birth_place nationality name birth_date spouse residence article_title birth_name occupation alma_mater
newton , massachusetts american dick albert 1945 -lrb- age 69/70 -rrb- mary ann boston , massachusetts dick albert
 richard e. albert tv news meteorologist university of michigan
dick albert

richard e. albert , known traditionally as dick albert -lrb- born 1945 -rrb- was the co-chief meteorologist on wcvb-tv , channel 5 , in boston , massachusetts along with harvey leonard .
he was with the station from 1978 -- 2009 , delivering the evening and nighttime forecasts .
he presented the 5:00 and 6:00 weather reports on `` newscenter 5 '' , while leonard worked on the 5:30 and 11:00 newscasts .
on february 4 , 2009 , albert announced his retirement .
his final forecast was on february 26 .
in late 2010 , he contributed to the book , `` extreme new england weather '' written by josh judge , with his thoughts on `` the perfect storm '' in 1991 .
book website
