San Antonio radio host and meteorologist Jud Ashmore dies at 101

Jud Ashmore, a longtime San Antonio radio host and TV meteorologist known for the sign-off "hug somebody, it'll make you feel good," has died at 101; he served in the Navy and Air Force before a decades-long broadcasting career.

Jud Ashmore, a longtime San Antonio on-air personality, has died at 101. He was known to listeners for his sign-off, "hug somebody, it'll make you feel good." Before his broadcasting career he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and joined the Air Force in 1950, which brought him to San Antonio. He began work in television meteorology in the late 1960s and went on to a long career in local radio and TV before retiring from the air in 2012. Key details: - Born in Illinois in 1924 and served in the Navy during World War II, later joining the Air Force in 1950. - Retired from the Air Force as a lieutenant colonel in 1968 and began work as a meteorologist at KSAT 12 and KITE Radio. - Returned to San Antonio in 1972 to become chief meteorologist at KENS 5 and reunited with Ricci Ware for a KBUC Radio morning show in 1974. - Stayed at KBUC until the station was sold in 1986, then moved to News Radio 1200 WOAI for weather reports from 1986 to 2002, later returning via KRNH and retiring from the air in 2012. - Inductee of the San Antonio Radio Hall of Fame and the Texas Radio Hall of Fame. - Colleagues described him as warm, dependable and noted his unmistakable mustache and friendly delivery. Summary: Ashmore's passing closes a broadcasting career that stretched from the 1960s into 2012 and left a recognizable presence in San Antonio media. Undetermined at this time.