Frank Field Dies: Meteorologist On New York Television For More Than 40 Years Was 100
deadline.comDr. Frank Field, the first meteorologist in New York television news and later a presenter and commentator for network programs on science, space, and medicine, died on Saturday in Florida.
He was 100. His death was announced by WNBC-TV in New York, where Field began his broadcast career in 1958. He did not have a college degree in meteorology.
His doctorate was in optometry, a profession he pursued for a time before television. Dr. Field’s title was derived from being a weather forecaster in the military.
That earned him recognition as a meteorologist by the American Meteorological Society, which gave him its “Seal of Approval,” an honor given to those who provide “sound delivery of weather information to the general public.” Beyond the weather, he hosted the programs “Medical Update” and “Health Field.” He was best known for his work publicizing the Heimlich maneuver, a procedure used to save choking victims.
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