Herman S. "Steve" Baskerville (born 1950 in

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) is an American television

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. He joined

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in September 1987 as weekend weatherman and was the station's primary weekday forecaster from July 1988 to December 2017. Prior to that, he was the weather anchor for ''

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'' from 1984 to 1987. Previously, he had worked at

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. A Philadelphia native, Baskerville is an alumnus of

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and holds a Certificate in Broadcast Meteorology from

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.The History Makers: "STEVE BASKERVILLE"
retrieved September 23, 2017 On November 28, 2017, Baskerville announced his retirement from television on December 22 of that year. He had spent about 30 years at WBBM-TV.

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