Also WNYC had their 6:45PM radio broadcast from NWS
NYC names of mets from 60's NYC Walter Vanis, Charlie Sykes.
On Feb 2nd 1969 when I was 10 my dad took me to 30 Rock, we walked up 1 flight of stairs right into the NWS office and a wonderful met gave my dad and me a tour which I cherish to this day
A week later the Lindsey blizzard
My screename here " Sferic" by the way was a device used to triangulate lightning strikes back in the day; not sure if they are still used