Death of Channel 6's Jim O'Brien - 9/26/83 6 PM Report

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Featuring Jim Gardner with more coverage on the death of Channel 6 Action News' Jim O'Brien from their 6 PM newscast, the day after his death.

Produced by WPVI. Video provided by the generous courtesy of Action News viewer Jack Kolber (www.magicbrushart.com)

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  • @lbkgilman I totally agree. I am 38 and do remember his reportings. Funny, sense of humor, nobody does the weather like he did. The man knew the job perfectly!

  • How the heck did Jim Gardner hold it together during this piece?

  • The whole world almost died that night

  • I grew up listening to Jim on WFIL and watching him do the weather report with the Good Guys and the Bad Guys. He still is missed. Thanks for the memories...

  • omg man...i'm caught in a time vortex. I had forgotten all about this and now i remember it so vividly

  • Jim O'Brien had a lot to do with my being in the broadcasting business. He did record hops at Archbishop Ryan HS soon after coming to Philly from TX. I worked those record hops and he and I got to know each other -- let me watch him work at WFIL and we had many long talks about my goal of getting into broadcasting. He was a good friend with a big heart -- and gave me the gift of a lot of common sense and experience, which came in handy over what would be more than 30 years in the business.

  • @lbkgilman didnt the other anchors call him jimbo!!!!

  • just want to see some of his regular weather reports in their entirety. They were so funny! "and the water temperature along the shore...." It has been almost 25 years since I have heard his reports and I can remember them so vividly....would be nice to see them again... xo

  • PLEASE !!! If anyone has any of Jim's regular weather reports, please post them -- even better -- a medley of his best reports.... I remember him so vividly. I don't want to remember his death, I want to remember his LIFE. Thanks.

  • I still miss him. He was so full of life and made the news broadcasts lively.  :) RIP.

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