Churchill: For Jason Gough, a cause bigger than the weather

NEW YORK
The Albany (NY) Times Union via the Laredo (TX) Morning News

By Chris Churchill

February 4, 2018

When Jason Gough was eight, he was sexually abused by an aunt. Last winter, the TV meteorologist went public with his story.

Gough didn’t know it, but the decision would change the trajectory of his life. Most notably, it would lead him to leave his longtime job at WNYT.

“I’ve decided I can be of more help outside the walls of Channel 13,” said Gough, who is 47 and lives in Delmar.

By “be of more help,” Gough partly means do more to combat sexual abuse of children. Most immediately, he is joining the effort to get the Child Victims Act passed by the Legislature.

Ah, the Child Victims Act. The legislation debated for more than a decade.

The bill would extend the criminal and civil statute of limitations for…