Joel Bartlett Has Passed Away At The Age Of 81
John Parsons
Published Jan 03, 2026
Joel Bartlett is a TV moderator who filled in as a meteorologist for KPIX in San Francisco for over thirty years, has died. The 81-year-old died on March 31 at his property in Sonoma County. As indicated by George Lang, a family companion who used to work with the veteran journalist, Bartlett died at his home at around 11:00 p.m., joined by his significant other, family, and his creatures in general.
Chairman London Breed as of late granted Bartlett with an announcement from the city of San Francisco in acknowledgment of his numerous years as one of the Bay Area’s most renowned TV characters.
Joel Bartlett’s profile Chairman London Breed as of late granted Bartlett with a decree from the city of San Francisco in acknowledgment of his numerous years as one of the Bay Area’s most popular TV characters. He got function as a staff meteorologist with PG&E in San Francisco in 1968. Following six years, he was employed as an end of the week meteorologist at KPIX.
Joel Bartlett During the 1980s, the KPIX Eyewitness News group, which involved secures Dave McElhatton, Wendy Tokuda, sportscaster Wayne Walker, and Bartlett, was the one to watch. In 1982, KPIX’s Eyewitness News turned into the most-watched broadcast in the Bay Area.
Retired weatherman Joel Bartlett died Thursday at his ranch in Sonoma County, surrounded by family, friends and the animals he loved. He was 81. A favorite to millions, he was with KPIX from 1974-1989, then KGO-TV until 2006. One of the nicest guys in TV. He will be missed.
— Kevin Wing NBC Bay Area (@KevinWingNBC) April 2, 2022
In a meeting with Off Camera in 2012, Joel Bartlett expressed: “We had a tremendous weather conditions guide, and I utilized a monster Magic Marker pen to put the temperatures on it.” I started flipping the Magic Marker in the air while making the climate. I started by doing it once in a while, and afterward I started doing it each night when it was fitting. “I’d then admonish the audience to “go out and make it a delightful day.”
Joel Bartlett At the point when Bartlett joined KGO-TV in 1989, he helped to establish “The Naturalists” with veteran KGO-TV meteorologist Pete Giddings and the remainder of the weather conditions group. Each contributed news stories about biology, nature, and the climate, as well as meteorological forecasts. Joel Bartlett invested his energy after retirement in 2006 helping neighborhood associations in the North Bay.
