Weather forecasting G. Harold Noyes in 1931. The world's first televised weather forecasts, including the use of weather maps, were experimentally broadcast by the BBC in 1936. This was brought into practice in 1949 after World War II. George Cowling gave the first weather forecast while being televised in front of the map in 1954. In America, experimental television forecasts were made by James C Fidler in Cincinnati in either 1940 or 1947 on the DuMont Television Network. In the late 1970s and early 80s, John Coleman, the first weatherman on ABC-TV's Good Morning America, pioneered the use of on-screen weather satellite
Peter "Mars" Cowling also featured on two video releases. The first was "Hooked On Music", a live performance originally shot for the German television programme, "Rockpalast" in 1976, which showcased an early line-up that also included Nicko McBrain. Cowling's other video appearance was "Boom Boom-Live At The Diamond Club", a 1991 concert filmed in Toronto, that also featured Jerry Riggs. Peter "Mars" Cowling Peter "Mars" Cowling (May 26,1946 – March 20, 2018) was an English bass guitarist, best known for his work with Canadian blues rock guitarist Pat Travers. Cowling for many years lived in Grimsby where, in 1962, he formed The Syndicate