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Dallas Raines | |
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| Born | 1954 (age 71–72) |
| Alma mater | Florida State University |
| Occupation | Television journalist |
Dallas Raines is an American chiefmeteorologist atKABC-TV inLos Angeles and was also certified by theAmerican Meteorological Society (AMS).
He received his Bachelor of Science degree fromFlorida State University where he studied broadcast journalism and earth science with an emphasis on meteorology. Later, Raines taught classes about the weather in thegeography department atCalifornia State University, Northridge.[1]
Some of his awards include the Daily News People's Choice Award for Best Weatherperson, Man of the Year by theAmerican Cancer Society,Golden Mike Award for Best Weathercast, andAssociated Press Award for Best Weather Segment.
Raines was the chief meteorologist for television stationsWBRZ-TV inBaton Rouge and atWDSU inNew Orleans,Louisiana before moving toCNN to run its national weather coverage.[2] During this time, he also appeared as the weathercaster for the CNN-producedTBS Evening News on what was then SuperStation WTBS (nowWPCH-TV). He left CNN to joinKABC-TV in 1984[3] as a meteorologist and then became a weekend evening anchor. Years later, he was shifted to weekday afternoons 4, 5, 6 and 11PM along withDavid Ono, Ellen Leyva,Marc Brown and (until 2020)Michelle Tuzee.
Dallas and his wife Dannie Raines published a children's weather adventure book titled, "Chester and the Hot Air Balloon[4]," in September 2021.
Raines is popular for his moves during his forecast, such as the "Dallas dip", the swirl, the fist pump and the golf swing.[5]