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Whether the weather is stormy or clear, principal meteorologist Dick Albert always greets his NewsCenter 5 audience with a sunny smile.
Albert, who has been with Channel 5 since 1978, delivers the weather forecasts each weekday at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m.
"I really get a kick out of talking about the weather," says Albert, who wanted to be a weatherman since age 5 and who is today Boston's most popular TV meteorologist. "Most people don't understand the technical talk. So I try to talk about other things -- things in addition to what the weather is going to be like."
Albert has also hosted "Use Your Smarts," an award-winning entertainment and education series for young people.
Prior to joining Channel 5, Albert was the principal meteorologist at KOA-TV, now KCNC-TV, in Denver, Colo., for two years and served for one year at KRON-TV, San Francisco, Calif., where he described the weather as "boring" as compared to New England's "fickle" climate. He also served as a forecaster for the U.S. Air Force before taking his first broadcasting job with KOB-TV in Albuquerque, N.M.
In 1987, Albert received a New England Emmy for "Outstanding Individual Achievement" in weathercasting. In that same year, he was rated the second most-popular weathercaster in the nation, according to a poll by the broadcast industry trade publication Television/Radio Age.
The Newton, Mass. native is a professional member of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and holds the AMS Television Seal of Approval. He is a frequent guest speaker at schools throughout New England.
Albert earned his bachelor's and master's degrees at the University of Michigan.