New Orleans Meteorologist Nash Roberts gives his papers to Loyola
Long before Weather forecasters got to be television celebrities, Nash Roberts was forecasting weather conditions for areas as far away as the Gulf of Tonkin for his clients. It was said that no banana boat left South America without Nash's blessing, or rather, his forecast. Oil companies contracted Nash's company to get information about taking their crews off of their oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico during hurricane seasons.
The Nash Roberts forecasting accuracy was introduced to the TV screens of New Orleans soon after Ch 6 signed on the air and continued on WDSU-TV for over a quarter of a century in the 5PM, 6PM aand 10PM news programs as well as the "Midday" program. On the rare days when Nash was not available to do his weather program, his brother, Ep Roberts, also a professional meteorologist filled in. Another expert in the weather forecasting business, John Cordero, a member of the Roberts weather forecasting organization, filled in when neither of the Roberts brothers were available.
When the Edgar Stern sold WDSU AM-FM-TV Nash continued his weathercasts first on WVUE Channel 8 and later on WWL-TV Channel 4.
The people in New Orleans and the surrounding areas never said: "I wonder what the weather will be like." Instead, they asked: "What does Nash say?" When Nash finally retired from the broadcasting scene, he left several TV weathermen and their fancy radar and electronic presentations battling to assume his title and position as THE weather authority for the Gulf South. Nash Roberts was inducted into the GNOBA Hall of Fame in 1994.