Jerry Hodak

Jerry Hodak (born April 11, 1942)[1] is the former Chief Meteorologist on ABC's Detroit, Michigan affiliate, WXYZ-TV.[2]

A native of Detroit, Hodak graduated from Guardian Angels Elementary School and Denby High School in Detroit, and studied mass communications at Wayne State University, also located in Detroit.[1] After traveling to Orlando, Florida as a news reporter for WDBO-TV, Hodak returned to Detroit in 1965 as a weathercaster for WJBK-TV on Channel 2. In 1977, Hodak joined WXYZ-TV as a Science Editor and weathercaster.[3][4] He returned to WJBK for a three-and-a-half year stint from 1992 – 1996.[5]

Along with winning a local Emmy, Hodak received the television Seal of Approval from the American Meteorological Society.[6] Hodak was inducted into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame in 2010.[7]

On September 23, 2010, Hodak retired from WXYZ-TV.[2][8]

References
  1. Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, Volume 3, p. 3621 (1978)
  2. (28 July 2010). WXYZ meterologist Jerry Hodak retiring from TV after more than 45 years on air, MLive.com
  3. Kiska, Tim (2009). A Newscast for the Masses: the History of Detroit Television News, p. 82, 132
  4. Michigan Resolution 584, Michigan Journal of the House of Representatives (1980)
  5. (5 April 1996). "Jerry Hodak Returning to Channel 7.". PR Newswire (press release archive).
  6. Jerry Hodak – Chief Meteorologist Archived 2010-06-25 at the Wayback Machine. WXYZ TV.
  7. Jerry Hodak (2010) Archived 2012-07-09 at the Wayback Machine, Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame, Retrieved February 16, 2012
  8. (28 July 2010). XYZ-TV Chief meteorologist Jerry Hodak announces his retirement Archived 2011-11-05 at the Wayback Machine, wxyz.com


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