Dave Devall

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Colonel David "Dave" Devall is a well-known meteorologist who works for television station CFTO-TV (CTV Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He presents the weather forecast on the station's 6pm newscast (CTV News at Six), and has been an employee with the station since its launch in 1961.

Devall was born, raised, and educated in Toronto (graduate of York Memorial Collegiate in the old City of York). While studying Radio and Television Arts at Ryerson Polytechnic (now Ryerson University), he also served in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), where part of his training centred on meteorology. In 1956, while still a student, he worked at CFPL-TV in London, Ontario; he then moved to Toronto radio station CFRB, where he stayed from 1957-1958. After graduating in 1958, he worked at CHEX-TV in Peterborough. When CFTO launched in 1961, Devall auditioned with 2,000 other hopefuls; he was one of six people hired as a broadcaster.

Devall's voice was heard across Canada as Jim Perry's announcer on many of his game shows, including Definition, Headline Hunters and Eye Bet, as well as in Ford television commercials on the popular Hockey Night in Canada program.

Despite various new weathercasters, Devall remains the senior and top weatherman at the station, and also appears daily on CTV Newsnet. His funny antics have made him popular with Toronto viewers. During his early years, he would stand behind a clear acrylic glass weather map, which necessitated writing backwards with a slightly pink eye shadow type marker. He continues the tradition today with a single daily weather word (since the weather maps are now generated electronically.)

Devall was made honorary colonel of the Canadian Forces Squadron 436 at CFB Trenton in February 2007.

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• CTV Toronto - biography
• CTV Congratulates Dave Devall
• Forecast Looks Good for 436 Sqn