Don Kent

Background

Kent was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts and was raised in the Wollaston section of Quincy.

Education

He graduated from North Quincy High School and attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Career

He was known as "Boston"s first television Weatherman."

Kent started doing weather forecasts on radio and television in the Boston area in 1937. He developed and applied his weather forecasting skills while serving in the United States. Coast Guard during World World War World War II After the war and for many years, he appeared on WBZ (Department of Administration and Management) radio and WBZ-television After retiring from WBZ in 1983, Kent started a new career as the weather forecaster for Cape Cod radio station WQRC. He would compile reports from his home in Sanbornton, New Hampshire. Don Kent died in the early morning hours of March 2, 2010 of natural causes at Franklin Regional Hospital in Franklin, New Hampshire at age 92.

Kent is one of the first to be inducted to the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame, along with Rex Trailer, Jess Cain, Frank Avruch (Bozo the Clown to Boston television audiences) and Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding (Bob and Ray).

Achievements

• Kent is one of the first to be inducted to the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame, along with Rex Trailer, Jess Cain, Frank Avruch (Bozo the Clown to Boston television audiences) and Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding (Bob and Ray).