About Bob Breck
Born 1947. Bob Breck is a meteorologist.
Robert E. Zabrecky (born October 5, 1947), also known as Bob Breck, is an American former chief meteorologist for WVUE-DT in New Orleans.
Early life and education Robert E. Zabrecky was born on October 5, 1947, in Hammond, Indiana. Breck claims an early childhood interest in meteorology after a third-grade report about snow.
Breck went on to pursue a degree in Meteorology and Oceanography from the University of Michigan. After receiving his bachelor's degree in December 1969, he enrolled in the Marine Corps Reserve. In an effort to put his education to use, Breck appealed to an Indiana politician to fill a position in Florida monitoring hazardous weather conditions for Air Force fighter-pilot trainees.
Career Following his time with the Air Force Reserves, Breck's career in television began in 1971 at WTVT in Tampa, Florida where Breck learned from Roy Leep, the station's general manager.
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American former chief meteorologist for WVUE-DT
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