Bruce Schwoegler Obituary

Bruce Schwoegler was a former NBC and CBS chief meteorologist and science reporter.

Bruce Schwoegle died of aphasia on Thursday, August 4, 2022, at the age of 80. His family stated that the disease made it difficult for others to communicate with him, but his comprehension, laughter, and larger-than-life personality remained unchanged.

However, it is unknown how long Schwoegler had the disease and whether he was hospitalised at the time of his death.

Bruce Schwoegler was an Emmy Award-winning meteorologist who was inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasting Hall of Fame. He was also a US Navy veteran, author, and teacher.

Schwoegler was one of Boston broadcasting’s longest-serving newscasters. According to his Facebook page, he won New England’s first Emmy Award for Outstanding Meteorologist.

He also won other honours, including the prestigious Ohio State Award for a prime-time special on the Greenhouse Effect and the American Meteorological Society’s National Outstanding Broadcast Meteorologist Service Award.