How did Bruce Schwoegler get away with it? As former WBZ-TV weatherman dies, age is scrutinized
Bruce Schwoegler, a former WBZ-TV weatherman, died Aug. 4. The next day, his family told him the news.
Bruce was well known for performing the station’s famous 1978 song Blizzard. Specific details of his funeral have yet to be released.
It is official that Bruce Schwoegler’s death was caused by aphasia. His family noted that although the disease made it difficult for others to communicate with him, his understanding, laughter and larger-than-life attitude were unaffected.
It is unclear, however, how long Schwoegler had had the disease and whether he was a patient when he died. If he has had any health issues in the past, that has not been made public.
Bruce Schwogler
Throughout his career, Schwoegler has received numerous accolades.
Bruce Schwoegler was 80 years old, and although his exact date of birth remains a mystery, nothing is known of his upbringing.
Bruce was a well-known scientist, businessman, author, and teacher. He was chief meteorologist and co-founder of MySky.com as well as top meteorologist and science correspondent for NBC and CBS. He had one of the longest careers in Boston radio history as a news anchor.
Schwoegler has received several accolades, including the National Outstanding Broadcast Meteorologist Service Award from the American Meteorological Society and the Ohio State Award for Prime Time Presentation on the Greenhouse Effect.
At first, US Navy Lieutenant Bruce Schwoegler worked in meteorology and oceanography in Alaska, the North Pacific, Florida, and the Caribbean. He was to research storm modification with the Hurricane Hunters and already had a BS from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a double major in meteorology and naval science.
With his first book, Weather and Energy, Bruce established himself as a leading authority on energy education. He has also contributed to the print media, working for three years as an environmental columnist for United Press International. Additionally, he was employed by the Associated Press, where his Weatherwise and Otherwhys columns rose to prominence.
He was involved in the development of school science programs at Boston University and served on the AMS school board and popular meteorological and oceanographic education. He was appointed to serve on the Board of Trustees of the Boston Museum of Science for six years and has delivered various environmental programs at Harvard University as well as elementary and secondary schools.
Bruce Schwoegler managed environmental education programs with an eco-friendly construction and landscaping company, Botanicals Nursery, and was the creator and presenter of Borson’s first downtown youth science summer series. .
He has performed with numerous orchestras and made appearances on CNN Network News and NBC’s Today Show.
The National Geographic Society, Weather Services Corporation, Thermo Electron Corporation, and Weather Services International all hired Schwoegler as a consultant. He was a board member of Icecap, a global climate change organization, and the first broadcaster to cover acid rain. He was the representative and spokesperson for the Massachusetts Environmental Trust.
He has collaborated with experts who have studied the impact of the Soufriere Hills volcano on the surrounding environment and the Caribbean island of Montserrat. In 2010, he captained a team of scientists from Tahiti to other isolated islands and atolls near Pitcairn Island.
