David finfrock age

You'll see less of longtime NBC 5 senior meteorologist David Finfrock on the air in the coming weeks and months as he steps back into retirement.

David, who handed the reigns of chief meteorologist over to Rick Mitchell when he entered semi-retirement in 2018, had been helping out a lot this year and covering dozens of shifts for the NBC 5 Weather Team as we hired and trained meteorologists Kevan Smith and Adrienne Vonn.

Now that both Smith and Vonn are up and running on the weekends, David is going to return to his passions outside of the studio and will only be on the air for about a month out of the year, helping us cover vacations and holidays.

If you didn't know, David is an avid outdoorsman and counts his volunteer work with Meals on Wheels and the Texas State Parks among his many joys outside of meteorology.

Over the years you may have heard stories from David about vacations spent traveling to faraway places like Antarctica or spending a week clearing brush at Big Bend National Park. Just two years ago, David shared a story where he was volunteering and clearing weeds

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