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Jack Hubley
EducationLebanon Valley College
OccupationsNewspaper editor, naturalist, falconer, educator
Years active1974–present
Employer(s)WGAL (Lancaster, PA)
Known forHost of WGAL's "Call of the Outdoors"; Nationally-syndicated show Wild Moments
Children2
AwardsWGAL Hall of Fame (2020)

Jack Hubley (born abt 1951)[1][2] is an American wildlife nature expert, retired TV host, and falconer. He was the host of the nationally-syndicated show Wild Moments. He was also the outdoors editor for the Lancaster Sunday News and the editor of Pennsylvania Wildlife magazine.

Early life

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Hubley was raised in Lititz, Pennsylvania.[3] He was the son of Mr & Mrs John A. Hubley Jr.[4] He attended Warwick High School, where as a senior, he made the news when the pet boa constrictor that he brought in for a science project disappeared for 6 months.[2][4] Hubley graduated from Warwick in 1969[5] followed by Lebanon Valley College[3] in 1973.[1]

Career

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In 1982, Hubley got a job writing a column for the Lancaster Sunday News.[3] In 1989, he became the paper's outdoors editor.[3] In 1985, Hubley also became the editor for the Pennsylvania Wildlife magazine.[3] He joined the local TV station, WGAL, in 1987, becoming the host of the TV show Call of the Outdoors after the previous host left.[1] In 1997, the show was changed to Call of the Outdoors for Kids.[6]

In 2000, he pitched the concept for the show Wild Moments, consisting of wildlife news segments.[3] The show would go onto become nationally-syndicated.[3][7][8] In Wild Moments, Hubley introduced users to wildlife species and answered viewers' questions. In 2002, the two last bald eagles in Massachusetts were banded by a State Wildlife Officer on the show.[9] Later that year, the show featured Montana biologists Lance and Jill Morrow and their research on golden eagles.[10]

Hubley also frequently participated in presentations showing birds and other animals.[11][12][13] Hubley retired from WGAL in 2017 after 30 years on-air.[14][15][16]

Hubley is a master falconer[17] and licensed to hunt with golden eagles.[7] As a master falconer, he has provided advice to academics studying how falcons and hawks pursue prey.[18][19] He is also the president of the Pennsylvania Falconry and Hawk Trust.[20]

Personal life

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Hubley is married with two daughters.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "LVC grad selected as new host of 'Call of the Outdoors'". The Daily News. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. 9 August 1987. pp. 7C. Retrieved October 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 "Harmless Harold: Student Snake Hunters Seek Boa Missing 2 Weeks Inside Warwick High". Lancaster New Era. 23 January 1969. pp. 1, 2. Retrieved 9 December 2025 – via newspapers.com. Brought to school for an advanced biology class project by Senior Jack Hubley, 17, Harold was a popular exhibit in the second floor biology classroom.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 McGonigle, John (October 1, 2000). "A Lancaster Talent Goes National". Lancaster Sunday News. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. pp. C21. Retrieved October 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 "Harold Found after 6 months: Boa 'Drop-Out' Returns To Classes at Warwick". Lancaster New Era. 23 July 1969. p. 44. Retrieved 9 December 2025 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "30 Years Ago: July 16, 1987". Lilitz Record Express. July 20, 2017. Retrieved 2025-11-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Outdoor show for kids debuts on WGAL". Lancaster Sunday News (TV preview). Sunday News. September 14, 1997. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Jack Hubley, veteran nature educator to present at annual soaring eagle celebration". Gant News. March 6, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  8. ↑ Pursell, Chris (2000-01-05). "H-A hunts 'Moments' animal reality series". Variety. Retrieved 2025-12-12. reality beast Hearst-Argyle is on the verge of greenlighting "Wild Moments" as the latest entry in its four-pack of TV series for fall 2000... Jack Hubley will host the series... The series has already been cleared in 50% of the country including WNYW in New York.
  9. ↑ Zajac, Bill (May 30, 2002). "Bald eaglets' banding ends season's work along river". The Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts – via newspapers.com. Taylor... of the state Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, places a band on the leg of an eaglet held by Jack Hubley, host of the syndicated television program, "Wild Moments," on the banks of the Connecticut River in West Springfield yesterday. Yesterday's banding was filmed by "Wild Moments," a syndicated half-hour television show. The banding segment will... likely to be broadcast next fall.
  10. ↑ "Two Experts to Discuss Mountain Bluebirds". Billings Gazette. 10 July 2002. pp. 5B. Retrieved 13 December 2025 – via newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Naturalist visits students". LNP Always Lancaster. April 29, 2017. Retrieved 2025-11-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Klaus, Mary (31 October 2005). "TV Show Displays his passion for Creepy Critters". Patriot-News. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. pp. B1, B6. Retrieved 9 December 2025 – via newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Wildlife snapshot: naturalist offers program at Rader Park". Lancaster New Era. 9 July 2007. Retrieved 9 December 2025 – via newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ Hubley, Jack (April 28, 2017). News 8 looks back at 'Wild Moments' as host Jack Hubley retires. Retrieved 2026-03-07 – via www.wgal.com.
  15. ↑ "WGAL 70th anniversary countdown: Moments 41-50". WGAL. March 13, 2019. 13 March 2019.
  16. ↑ Miville, Michael (May 31, 2017). "La Bella Vita: Birdman". mmvisuals. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
  17. ↑ Whipkey, Brian (17 July 2021). "More than 200 practice falconry in Pennsylvania". York Daily Record. pp. A1, A6. Retrieved 9 December 2025 – via newspapers.com.
  18. ↑ Amador Kane, Suzanne; Zamani, Marjon (2014). "Falcons pursue prey using visual motion cues: new perspectives from animal-borne cameras". J Exp Biol. 217 (2): 225–234. doi:10.1242/jeb.092403. PMC 3898623.
  19. ↑ Amador Kane, Suzanne; Fulton, Andrew H.; Rosenthal, Lee J. (2015). "When Hawks Attack: Animal-Borne Video Studies of Goshawk Pursuit and Prey-Evasion Strategies". Journal of Exploratory Biology. 218 (2): 212–222. doi:10.1242/jeb.108597.
  20. ↑ Whipkey, Brian (July 24, 2021). "In Pennsylvania, a falconry permit takes a lot of work". AP News. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
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