GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The years have come and gone, but one thing remains the same in West Michigan weather: Bill Steffen.
Tuesday marks 45 years of Bill tracking West Michigan weather. He first appeared on air in the region on Nov. 5, 1974. Today, he’s Storm Team 8’s chief meteorologist.
His enduring passion for meteorology is an inspiration to his colleagues and his encyclopedic knowledge of regional weather history an invaluable resource for Storm Team 8.
Bill will tell you that his love of weather was evident by the time he was 8 years old, when he set up a little weather station in his backyard in northern Illinois and would call in snow totals to the local TV station. His first time on air was in April 1967, when gave a weathercast to test the cable TV in Winnetka, Illinois. He wore his Boy Scout uniform because he didn’t have a suit and tie.
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