Beloved Columbus meteorologist retiring after nearly 60 years; applied for Guinness World Record

The man, the myth, the weather legend himself announced on Wednesday that he’s retiring after nearly 60-years of keeping viewers informed on weather related activity.

Jym Ganahl has spent decades providing forecasts to central Ohio, for stations like NBC4 and ABC6. His interest in the weather started at age 12, when he became irritated that TV forecasters were wrong about anticipated snow days. “So, I studied why that was happening,” says Ganahl’s biography on ABC6. 

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At age 17, before even starting college, Ganahl walked into a TV station and told them he could do the job better. They hired him for 6 nights a week while he was studying at the University of Iowa, and he’s been in the weather biz ever since.

Ganahl’s tenure as the longest weather career on TV is currently being verified by the Guinness Book of World Records.

He’s going to focus on his family and grandkids now. Thank you for everything, Jym!

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