WPVI TV 6 Philadelphia 1994 AM Philadelphia Jim O'Brien Tribute.wmv

11 years after Jim O'Brien died, WPVI TV 6 featured a show about the Famous 56 Boss Jock DJ and WPVI TV 6 weatherman. He will live forever in the lives of people who knew him. His daughter, Peri Gilpin, is interviewed in this segment. She is the famous actress on the tv show Frazier. I was in high school when he was the weatherman on channel 6 and everyone at the school cafeteria lunch table would comment how great and entertaining he was the night before giving the weather forcast. One night Jim was telling us to look out for the ENNIE winds! He called the ENE (East North East) winds the ENNIE winds. He would also draw funny cartoon characters or slogans to sum up the next days weather. His delivery was not like a professional meteorologist but he could really communicate. You definitely remembered the weather forcast after he told it and smiled when you remembered his delivery.

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[stevations]

He died in 1983 which is before most people owned VCRs, I know I bought my first one after he died. Of course no one knew he was going to die in 1983 or they would have recorded him. I hope someone out there does post some of his TV weather forecasts. I do have some of him recorded on WFIL 560 but they are not great audio quality and do not show his real talent....but I might post some of them.

[stevations]

There is more, mostly Peri Gilpin talking about Frazier. I may post it in the future if more people ask.

[sdwalke6]

Jim & Jim made you look forward to the news like no other team has. I was 16 when he died and I'll never forget how devastated my brother and I were over it. I'll only watch Jim Gardner on the news now and hope he knows he IS Philly News to generations.

[Columbiaguitarstudio]

Sorry, I don't care how he died. Why isn't U tube flooded with posts of Jim's

weather broadcasts. Wouldn't it be great to see all those again?

[roye2006]

great vid!! i was a little kid when he died. any more from this interview? i especially like the theme to am philadelphia.