Amy Freeze

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Amy Freeze
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Freeze at Soldier Field for a Chicago Bears game, October 2008
Born Amy Elizabeth Freeze
1974/1975 (age 49–50)[1]
Utah, United States
Education Brigham Young University
Mississippi State University
University of Pennsylvania
Occupation Meteorologist
Spouse(s) Gary Arbuckle (married 1994)
Children Four
Website http://www.afreeze2.wix.com/amyfreeze

Amy Elizabeth Freeze[2] (born June 19, 1974),[1] is an American television meteorologist.

Since 2011, she has been the weekend meteorologist at WABC-TV in New York City, New York.[1] She can also be seen on ABC's Good Morning America.

Freeze was the first female chief meteorologist in Chicago, Illinois, for Fox owned-and-operated station WFLD in Chicago, serving from 2007 to 2011.

Early life and education

Born in Utah and raised in Indiana,[3] Freeze is the eldest of five daughters of Bill and Linda Freeze.

She graduated from Jeffersonville High School in Jeffersonville, Indiana, in 1992.[4] A Mormon, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications from Brigham Young University, in Provo, Utah,[3] in 1995.[5][6] Freeze also received Bachelor of Science degree in geosciences from Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi,[3][7] She has a master's degree from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, writing her thesis on a concept she defined as "the Storm Water Action Alert Program," dealing with major cities and combined sewer overflows.[8]

Career

Before joining WFLD, Freeze worked for NBC's WCAU in Philadelphia for four years as a meteorologist and co-Host of 10!, a live entertainment show on NBC10. During that time she also worked at Rockefeller Center in New York City as a substitute for NBC's Weekend Today and MSNBC. Freeze worked in Denver, Colorado, at both KWGN and KMGH. She began her broadcasting career in Portland, Oregon, at KPTV on Good Day Oregon.

Freeze had a cameo appearance in the episode "My Life in Four Cameras" (2005) of the comedy-drama television series Scrubs (2001–2010).

She uses viewers' digital photos sent in via Twitter, Facebook and email that capture the weather, including them in her forecasts as "Freeze Frame." She created "The Freeze Factor" – a special segment where she rates the next day's weather on a scale of one to ten.[9]

During her time in Chicago, Freeze visited more than 10,000 area students each year giving weather presentations on tornadoes and other severe weather. She hosted the first ever Weather Education Days for MLB's Chicago White Sox, the Chicago Cubs, and for the Chicago Wolves hockey team.[10][11][12][13] Freeze was the first-ever female sideline reporter for Major League Soccer working for the Colorado Rapids, LA Galaxy, and the Chicago Fire. She also worked on the sidelines for the NFL Chicago Bears for four seasons.[citation needed]

Freeze has certificate number 111 from the American Meteorological Society as a certified broadcast meteorologist – she was one of the first 20 women in the world to receive this certification. In addition, Freeze has her National Weather Association and American Meteorological Society Seals of Approval. She is a three-time National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Emmy Award winner.[citation needed]

In 2011, Freeze joined WABC-TV in New York City, as the weekend morning weathercaster.

Personal life

Freeze married Gary Arbuckle in 1994 while both were students at Brigham Young University; she was a cheerleader and he was Cosmo the Cougar.[5][6] She and her husband won $100,000 in a weight-loss contest in 1999.[5][14][15] Freeze is a runner who has completed multiple marathons; she is also a certified scuba diver.[3]

She and her husband, who is a chiropractor, have four children: Tyler (25–26), Jared (22–23), Kate (18–19), and William (15–16).[16] Freeze and her family reside on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.[3]

References

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