Claim: Ian McCaskill, a weather presenter and motivational speaker, retired on July 31, 1998.
Evidence: He was one of the weathermen mentioned on the novelty song "John Kettley Is a Weatherman", and at one point was the most imitated weather presenter in the UK. McCaskill worked as a motivational speaker, and appeared on the BBC Television shows MasterChef and on Have I Got News for You, as well as in a number of TV advertisements. He retired on 31 July 1998.