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Woodie Assaf dies

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the golden boy

Former longtime WLBT weatherman Woodie Assaf passed away today at the age of 92. He was on the air at WLBT since the day it signed on in December 1953 until his retirement in August 2001, having done more weather forecasts than anyone in the nation. In addition to his TV work, he was in radio in the McComb area on WSKB (now WHNY), as well as WQBC Vicksburg and WJDX here in Jackson.

What a legend we've lost. You will surely be missed.
 
Woody Assaf was the weatherman at channel 3 and Bob Neblett was it at channel 12. And in the 60's, those channels were "all there was" in Jackson.

I remember when an FCC guy came to town and all of us had to go take some 3rd class test. Woody Assaf was in my group. The FCC guy scored us right there and I remember that he announced "McClurg, you passed. Ass-Eff, you failed ... and so on.)

Woody was a little stunned. After all, he was a well-known TV guy. The rest of us were just little radio guys. Woody looked like he was saying in this mind, "Failed? Failed! Do you know who I am?"

Goodbye Woody. I grew up watching you.
 
I remember, as a Mississippi child, watching Woodie Assaf, for years. Then one day, in the early 70s, I actually got an air job at WJDX/WZZQ. The station was really impressive to me, especially since the WLBT-TV studios were in the same building.

On one of my first days, as I was ripping some stories from the UPI or AP tel-type machines, a fellow walked up behind me, it was Woodie Assaf, the guy I had grown up watching on TV. I was speechless, standing before me was one of the greatest people in broadcasting, as far as I knew. Mr. Assaf looked around and suddenly cussed a blue streak about something. I could have fainted! After all, I had only known Mr. Assaf via the TV weather, I didn't know he could curse! It just didn't seem possible.

I think I learned something about media personalities that day, not sure exactly what. I do remember that Woody sparkled with personality, he was a really nice person.
 
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