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Bob Welti, longtime weatherman at KSL-TV, dies at 94

Bob Welti, the smiling weatherman at Salt Lake City’s KSL-TV from the 1960s to 1991, has died at the age of 94.

Welti’s death was reported Tuesday afternoon in a tweet posted by KSL anchor Dave McCann.

Sorry to learn of the passing of Bob Welti (middle). He anchored the weather @KSL5TV for 26 years before retiring in 1991. He will always be a key figure of our KSL legacy. pic.twitter.com/nFKZbTTUQA

— Dave McCann (@DaveMcCannKSL) June 4, 2019

Welti was one of a trio who embodied KSL’s on-air personality for decades, alongside lead anchor Dick Nourse and sportscaster Paul James.