Jack McKenna(1923-2013)
- Actor
McKenna was born August 13, 1923 and grew up in Duluth. He served in the US Air Force during World War II, working as a meteorologist. When he returned to Duluth in 1946, he began his broadcast career at WDSM radio in Superior, Wisconsin. When WDSM-TV launched in 1954, McKenna was the lead weatherman. 1962 found him in the Twin Cities, as Sgt. Scotty, on WTCN-TV. In the mid-sixties, he returned to Duluth on WDIO-TV. In the seventies, he broadcast weather in San Francisco, Denver, Tucson, and Houston. He returned to KBJR in Duluth in the eighties. Following his retirement, McKenna continued to work in radio, hosting "Radio Superior" on KUWS-FM. Jack McKenna passed away on December 8, 2013 at the age of 91.