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RIP Mr Nelson.
Bob Nelson was one of the few weathermen that had a forcast you could believe.
From the Green Bay Press

First TV weatherman in Green Bay dies at 82
WBAY's Nelson also hosted shows
By Jeff Ash • jash@greenbaypressgazette.com • June 1, 2008

Bobby Nelson, who in 1953 became the Green Bay area's first TV weatherman and long was one of the area's most beloved broadcasters, died Friday night from complications of a stroke. He was 82.

Nelson started with WBAY radio in 1949, announcing and writing copy. He also hosted a noon show until 1953, when he was recruited to work in a new medium.

Nelson did the weather on WBAY-TV's first live broadcast in 1953.

"The first night we went on the air, the paint was still wet," he told the Green Bay Press-Gazette's Warren Gerds in 1973.

As "Bunkhouse Bob," Nelson also hosted a variety show that aired live at 9:30 p.m.

"When I finished the 9:30 p.m. show, I'd tear off the set, call up the weather bureau, get all the latest information and put it on the board in time to get it out there (for the news block at 10:15 p.m.)," Nelson said in 1973.

Thanks Mr Nelson.