# Talk:Gary England

Danmwc 21:10, 22 June 2006 (UTC)added info and a link to a pic of Mr. England

I got his autograph one time! :D --Mitternacht90 01:03, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

This needs a reliable source before it can be re-added to the article. Associated Content isn't a reliable source because it consists of self-published material. See also WP:BLP.—Scott5114↗ [EXACT CHANGE ONLY] 20:49, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

Added 2.--Dr who1975 (talk) 21:00, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

We need a photo of him. Anyone have a picture that can be used?
Michael73072 (talk) 02:29, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

This may be of interest:
The Weather God of Oklahoma City by Sam Anderson, The New York Times Magazine, August 9, 2013 
Asteriks (talk) 10:08, 25 March 2017 (UTC)

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This review is transcluded from Talk:Gary England/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Nominator: Tails Wx (talk · contribs) 21:47, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
Reviewer: Departure– (talk · contribs) 16:37, 5 August 2025 (UTC)
I will be reviewing this article shortly. Note that I have several open GANs but if you want to help I'd appreciate a review of Edwardsville Amazon warehouse collapse. Thank you.

Departure–, I think I have addressed all your comments above. I have not found an update on the cause of death of England. ~ Tails Wx 01:43, 16 August 2025 (UTC)
@Tails Wx: A few outstanding prose issues; address these and I'll finish the review. Thank you. Departure– (talk) 22:27, 17 August 2025 (UTC)
@Departure– all done! Thanks! ~ Tails Wx 17:12, 20 August 2025 (UTC)
Thank you! Give me a few hours and I'll get on it (some off-wiki things, I'm sorry for the wait and promise it's nothing to do with the review). Departure– (talk) 17:18, 20 August 2025 (UTC)
@Tails Wx: More issues popped up in a spotcheck (again, nothing too bad, but enough to bring up). Let me know when those are attended to. Departure– (talk) 03:29, 21 August 2025 (UTC)
@Tails Wx: it's been a week since you've replied and we're one week out from this GAN being one month old. Do you have interest in finishing up this GAN? It's alright if not, even if this fails the article is still in much better shape than it was when I first took a look at it and that is worthy of praise. Departure– (talk) 13:23, 29 August 2025 (UTC)
I've gone ahead and WP:BOLDly addressed the above concerns; England was a legend and I would hate to see this failed. I frequently listen to his May 3, 1999 and May 20, 2013 broadcasts in my free-time. EF5  13:43, 29 August 2025 (UTC)
@EF5: Some issues are still outstanding, but I've completed most of my source spotcheck; see above. Departure– (talk) 23:12, 31 August 2025 (UTC)
Will address tomorrow; I'm busy for the rest of the night. EF5  23:32, 31 August 2025 (UTC)
@EF5 and Tails Wx: Closing in on one month, and issues are still outstanding. As much as I hate to do it, I'm going to close this GAN unless issues are addressed by 0:00 UTC September 6 (or 29 hours from now). Departure– (talk) 19:03, 4 September 2025 (UTC)
@Departure–: Addressed everything but the page numbers; IA is blocked on my institution's computers. EF5  19:12, 4 September 2025 (UTC)
@EF5: Tinker AFB tornadoes still in See Also (this one isn't a dealbreaker for me); no page numbers for [4]; News 9 Looks Back At Some Of Gary England's Most Memorable Moments, a dead source with no immediate archive linked, is still used to verify information; and the source citing Friday Night in the Big Town is still not available, per above. Departure– (talk) 19:51, 5 September 2025 (UTC)
@Departure–: that should be everything. EF5  20:12, 5 September 2025 (UTC)
@Departure–:? EF5  15:44, 6 September 2025 (UTC)
I apologize for not making time for this review and will take a look at this right away (and as a show of good faith will give extra time on your end to help fix any last issues). Departure– (talk) 15:57, 6 September 2025 (UTC)
@EF5: Current outstanding issues:
The "Weathering the Storm" source being removed brings up the lack of any mention of it at all in the article; as it's his autobiography and the mention of Friday Night in the Big Town prominently mentions that it's his second, the first one should be brought up in the prose instead of just in the publications section. Departure– (talk) 16:13, 6 September 2025 (UTC)
I cannot find a single GA-quality mention of his book in any reliable, non-dead sources, although it definitely does exist as most book-seller websites seem to have it. EF5  16:24, 6 September 2025 (UTC)
 A new biography of England by Bob Burke was published in December 2006 titled "Friday Night in the Big Town" - the source is dead, and its archive link is also broken. I think it's still important to include, so please find a new source. Departure– (talk) 16:13, 6 September 2025 (UTC)
Added. EF5  16:24, 6 September 2025 (UTC)
 This followed Gil Whitney of WHIO-TV's broadcast of the April 3, 1974 Xenia tornado using a conventional radar can't be verified from the provided source. I still think the claim is relevant to the article, so please find another source instead of simply removing the claim. Departure– (talk) 16:13, 6 September 2025 (UTC)
Added. EF5  16:24, 6 September 2025 (UTC)
It's worth noting that a removed WHIO source, removed from the article around September 3, did verify this information and I'm not sure why the dead one was used instead. Departure– (talk) 16:13, 6 September 2025 (UTC)
Re-added. EF5  16:24, 6 September 2025 (UTC)
I don't see any other outstanding issues from my GAN template and nothing else immediately comes to mind. Address these and I'll gladly pass this. Thanks for bearing with me. Departure– (talk) 16:13, 6 September 2025 (UTC)
One more, actually: The In popular culture section is a single sentence that can easily be merged into the Broadcasting career section. Departure– (talk) 16:15, 6 September 2025 (UTC)
@Departure–: everything but his biography has been addressed, see above. EF5  16:24, 6 September 2025 (UTC)
@EF5: This News9 source verifies Weathering the Storm's existence. News9 is cited twice elsewhere in the article and is reliable enough for these purposes. If possible, please use the book's full title, Weathering the Storm - Tornadoes, Television & Turmoil. Departure– (talk) 16:39, 6 September 2025 (UTC)
@Departure–: Weird; Google just isn't on it's best behavior today, I guess. Added. EF5  16:47, 6 September 2025 (UTC)
In 1996 England wrote "Weathering the Storm - Tornadoes, Television & Turmoil" - write out that it's an autobiography and I'll pass this. Departure– (talk) 16:51, 6 September 2025 (UTC)
@Departure–: done. EF5  16:52, 6 September 2025 (UTC)
Passed. Courtesy ping @Oshwah and Izno: The last revert is the MO of Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Andrew5 and as such I think it's a good idea to semi-protect the article and talk pages temporarily to maintain the "Stable" criterion. This is done for most pages the LTA targets, and given that stability actually matters for GA class articles I think it's especially worth doing here. Departure– (talk) 17:01, 6 September 2025 (UTC)
Departure– - I normally hold off on adding page protection after only one instance of LTA disruption is made to an article, but since this LTA really does target pages to the point where they have to be protected in order to stop the shenanigans (and because this article is up for GA), I'll go ahead and temporarily throw a grey lock onto the gate for a few days -  Done. ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs)  17:11, 6 September 2025 (UTC)