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Rusty Shoop | |
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 Shoop in 2008 | |
| Born | 1948 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | (aged 76) Morro Bay, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Meteorologist |
Rusty Shoop (1948 – August 27, 2024) was an American meteorologist for the Bakersfield, California, television station KERO-TV.[1]
Early life and career
[edit]Shoop was born in Dallas, Texas. He joined the United States Air Force, ending up in Northern California after his four-year tour of duty. At Humboldt State University he became the weatherman at KIEM-TV in Eureka, California, where his brother, Larry, was the anchorman.[1]
Shoop came to Bakersfield, California, in 1984, where he was hired by KERO-TV as a meteorologist. In addition to television, Shoop worked as a truck driver, a small business owner, and an insurance company executive.[1] In 2008, he published a novel, titled Blood Harvest, about a crime-solving news anchorman.[2]
Personal life and death
[edit]Shoop and his wife, Diane, had four adult children and seven grandchildren.[3]
After suffering multiple headaches, Shoop underwent emergency surgery at a hospital on January 5, 2007 after tests revealed that an artery in his brain had ruptured.[citation needed]
Shoop died from cancer on August 27, 2024, at the age of 76.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c KERO web site
- ^ The Northwest Voice
- ^ a b Price, Robert (August 28, 2024). "Rusty Shoop, beloved TV weatherman and news anchor, dies at 76". KGET.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.