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Big Weather gets his degree, graduates alongside youngest son

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Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Big Weather gets his degree, graduates alongside youngest son

ABC11 Chief Meteorologist Don Schwenneker realized his lifelong dream of a college degree, and he got to walk the stage with his son, Mason, who also graduated from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke this weekend.

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