Where is Gordon Barnes?

[DAVID TURNER]

Back in the 60s and 70s there was a meteorologist working out of NYC at
WCBS-TV and on Newsradio 88, his name was Gordon Barnes.

After that, I believe he went to the Washington DC area. He was one of
my favorite meteorologists and I was wondering if anyone knows of his
whereabouts, as I am very curious as to what happened to him.

If you know where he is now working, if at all, please Email me or put a
post in this ng.

Thank you

DAVE

[Fred Stevens]

In article <62i4pg$l...@bgtnsc01.worldnet.att.net>, j.a....@worldnet.att.net wrote:

>You're correct, he was here in the DC area, and he was excellent. But I
>haven't heard or seen him in some years. I thought he was running his
>own weather forecasting operation, but I really don't know.
>
>-- Jack McKay
>Washington, DC

Gordon did a great job of making the weather come alive. As I recall he had a
radio segment called "Barn Storming" or something like that.

FAS

[Andrew Lare]

> Back in the 60s and 70s there was a meteorologist working out of NYC at
> WCBS-TV and on Newsradio 88, his name was Gordon Barnes.
>
> After that, I believe he went to the Washington DC area. He was one of
> my favorite meteorologists and I was wondering if anyone knows of his
> whereabouts, as I am very curious as to what happened to him.

I'm not 100% sure, but I think he passed away back in the late 1980s.
Prior to his passing, I believe he was living in Bermuda. I was living
in Florida at the time where I remember hearing something along these
lines.

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[markdo...@gmail.com]

Gordon is alive and well and living in FL. Talked to him a couple of weeks ago.

[jerryme....@gmail.com]

On Sunday, June 1, 2014 6:05:47 PM UTC-5, markdo...@gmail.com wrote:
> Gordon is alive and well and living in FL. Talked to him a couple of weeks ago.

I know he lives in fort worth texas now since he as my instructor in 2005. and last I heard he was in good health. He is a pretty awesome person to know.

[marty...@gmail.com]

Here's the funny thing I heard about him: He was the "local" weatherman on my all-news station in the San Francisco bay area: KCBS. He was on in the late 1970s and very early 1980s and always spoke of the weather as though he was living through it all.. like he was here in San Francisco. I learned a few years later than he was actually located in the Baltimore / DC area and wouldn't know a Pacific storm front if it kicked him in the ass.... he just had this friendly style that he personalized for whatever local weather forecast he was discussing. Cracked me up when I heard this because he sounded very familiar with the local towns, valleys, mountain ranges and the correct pronunciations of each. (That alone is remarkable, as many of our towns have spanish names, but aren't necessarily pronounced correctly. Pinole is "pin NOLE" and San Raphael is "san rah FELL". Gordon nailed all of them perfectly!)

[bethha...@gmail.com]

Gordon Barnes, Meteorologist and Pilot, is my next door neighbor here in Fort Worth, Texas! He is, indeed, someone awesome to know!

[srpo...@gmail.com]

On Thursday, April 9, 2015 at 8:12:50 PM UTC-4, bethha...@gmail.com wrote:
> Gordon Barnes, Meteorologist and Pilot, is my next door neighbor here in Fort Worth, Texas! He is, indeed, someone awesome to know!

We used to watch Gordon Garnes on Long Island in the late 1960's! We still think of him and late Jim Jensen who was the anchorman for WCBS, New York channel.

[langl...@gmail.com]

He was in Myrtle Beach at the old Pavilion working one night while we were on vacation. That was in the late 80's I think

[pjwagn...@gmail.com]

Yes! I remember him well growing up on Long Island, doing the weather segment on WCBS television, and AM radio "Newsradio 88" at 10:10 pm every night. They called him "Gordy" from Bermuda. It was past my bedtime, and I would listen to my little transistor radio on the pillow with the volume turned just low enough that no one else would hear and know that I was still awake. He piqued my interest in the weather as a child, an interest that I've maintained all my life.

[doug...@gmail.com]

On Monday, October 20, 1997 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, DAVID TURNER wrote:
> Back in the 60s and 70s there was a meteorologist working out of NYC at
> WCBS-TV and on Newsradio 88, his name was Gordon Barnes.
>
> After that, I believe he went to the Washington DC area. He was one of
> my favorite meteorologists and I was wondering if anyone knows of his
> whereabouts, as I am very curious as to what happened to him.
>

[doug...@gmail.com]

[doug...@gmail.com]

Hello Dave and others. Gordon is very much alive, living in Fort Worth, Texas. He is having some health problems at this time and I am worried about him. He went to live in Fort Worth after leave the ABC affiliate in Florence/Myrtle Beach in the late 90's. Before that he was in a Florida market working for news director Dave Gilbert at both of those stations. I now speak with him at least once a week. We are very close. Although I never worked with him in NY (I was at NBC in those days when he was at WCBS). I think he is one of the best ever. He created the wind-chill factor and predicted the Lindsay snow storm "on the button". His is now divorced. I will pass along all of these nice notes.
Best wishes, Doug Spero (doug...@hotmail.com)

[joh...@gmail.com]

Found one of Gordon's national reports from CNN Daybreak in July of 1983: https://youtu.be/M9cMAD2bWYA?t=13m46s

[sunsetem...@gmail.com]

On Sunday, December 4, 2016 at 7:37:33 PM UTC-5, joh...@gmail.com wrote:
> Found one of Gordon's national reports from CNN Daybreak in July of 1983: https://youtu.be/M9cMAD2bWYA?t=13m46s

Today, March 14, 2017, I thought of Gordon Barnes as the CNN Daybreak weatherman in the CNN Washington, D.C. on Wisconsin Ave., Washington, D.C. today. I am not sure why Gordon came to my mind. Except I can tell you - I was 23 years young in 1983 when Gordon was anchoring the weather at CNN. I made $8,000.00 a less as a tape supervisor at CNN. Gordon and I had a great friendship - full of early morning jokes, which included weather forecasts. In addition, there was a Greek Mom and Pop breakfast / lunch place near CNN in the alley. Dear Gordon made me a deal...I would get his egg/cheese sandwich and he would buy mine. Such a deal. I was delighted to call Mama and Pop to place the order and pick the sandwiches up for the two of us. A beloved treat and a very grateful treat that I will always thank Gordon for in the beginning of my career. He taught me to pass what you have "Forward." Gordon was a heartfelt man - who shared many of his traveling stories. Which led me to travel to 68 countries thus far in my life. Gordan if you are alive- I thank you...and give you a hug of life for egg/cheese sandwiches. If you have passed on - I thank you for your generously and the heartfelt lessons of "pass it forward!" This is what I am doing today, Gordon, at Elon University, Elon, North Carolina. If anyone knows if Gordon Barnes is alive - please tell Gordon, Linda Lashendock, (Stewart, Florida) said HI. I think of him often and the lovely lessons that he taught me during his time at CNN- Washington, D.C. On March 14, 2017, in Elon, NC the weather is 31 degrees and with winds up to 20 miles per hour. Smiles and egg/cheese sandwich, Linda Lashendock sunsetem...@gmail.com P.S. Thank you everyone for your comments on Gordon. I so appreciate your comments...and reading them. Linda

[houston...@gmail.com]

Gordon was my flight instructor back in 2005, as well! A truly wonderful (and goofy!) person to know! I can't say "Albuquerque" without his commentary in my head! I could not have been blessed with a better instructor!! Last I heard he's completely retired from teaching and is living the leisure life in theFt Worth Area. =)