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Whether the weather is stormy or clear, WCVB-TV's co-chief 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 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. In the past, he also hosted "Use Your Smarts," an award-winning WCVB entertainment and education series for young people.

Before joining Channel 5, Albert was the principal meteorologist at KOA-TV, now KCNC-TV in Denver, for two years and served for one year at KRON-TV, San Francisco, 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, who earned his bachelor's and master's degrees at the University of Michigan, resides in Boston. He and his wife Mary Ann have two sons, Marc and Matt.

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