L.A. Legends Series: NBC’s Fritz Coleman- 40 Years Strong!

In a Minute with Evan Lovett

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Society & Culture, Places & Travel

5 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2024

⏱️ 67 minutes

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If you’ve lived in Los Angeles at any point over the last 40 years, you’ve surely watched Fritz Coleman deliver the weather on NBC. We go one on one with this L.A. legend, dig in to his origin story, and learn how George Carlin inspired his move to L.A. in 1980! How his ambition to be a stand-up comedian and performing at the world famous Comedy Store changed his life. So many fascinating and nostalgic stories delivered in the way only Fritz can! Let’s get into it!

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0:00.0	Yo, welcome to another episode of In A Minute with Evan Lovic, coming to you live from the IM studios.
0:15.0	And today's guest, it's not just a special guest, but he's been called a treasure of Los Angeles by none other than the city of Los Angeles.
0:24.6	We're talking about Emmy Award winner, stand-up comedian, but perhaps best known as a fixture in living rooms, kitchens and beyond throughout Los Angeles for almost 40 years as the top
0:42.6	meteorology, top weatherman in Los Angeles. I'm talking about Fritz Coleman. Fritz, first of all,
0:50.1	thank you for being here. Really appreciate it. It's an honor. I haven't met anybody in my career
0:55.1	that knows more about the city of L.A. than you. And I love what you do. Well, thank you for saying
1:01.3	that. Knowing more may be pushing a little bit, but doing more research. I am definitely research,
1:08.0	but I thank you and I appreciate you being here. How many people research the area they live in? Very few people.
1:14.2	We take so much for granted.
1:16.4	And I think people that even have lived here all their lives,
1:19.9	learn little nuggets of information from you that touch a light bulb in their mind.
1:25.7	It's a great service you provide.
1:27.4	Well, thank you. I try. I love this city. We love this city mind and it's a great service you provide well thank you i try i love
1:29.0	this city we love this city so it's fun to uncover these little nuggets all the time and one
1:34.4	before we start i got to thank my sponsor culver city Toyota um go see george the general manager
1:40.5	he'll give you $500 in dealer cash for any used or any pre-owned or any new
1:46.7	Toyota. We're talking Prius, Rav 4, Tacoma, Corolla. That's Toyota of Culver City. Go see George. He's
1:54.4	going to hook you up. But now we're going to go see Fritz and talk about Fritz Coleman. Now,
1:59.5	I want to set the scene, and this is the truth.
2:02.2	If you grew up in L.A., if you were in L.A. 80s, 90s, 2000s, 2010s, right up through COVID,
2:10.8	Fritz Coleman, I mean, you could not escape this face right here, very unique face and a great approach to the weather, but it wasn't
2:22.2	just that you were a weatherman. You were truly a personality and a person that was synonymous
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