Music boosters from Bucyrus and Wynford high schools are organizing a joint tribute for Marshall McPeek, a Bucyrus native and Columbus television meteorologist, Crawford County Now reported. The outlet said McPeek is being treated for sarcoma and is resting after months of intensive care while his recovery continues.
According to the report, McPeek has built a career as an Emmy-winning meteorologist and journalist. He grew up in Bucyrus, graduated summa cum laude from Ohio University’s Honors College with a journalism degree, later studied meteorology at Mississippi State University, and holds the American Meteorological Society’s Certified Broadcast Meteorologist designation, CBM #501.
The article also states that McPeek worked at WBCO/WQEL with local broadcasting figure Davey Jones. Jones recently asked him to appear on The Phoneboard during a Friday night football game that marked 50 years of the rivalry, the outlet reported. The report closed by inviting listeners to tune in and expressing hope that McPeek can participate, adding that he is in thoughts and prayers.