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|battles=[[World War II]] in the Pacific Theater of Operations (''USS Hunt''); [[Korean War]]​ (''USS Rendova)}}

|battles=[[World War II]] in the Pacific Theater of Operations (''USS Hunt''); [[Korean War]]​ (''USS Rendova)}}

'''Albert Martin Bolton, Sr.''', known as '''Al Bolton''' (October 24, 1925 – April 2, 2014), was for forty-seven years a [[television]] or [[radio]] [[meteorologist]] from his adopted city of [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]]. From 1954 to 1991, he was the first weather anchor for KSLA, a [[CBS]] television network affiliate; from 1991 to 2001, he performed the same duties for KRMD [[radio]]. From these positions and his widespread civic activities, Bolton gained wide recognition throughout northwestern Louisiana as well as nearby counties in East Texas and southwestern [[Arkansas]].

'''Albert Martin Bolton, Sr.''', known as '''Al Bolton''' (October 24, 1925 – April 2, 2014), was for forty-seven years a [[television]] or [[radio]] [[meteorologist]] from his adopted city of [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]]. From 1954 to 1991, he was the first weather anchor for KSLA, a [[CBS]] television network affiliate; from 1991 to 2001, he performed the same duties for KRMD [[radio]]

 

From these positions and his widespread civic activities, Bolton gained wide recognition throughout northwestern Louisiana as well as nearby counties in East Texas and southwestern [[Arkansas]].

==Family ties==

==Family ties==

==College and military years==​

==College and military years==​

After high school, Bolton enrolled at [[Tulane University]] in [[New Orleans]], where he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He entered the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps and was called to duty while still at Tulane. He served in the Pacific Theater of Operations aboard the destroyer, ''USS Hunt.'' After [[World War II]] ended, Bolton returned home. In July 1949, he completed his education at Baptist-affiliated [[Louisiana College]] in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]], which his brother Roscoe had also attended for a time. During the [[Korean War]], Bolton returned to duty aboard the aircraft carrier, the ''USS Rendova.''​<ref name=obit/

After high school, Bolton enrolled at [[Tulane University]] in [[New Orleans]], where he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He entered the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps and was called to duty while still at Tulane. He served in the Pacific Theater of Operations aboard the destroyer, ''USS Hunt.'' After [[World War II]] ended, Bolton returned home. In July 1949, he completed his education at Baptist-affiliated [[Louisiana College]] in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]], which his brother Roscoe had also attended for a time. During the [[Korean War]], Bolton returned to duty aboard the aircraft carrier, the ''USS Rendova.''​<ref name=obit/>

==Television and radio==​

==Television and radio==​