TV weatherman Dick Fletcher dies
Dick Fletcher, the dean of Tampa Bay TV weather forecasters, has died. He never recovered from a massive stroke he suffered last week.
Fletcher, 65, was discovered by his wife Cindy at their home last Monday afternoon. Citing confidentiality laws and concerns for the family, officials at the CBS affiliate declined to release many details, saying doctors would know more in a few days. The station received hundreds of calls from well-wishers.
WTSP is expected to officially announce Fletcher’s death during its news broadcasts soon.
Fletcher joined the station in March 1980, once offering a "3-degree-guarantee," giving a Ch. 10 mug or T-shirt to a viewer if his forecasts were off more by than 3 degrees.
The station plans a special tribute to Fletcher at 10 a.m.
- Times staff writer