Bob Shaw's sparkling Central Oregon

"Blessed beyond what I deserve," is the way retired KTVZ meteorologist Bob Shaw describes it. After 24 years in front of the camera, 21 as the "Most Popular TV Personality in Central Oregon," Shaw plans to do some traveling with his wife, Cheryl, and some teaching.

His is an engaging story that began in Anchorage, Alaska, expanded across the U.S., and came to rest here in Bend, Oregon in 1983. Weather wasn't always Shaw's forte, and his worklife has been full of variety.

Born in Anchorage to parents Shaw describes as "pioneer folk," the family moved back to the lower 48 to a little farm in wes...