worked for five years. After a stop in Nashville, Tennessee
, he moved to KGO. He joined Reno, Nevada
’s KOLO-TV
in January 1999. In 2001, he returned to predicting coastal storms in California as he returned to KGO (AM)
and at the same time, Giddings forecasted the weather at KION
and KCBA
in Salinas from 2003-2007.
Giddings began one of the first regional broadcast ski reports in the 1960s.
He is now doing web based forecasts for the Bay Area on his own website.
In 1990, the AMS honored Giddings with the Award for Outstanding Service by a broadcast meteorologist in recognition of his efforts to combat scientific illiteracy among youth.
In 1996, Giddings was one of fifty meteorologists from around the world to be invited by the Clinton administration to participate in a summit on Climate Change.
In 1990, the California State Legislature and then-congresswoman Nancy Pelosi
honored Giddings with an official resolution for Weather Fun with Pete Giddings a twenty lesson basic meteorology course for fourth, fifth, and sixth graders. The program ran in more than 200 California schools.
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Originally from New York City, Giddings attended the University of Maryland
. Pete and his wife live in San Jose
, California. They have one son.
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
in 1939. He worked as a local television news meteorologist in Northern California and Northern Nevada. He is best known for his 29 years as a meteorologist at KGO-TV
KGO-TV
KGO-TV, channel 7, is an owned-and-operated television station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, based in San Francisco, California...
in San Francisco. Giddings earned six Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
s during his tenure at KGO.
Giddings' weather career began as a Combat Weather Operative in the U.S. Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
from 1959 to 1963. He received an award from President John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
, recognizing outstanding work in the field of meteorology.
Giddings' first television job was at WTVT-TV in Tampa, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
where he worked for five years. After a stop in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, he moved to KGO. He joined Reno, Nevada
Reno, Nevada
Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...
’s KOLO-TV
KOLO-TV
KOLO-TV Channel 8 is the ABC affiliate serving Reno, Nevada and the surrounding areas. It is owned by Gray Television and operates on digital channel 8. Syndicated programing on KOLO-TV includes Dr...
in January 1999. In 2001, he returned to predicting coastal storms in California as he returned to KGO (AM)
KGO (AM)
KGO is a news/talk-format radio station radio with offices and studios in San Francisco, California. Unlike most other American news/talk stations, KGO originates nearly all of its own programming locally. Since 1978, KGO radio has received Arbitron's number-one ranking in the Bay Area...
and at the same time, Giddings forecasted the weather at KION
KION
KION may refer to:* KION-TV, a television station licensed to Monterey, California, United States* KION , a radio station licensed to Salinas, California, United States...
and KCBA
KCBA
KCBA is a Fox affiliate television station in Salinas, California, USA. The station broadcasts its digital signal on VHF channel 13. KCBA is owned by Seal Rock Broadcasters, LLC and operated by Cowles Publishing Company through a local marketing agreement with CBS affiliate KION-TV channel...
in Salinas from 2003-2007.
Giddings began one of the first regional broadcast ski reports in the 1960s.
He is now doing web based forecasts for the Bay Area on his own website.
Meteorology
- Fellow, American Meteorological SocietyAmerican Meteorological SocietyThe American Meteorological Society promotes the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences and the advancement of their professional applications. Founded in 1919, the American Meteorological Society has a membership...
(AMS) - AMS Certified Consulting MeteorologistCertified Consulting MeteorologistCertified Consulting Meteorologist is the title of a person designated by the American Meteorological Society and to possess the attributes of Knowledge, Experience, and Character as they pertain to the field of meteorology...
(CCM) - Member, AMS Board of Directors of Radio and Television
- Member, AMS Board of School and Popular Meteorological Education
- Fellow, Royal Meteorological SocietyRoyal Meteorological SocietyThe Royal Meteorological Society traces its origins back to 3 April 1850 when the British Meteorological Society was formed as a society the objects of which should be the advancement and extension of meteorological science by determining the laws of climate and of meteorological phenomena in general...
(United Kingdom) - Lecturer, UC Berkeley, Stanford UniversityStanford UniversityThe Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, Dominican UniversityDominican UniversityDominican University may refer to:* Dominican University of California, an independent university of Catholic heritage located 12 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge in Marin County, California...
, and Desert Research InstituteDesert Research InstituteThe Desert Research Institute is the nonprofit research campus of the Nevada System of Higher Education , the organization that oversees all publicly-supported higher education in the U.S. state of Nevada...
In 1990, the AMS honored Giddings with the Award for Outstanding Service by a broadcast meteorologist in recognition of his efforts to combat scientific illiteracy among youth.
In 1996, Giddings was one of fifty meteorologists from around the world to be invited by the Clinton administration to participate in a summit on Climate Change.
Education
Giddings won a national Emmy Award in 1977 for his work producing an educational program entitled What Makes the Wind Blow.In 1990, the California State Legislature and then-congresswoman Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi is the Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives and served as the 60th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011...
honored Giddings with an official resolution for Weather Fun with Pete Giddings a twenty lesson basic meteorology course for fourth, fifth, and sixth graders. The program ran in more than 200 California schools.
Personal life
Giddings appeared as himself in the 1997 film George of the JungleGeorge of the Jungle (film)
George of the Jungle is a 1997 live-action, family-oriented, romantic-adventure-comedy film based on the characters from the original cartoon of the same name. The film was produced by Walt Disney Pictures with Mandeville Films and originally released to movie theatres on July 16, 1997...
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Originally from New York City, Giddings attended the University of Maryland
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
. Pete and his wife live in San Jose
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
, California. They have one son.