I'll always treasure my in-studio visit as a young boy with Don Kent. After I had written a letter to him, I was invited to sit in on a live noon broadcast with him and Jack Chase. My mother took me to the WBZ studio as I was about 12 then, and not having a car we took public transportation to get there. As it turns out it was a snowy day, lol.
He was very gracious and took me into his office after the show for a little conversation, telling me to study hard to get into one of the few colleges that had meteorology programs back then. As life would have it, I ended up taking a different route.
For not having a degree in meteorology, he knew his stuff. The AMS agreed, as he was made a member.