By Paul Greeley
817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com

Geoff Fox, a longtime meteorologist on Connecticut TV news, confirmed Wednesday that he has passed away.

“I’m sorry to say Geoff lost his battle last night and passed away in his sleep,” a loved one says on Geoff’s Facebook page Wednesday. “All the thoughts, prayers and memories you posted kept Geoff going these past few months. He really was grateful for the connection he shared with all of you.”

For many people, Geoff Fox was the weather.

In 1984, Fox joined WTNH in New Haven as a meteorologist.

He was on the air in Connecticut for nearly 30 years, forecasting great days and bad.

His passion for the weather and easy-going style was a hit with viewers.

Fox shared that style on a national scale with Good Morning America as a fill in meteorologist, and host of ‘Inside Space’ for what is now called SYFY.

Fox was born in New York City where he grew up and graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School.

He started on radio, at stations on the East Coast, and got into television as a host in Buffalo for Evening Magazine, a national show that had local hosts in many markets.

His warm style was a perfect fit for being at a farm one day and at a racetrack the next.

In 1984, Fox joined WTNH in New Haven as a meteorologist.

For nearly three decades, he forecast some of the worst weather to hit Connecticut. Hurricane Gloria in 1985, Hurricane Bob in 1991, the blizzard of 1993, as well as numerous tornados, floods and droughts along the way.

Viewers responded to his genuine personality and engaging ways.

Due to WTNH’s proximity to the ABC network’s base of operations in New York City, from time-to-time Fox would fill in on the network’s morning show, Good Morning America, chatting along with Charles Gibson and Joan Lunden.

He had a broadcast seal from the American Meteorological Society and certificate in broadcast meteorology from Mississippi State University.

In 2011, Fox left WTNH after the station decided not to renew his contract. Not long after, he joined FOX61 as the meteorologist for the 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts and contributed science reports for the station as well. He is remembered for spending time exploring the printing presses at the Hartford Courant, whose building was home to WTIC FOX61.

The station parted ways with Fox in 2012 for what it called, “inappropriate conduct.”

Fox and his wife Helene moved to California, settling first in Irvine and then the Palm Springs area. He had a short stint at KMIR in Palm Springs.

He built a studio in his home and provided weather forecasts for stations in Nebraska and later nationwide.

On Facebook, Fox often described his complex broadcast and computer set up in easy-to-understand terms. He shared pictures of his dog Lucy who joined him in the home studio. He continued to comment and respond to former viewers and co-workers.

In 2017, Fox returned for a temporary summer stint on the airways in Connecticut on WTNH, via his home studio in California. Local viewers welcomed him back, but he declined to continue the arrangement.

Fox battled pancreatic cancer for a number of years, surviving longer than most patients with the disease. He openly discussed his treatments and prognosis on Facebook and appreciated the connection he maintained there.

In September 2025, he announced that the cancer had returned and he had entered palliative care.

Fox never lost his enthusiasm for something new and interesting. Whether it was science related or a show about making metal knives in a forge or asking medical staff about his treatments.

He leaves his wife Helaine and his daughter Stef and many friends and fans.

NOTE: In the late 1980s, while working at a compnay called New York Communications, I wrote this promo for Geoff Fox.

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