After more than 30 years on Edmonton airwaves, long-time Global Edmonton weather anchor Kevin O’Connell said good-bye to viewers Sunday morning.
O’Connell was surrounded by family, friends and co-workers on-set as he closed his last show before heading into retirement.
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He started his broadcast career in Red Deer, Alta., in the 1980s, before joining ITV First News (now Edmonton’s Global News Morning).
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He spent the last 24 years anchoring the weekends at Global Edmonton.
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