Paul Douglas' recent reference on TPT2 to his "new in-laws" had some viewers speculating.
The Star Tribune chief meteorologist heard what I've been hearing. "Is Paul getting a divorce?" He repeated the question that has been circulating. When readers tried to get me to write about the divorce announcement, I told them I was almost certain the reference was to one of his sons getting married and I was confident Paul was still with his architect wife, Laurie.
"Walter is getting married in October," Douglas said. "His and Tracy's wedding is at the Grand View Lodge. He loves the North Woods, and so does she, even though she grew up in Boston." Walter, the eldest son, is a digital media specialist for Tornier, based in Bloomington.
"They met at Penn State, just like his old man and mom. She was a cheerleader and I was a linebacker," said Douglas. "We had a couple of down years when I played football for Penn State."
YOU WERE NEVER A LINEBACKER, I interrupted Douglas, who's not exactly beefy enough for the line.
"I am so sorry," said Douglas. "I misremembered that. My bad. I wasn't a linebacker. Laurie wasn't a cheerleader, she was an architecture student. She felt sorry for me being in meteorology."
That, boys and girls, is why Brian Williams' return to the NBC news desk is not looking promising. He's a running gag. This is also a reminder that I need to book Douglas for a Q&A. Have you got a question for the weather field innovator, longtime Twin Cities meteorologist who is an alum of KARE 11 and WCCO-TV?
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