Bill Evans (meteorologist)
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Bill Evans is a meteorologist for WABC-TV, the ABC affiliate in New York City
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[edit] At WABC-TV
Evans is the Senior Meteorologist for Eyewitness News in the Morning and Eyewitness News at noon. He also broadcasts the weather with Scott and Todd in the Morning and throughout the day on WPLJ-FM. [1]
Evans is a 5-time Emmy award winner for "Outstanding On-Camera Achievement in Weather Broadcasting." He has been with WABC-TV since December 12, 1989.[1]
He does live weather broadcasts on-location all over the Tri-State area, Florida, and the Caribbean, and has presented the weather report while:[1]
- playing basketball with Patrick Ewing of the New York Knicks,
- skating with Olympic Gold Medalist Kristi Yamaguchi,
- playing golf with Tiger Woods
- swimming with dolphins,
- underwater with sharks, seals, sea lions, and beluga whales,
- sky diving,
- race car driving,
- bungie jumping,
- water skiing on the Hudson and East Rivers.
Every year he plays himself in The Christmas Show at Radio City Music Hall. Evans has also played Lumier (the candlestick) on Broadway in Disney's Beauty and the Beast. He has appeared on ABC's Good Morning America and Live with Regis and Kelly.[1]
[edit] Earlier career
Evans' broadcasting career began at the age of 13 in his hometown of Meridian, Mississippi on WDAL Radio and WTOK-TV. He attended Mississippi State University, where he studied business administration, and Jackson State University, where he studied meteorology. In 1985 the National Weather Service named him "Outstanding Meteorologist" for his forecasting and reporting during Hurricane Elena.[1]
He was meteorologist for WALA-TV in Mobile, Alabama and was morning show host on WABB-FM. After working as meteorologist for the evening news at station WFAA in Dallas and as the morning show host for KHYI-FM, he went to WABC-TV in New York.[1]
[edit] Off the job
Evans helps raise funds for children's charities including Babies Hospital at Columbia Presbyterian, the Juvenile Diabetes Association, Junior Achievement, and YAI The National Young Adult Institute. He also hosts golf tournaments to raise funds for The Red Cross of New Jersey and Special Olympics of New York.[1]
Evans lives with his wife, Dana, and their four children (Maggie, William, and twins Julia and Sarah)[1] in Greenwich, Connecticut.
In the fall 2006 semester, Evans is teaching a four-session class in weather forecasting at Norwalk Community College.[2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h [1]WABC-TV Web site, Web page titled "Bill Evans", accessed September 16, 2006
- ^ a flyer on the Norwalk Community College campus
