COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — People in central Ohio know him and trust him, especially when he says it’s about to rain on them.
We call him the mighty Ben Gelber.
2025 marks the 45th anniversary of Gelber’s time at NBC4, and to mark the occasion, we offer a story, a list and a song. In the video player above, see how we honored Gelber in 2024.
Photos: Ben Gelber over the years
The story is how Gelber came to give the weather report for the first time, on Saturday, July 12, 1980. He was at the station still being trained when storms start crossing the region right as the 6 p.m. news went on the air…