Norm Sebastian
| Norm Sebastian | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Norman Sebastian June 19, 1956 Norwich, Connecticut |
| Died |
December 22, 2000 (aged 44) [New York] |
| Cause of death | Cancer |
| Occupation | Meteorologist |
| Years active | 1985?-2000 |
Norm Sebastian (June 19, 1956 – December 22, 2000) was a television meteorologist whose credentials included stops at The Weather Channel and WNYT in Albany, New York. Norm was loved by his viewers and in 2015, there are still loyal viewers who contribute in his memory to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston. Channel 13,Albany, has tapes of Norm and his great weather and "other" presentations that made him such a hit with his viewers
Born in Norwich, Connecticut, Sebastian attended/graduated Lyndon State College in Lyndonville, Vermont where he obtained his degree in meteorology. After working as a meteorologist at Westchester County Airport in White Plains, New York, Sebastian became one of the initial meteorologists at The Weather Channel when that network launched in 1982. Three years later, Sebastian followed Herb Stevens to WNYT and became the environmental reporter and weekend meteorologist at that station. In 1990, Sebastian was promoted to the weekday morning and noon newscasts which he held until his death. Norm loved WEATHER and often could be found in the midst of a serious storm reporting the events of that raging tumult, loving every minute of it.
A scholarship, the Norman Sebastian Scholarship in Meteorology, was named for him at his old college, Lyndon State College in Vermont.