'Dr. George' Fischbeck dies at 92; popular weatherman at KABC-TV

Los Angeles Times ^ | March 25, 2015 | Valerie J. Nelson

[EveningStar]

George Fischbeck, a science teacher turned weatherman who joined KABC-TV in 1972 and spent nearly two decades exuberantly delivering the local forecast, has died. He was 92.

Fischbeck, who was known as "Dr. George," died of natural causes early Wednesday morning at the Motion Picture & Television Fund retirement home in Woodland Hills, his daughter, Nancy Fischbeck, said.

A trained meteorologist, George Fischbeck was so enthusiastic about his subject that he sometimes forgot to talk about the next day's weather.

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[realcleanguy]

I counted on Dr George for years when I lived in SoCal. He was a funny guy

[CivilWarBrewing]

I met Dr. George YEARS ago. A truly nice man.. ALWAYS smiling and jovial. I’m surprised to hear he was still around.

[windcliff]

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[BenLurkin]

RIP

[EveningStar]

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[South40]

Watched him for years. RIP Dr. George.

[Churchillspirit]

Glad I checked the article.

I was confusing him with Hal Fishman LOL.

Remember Dr George now....nice man.

[Excellence]

He’d ho off on a tangent and the anchors would have to remind him to do the weather.

[Veggie Todd]

I was confusing him with Hal Fishman LOL.

Hal is already gone and Stan Chambers when recently, too.

[Michael.SF.]

Watched him as well for many years in SoCal. Have to admit I also assumed he had passed away years ago.

[SevenofNine]

Yeah just hear this afternoon on KFI

That dude was legend in SO CAL

[ErnBatavia]

“Let’s go to the map!!”

[CedarDave]

He studied archaeology and geology at the University of New Mexico, earned a BS and MS in education and became a science teacher for APS. Fischbeck became a weatherman at KOB in 1970 and served as weekday forecaster until 1972 when he moved to Los Angeles to work at KABC.

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[Thank You Rush]

“”I was confusing him with Hal Fishman LOL.””

That’s who I thought of first - is he still around? We left CA 9 years ago...but names are still familiar...

[Thank You Rush]

Sorry, should have checked first - Hal Fishman died in 2007..He was a no nonsense news reporter....

[Bullish]

Sorry George, but I'm kinda' partial to the upgrade.

Jackie Johnson KCAL 9 weather

[M Kehoe]

Not guilty.

5.56mm

[Osage Orange]

Oh..Jackie Johnson!!

George was great, though...

[Liberty Valance]

Sorry to hear this. Dr Fischbeck was on the air with an after school science program in Albuquerque in the 60’s when i lived there. Very cool guy. He used to give talks to our Boy Scout Troop as well.