{"id":47842,"date":"2025-01-26T04:58:36","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T04:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/business\/marketing\/bill-martin-to-retire-from-ktvu-in-oakland\/"},"modified":"2025-01-26T04:58:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T04:58:36","slug":"bill-martin-to-retire-from-ktvu-in-oakland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=47842","title":{"rendered":"Bill Martin to Retire from KTVU in Oakland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Veteran meteorologist <strong>Bill Martin<\/strong> is retiring from Oakland Fox owned station <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktvu.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ktvu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KTVU<\/a> after 33 years.<\/p>\n<p>Martin started working at KTVU in 1992 as the weekend meteorologist. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the years, he has become a trusted voice during the Bay Area\u2019s most critical weather events. From his early coverage of the Oakland Hills fires to the San Bruno gas explosion, the Oroville Dam evacuations, and the devastating Camp Fire in Paradise\u2014where he tragically lost the house he grew up in,\u201d KTVU vp and news director <strong>Simone Aponte<\/strong> wrote in an email to staff. \u201cBill has guided viewers through some of Northern California\u2019s most challenging moments with compassion and professionalism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktvu.com\/video\/1582043\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ktvu.com\/video\/1582043\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here<\/a> for a video about it from KTVU.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veteran meteorologist Bill Martin is retiring from Oakland Fox owned station KTVU after 33 years. 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