Harvey Leonard
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Harvey Leonard is the chief meteorologist on WCVB-TV
Channel 5 in Boston, Massachusetts. For 25 years, Leonard was previously best known as a meteorologist at WHDH-TV
(Channel 7) in the same city, a role that brought him much prominence.
Leonard first came to Boston TV in 1977 at Channel 7, then known as WNAC-TV. For the first few years, he was a staff meteorologist. By the time the station was sold to New England Television and became WNEV-TV in 1982 (the same ownership would rename it again to WHDH in 1990), Leonard became chief meteorologist, the role he would hold there for the next 20 years. During his long tenure at Channel 7, Leonard has been named "Best Meteorologist" by Boston Magazine
in 1984, '86, '88, and '92. Leonard was also a meteorologist for radio station WROR-FM in 1980.
In late 2010, he contributed to the book, "Extreme New England Weather" written by Josh Judge, with his story of the blizzard of '78. Book website
A graduate of the City College of New York
and New York University
, Leonard is an avid outdoorsman and lecturer at Harvard, MIT, and Boston Medical Center.
He lives in Natick, Massachusetts
with family.
WCVB-TV
WCVB-TV, channel 5, is a television station located in Boston, Massachusetts, owned by Hearst Television and affiliated with the ABC Television Network. WCVB-TV's studios and transmitter are co-located in Needham, Massachusetts. WCVB is also one of six Boston television stations seen in Canada by...
Channel 5 in Boston, Massachusetts. For 25 years, Leonard was previously best known as a meteorologist at WHDH-TV
WHDH-TV
WHDH, digital channel 42 , is an NBC-affiliated television station in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest NBC station not owned by the network. Owned by Sunbeam Television, WHDH is a sister station to CW affiliate WLVI...
(Channel 7) in the same city, a role that brought him much prominence.
Leonard first came to Boston TV in 1977 at Channel 7, then known as WNAC-TV. For the first few years, he was a staff meteorologist. By the time the station was sold to New England Television and became WNEV-TV in 1982 (the same ownership would rename it again to WHDH in 1990), Leonard became chief meteorologist, the role he would hold there for the next 20 years. During his long tenure at Channel 7, Leonard has been named "Best Meteorologist" by Boston Magazine
Boston magazine
Boston is a monthly magazine concerning life in the Greater Boston area and has been in publication for more than 40 years.-About the magazine:The magazine is self-described as:...
in 1984, '86, '88, and '92. Leonard was also a meteorologist for radio station WROR-FM in 1980.
In late 2010, he contributed to the book, "Extreme New England Weather" written by Josh Judge, with his story of the blizzard of '78. Book website
A graduate of the City College of New York
City College of New York
The City College of the City University of New York is a senior college of the City University of New York , in New York City. It is also the oldest of the City University's twenty-three institutions of higher learning...
and New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
, Leonard is an avid outdoorsman and lecturer at Harvard, MIT, and Boston Medical Center.
He lives in Natick, Massachusetts
Natick, Massachusetts
Natick is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Natick is located near the center of the MetroWest region of Massachusetts, with a population of 33,006 at the 2010 census. Only west from Boston, Natick is considered part of the Greater Boston area...
with family.