Mel Goldstein Still Going Strong
August 14, 2009 at 4:26 pm Lori Shontz 2 comments
When we wrote about meteorologist Mel Goldstein ’67 in the November/December 2002 issue, “Dr. Mel” had just celebrated his “66-month bash.” That is, he had survived 66 months since being diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a virulent cancer of the bone marrow. The average life expectancy after diagnosis is 33 months; Dr. Mel had just doubled it.
Nearly seven years after that article, Dr. Mel is still going strong, as this profile in the East Haven (Conn.) Courier attests. He’s still the full-time morning weatherman on WTNH-TV in New Haven, and he has a new book coming out in September: Connecticut Climate Book. The story says Dr. Mel just finished two and a half years of “weekend marathon writing sessions.”
Which is an amazing pace for anyone, let alone someone battling a serious disease.
Lori Shontz, senior editor
Entry filed under: College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, Penn State alumni. Tags: Mel Goldstein, multiple myeloma, weather, WTNH-TV.
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