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Shelby County declares Sept. 1 ‘Dave Brown Day’ Honor comes on Action News 5 meteorologist emeritus’s 80th birthday MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Shelby County is naming Sept. 1 as “Dave Brown Day” in honor of Action News 5 Chief Meteorologist Emeritus Dave Brown. Commissioner Mick Wright, former Action News 5 Sports Director Jarvis Greer and others surprised Brown and his family Monday at lunch. Sept. 1 is also Brown’s 80th birthday. Last week, Brown helped the city honor wrestling legend Jerry “The King” Lawler. This coming Monday, the city is honoring Brown. Brown joined WMC Action News 5 as chief meteorologist in May 1977. Before coming to WMC, he worked at WHBQ-Radio & TV in Memphis for 13 years. His career began at hometown radio stations while he was still in high school in Trenton, Tennessee. For 35 years, Brown hosted the wrestling program on WHBQ-TV and WMC-TV, 25 of those years alongside his partner, Lance Russell. Brown retired in 2015 after a 53-year career, 38 of which were spent at WMC Action News 5. Click here to sign up for our newsletter! Click here to report a spelling or grammar error. Please include the headline. Copyright 2026 WMC. All rights reserved.