Marty Engstrom
American weather presenter and television personality (1937–2024)
Marty Engstrom (April 28, 1937 – January 4, 2024), best known by his television title Marty on the Mountain, was an American broadcast engineer, weather presenter and television personality. He broadcast the weather for WMTW Channel 8 News for 38 years from atop Mount Washington in New Hampshire.
Early life
Martin D. Engstrom was born on April 28, 1937, in Hanson, Massachusetts to Martin Sr and Ruby (née Smith) Engstrom and grew up in Fryeburg, Maine. His parents worked at a local canning plant. He attended Fryeburg Academy and graduated in 1956. Engstrom joined the Air Force as a weapons control technician. After his service, he received a commercial radio license and took a job operating WMTW's transmitter on the summit of Mount Washington; approximately 6,288 feet high, with a record low temperature of −47 °F and a recorded wind speed of 231 miles per hour.
Career
On his first day of work in 1964, Engstrom was told in addition to his regular duties of manning the transmitting equipment, he would also be required to give a daily "on-air" weather report each night on the evening news. "First day on duty, I was told, 'Get a script written, you're going to be on camera,'" Engstrom recalls. "Huh, who me?
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