Sam Champion
Sam Champion was born in Paducah, Kentucky, United States on August 13th, 1961 and is the TV Show Host. At the age of 62, Sam Champion biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, TV shows, and networth are available.
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Samuel James Champion (born August 13, 1961) is an American weather anchor best known for his 25-year tenure on ABC's flagship station WABC-TV and Good Morning America.
On the Weather Channel, he formerly hosted AMHQ: America's Morning Headquarters and 23.5 Degrees. He joined ABC on December 4, 2013, his last day with ABC, and became the managing editor of The Weather Channel, beginning January 1, 2014.
On NBC, the champion appeared on the Today show.
Since leaving NBC and the Weather Channel in 2016, he returned to ABC on a fill-in basis and then returned to ABC in June 2019 to become the weekday morning and noon weather anchor at WABC-TV.
Early life and education
On August 13, 1961, the champion was born in Paducah, Kentucky, to Sylvia and James H. Champion. Teresa, his sister, has one sibling. His father, a lieutenant colonel in the US Marine Corps who served in Vietnam, died on October 25, 2010. In 1979, he graduated from Fairfax High School in Fairfax, Virginia. He has a B.A. He has a bachelor's degree. I worked at WKYT-TV in Lexington, Kentucky, Kentucky, and was in broadcast news from Eastern Kentucky University.
Personal life
Champion is active in several charitable groups in the New York City area. He was the Grand Marshal of the Multiple Sclerosis Society Fall Bike Tour, the sponsor of the 25th annual March of Dimes NYC Walk-a-Thought and master of ceremonies of "Stopping AIDS Together," which was a part of the Bay's Sunday. He and film critic Frank DeCaro co-founded the 2002 "Courage Awards" in New York City.
After previous bouts of the disease, the champion had a basal cell carcinoma removed from his skin in May 2010. During Cancer Awareness Month, he said he wanted to raise concerns about skin cancer.
On December 21, 2012, the champion and his partner of many years, Rubem Robierb, were married.
Career
Champion worked at WPSD-TV in Paducah, Kentucky, and WJKS (later WCWJ) in Jacksonville, Florida. He became a weather forecaster for WABC-TV's Eyewitness News in New York City in 1988. He went on Good Morning America at a salary in 2004 of $1.5 million per year. On April 7, 2008 he debuted as host of Sea Rescue, an educational and informational program in Litton's Weekend Adventure that focuses on the rescue, rehabilitation, and in many instances release of animals back into wildlife.
In August 2006, Good Morning America announced Champion would join that show and ABC News, effective September 5, 2006. Champion announced his departure from ABC on December 2, 2013, to become an on-air presence at and managing editor of The Weather Channel. His last day on Good Morning America was December 4, 2013. He was immediately replaced by Ginger Zee.
He had occasionally appeared on Live with Kelly and Ryan, the daily talk show produced by WABC-TV, and CNN's Larry King Live. He often begins his 30-second weathercasts by saying, "Let's get to the boards." His catchphrase when breaking for weather reports from local ABC stations is, "That's the weather around the nation. Here's what you can expect this morning."
Immediately following his departure from GMA, it was announced that Champion would join The Weather Channel to host his own morning show, titled America's Morning Headquarters which debuted on March 17, 2014. In September 2015, it was revealed that Champion would leave AMHQ to serve as a contributor to its primetime programs. In December 2016, Champion and The Weather Channel decided not to renew their contract. As a result, Champion left the company on December 27, 2016.
He returned to ABC as a fill-in weather forecaster on Good Morning America during the maternity leave of Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee, his replacement. On May 22, 2019, it was announced that Champion would be returning to WABC-TV's morning and noon newscasts and contributing to ABC News, beginning June 3, 2019.
On September 8, 2022, Champion was announced as a contestant on season 31 of Dancing with the Stars. He is partnered with Cheryl Burke.