

Mish, I wish you eternal sunny skies,” she concluded. Her professional success was monumental, but so was her commitment to helping others through her philanthropic work,” the post said.Įliasen said Michaels lived life to the fullest and often ended his letters or emails with “sunny skies.” “Mish had the ability to brighten up every room she walked into. “She became, in my mind, one of the all-time greats in Boston television history and perhaps the most influential woman of her time in broadcast science,” said Eliasen.Ī family friend confirmed his death in a Facebook post and said his family was devastated by the loss. She became interested in the weather after a tornado ripped through her apartment complex in Baltimore, Maryland while she was in kindergarten. ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’:Oscar-winning actor William Hurt dies at 71 starred in ‘Body Heat’ and ‘Broadcast News’

‘A brilliant writer’:Pulitzer winner, Associated Press journalist Walter Mears dies at 87 “For those who didn’t know her, I think I can’t describe how incredibly brilliant she was.”Īccording to Eliasen, she started her career as a meteorologist at WMUR in Manchester, New Hampshire, before becoming a household name when she worked at WHDH in Boston and then WBZ from 2001 to 2009. Michael’s friend and CBS Boston colleague, Terry Eliasen. She was one of those rare human beings who excelled in everything she did,” the author wrote. “Mish was so many things to so many people. Her cause of death has not been revealed and she leaves behind a husband, daughter, aunt and a host of friends. Schwoeglers daughter Mel White told CBS Boston, the outlet where he spent his entire 33-year Boston television career, that he died on Thursday. Michaels has been on the weather team for the past seven years and “has chased tornadoes, flown through hurricanes, and lit up our lives – always sharing his enthusiasm for science and weather.” Bruce Schwoegler (CBS Boston via YouTube) Longtime Boston TV meteorologist Bruce Schwoegler has passed away at the age of 80. Beloved Boston meteorologist Mish Michaels has died at the age of 53, CBS Boston announced yesterday.
