Woodie Assaf was born to Lebanese immigrants Ellis and Esma Assaf in McComb, Mississippi on March 15, 1917. He graduated from McComb High School, and then attended Southwest Mississippi Junior College and Louisiana State University. He served as an Army training officer during World War II.

Nov 18, 2009 · Woodrow "Woodie" Assaf, 92, radio and television personality passed away Friday, November 13, 2009, at Riggs Manor Retirement Center.

At the time of his death in 2009, he was the second-longest-serving weather reporter in the United States, having worked at Jackson-based NBC affiliate WLBT since the station was launched in 1953. “Woodie” Assaf, however, was something far more than a local weatherman.

Nov 14, 2009 · JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - Longtime WLBT weatherman Woodie Assaf died Friday afternoon. He was 92. Woodie came to Jackson and began working at WJDX radio in 1945. When WLBT went on the air in 1953, WJDX was also housed here. It was then that Woodie began doing the weather and sports for WLBT.

Nov 13, 2009 · Woodrow “Woodie” Assaf, 92, radio and television personality passed away Friday, November 13, 2009 at Riggs Manor Retirement Center.

Often referred to as Mississippi's Dean of Weathermen, Assaf was the longest-serving weather broadcaster in the nation. Woodrow "Woodie" Assaf, 92, radio and television personality passed away Friday, November 13, 2009, at Riggs Manor Retirement Center.

Nov 22, 2009 · JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - Family and friends said their final goodbyes to WLBT weatherman Woodie Assaf during services at Alta Woods United Methodist Church in Jackson. He hosted numerous charitable telethons and was …

Dec 25, 2012 · Many of you grew up watching Woodie Assaf do the weather on WLBT. And Christmas was a special treat when Woodie used WLBT's radar to track Santa Claus on Christmas Eve.

Nov 17, 2009 · Woodrow "Woodie" Assaf, 92, radio and television personality passed away Friday, November 13, 2009 at Riggs Manor Retirement Center. Visitation will be from 4 – 7 p.m. Friday, November 20, 2009...

Oct 10, 2023 · Woodie Assaf, who became the go-to face for Mississippi weather watchers and never forgot his McComb roots, died Friday. He was 92. Funeral arrangements remained incomplete Saturday evening.