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'''Tammie Souza''' was a [[meteorologist]] in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. Previously before accepting a position as chief meteorologist at [[WTSP-TV]], she was the morning weatherforcaster at [[WFLD-TV]], the [[FOX]] affiliate in Chicago from 2006-08. Before that, she was the weekend weatherforcaster at [[WMAQ-TV]], the [[NBC]] affiliate in [[Chicago]], Previously to that, she was a meteorologist in [[Milwaukee, WI]]. Tammie and her sister, [[Patty Souza]] are the only weatherforcasters in the business and her brother is a pilot for [[FedEx]]. |
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'''Tammie Souza'''<ref name="AMS1">{{cite web |
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|accessdate=June 13, 2009}}</ref> is a multiple [[Emmy|Emmy-winning]] [[meteorologist]],<ref name="E1">{{cite web |
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}}</ref> She worked as the chief meteorologist at NBC O&O station [[WCAU|WCAU-TV]] in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from March 2017 until December 2019.<ref name="Out at NBC10"/> and is currently the weekend morning meteorologist at CBS O&O station [[KYW-TV|KYW]]. |
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==Personal life== |
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She will be moving to [[WTSP-TV]] in [[Tampa, Florida]] this October to take the position as chief meteorologist. |
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Souza was born in [[Pittsburgh]], Pennsylvania, and raised in San Diego, California.<ref name="TT1">{{cite news|url=http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/towerticker/2011/01/tammie-souza-i-will-be-returning-to-the-airwaves-on-fox-in-chicago-very-very-soon.html/|title=Tammie Souza: 'I will be returning to the airwaves on Fox in Chicago very, very soon'|last=Rosenthal|first=Phil|date=January 10, 2011|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|accessdate=January 10, 2011}}</ref> She received a Bachelor of Science in biology from [[San Diego State University]],<ref name="BIO1">{{cite web |
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== External links == |
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|url=http://www.wtsp.com/news/mostpop/story.aspx?storyid=92970&provider=top |
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* [http://www.myfoxchicago.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=821504&version=4&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1&sflg=1 Tammie Souza at the Fox Chicago website] |
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|accessdate=June 13, 2009}}</ref> and is completing graduate studies for a master's degree in applied meteorology from Mississippi State University and has received a certification from [[Mississippi State University]]'s broadcast meteorology program.<ref name="BIO1" /> She earned a pilot's license while in college.<ref name="TT1" /> |
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Souza, her husband and their son moved from the Chicago area to [[Lower Merion Township]], Pennsylvania, in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mainlinetoday.com/Main-Line-Today/July-2018/How-Tammie-Souzas-Sons-Brain-Tumor-Surprised-Even-His-Doctors/|title=How Tammie Souza's Son's Brain Tumor Surprised Even His Doctors|website=mainlinetoday.com|date=July 9, 2018 }}</ref> |
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==Broadcast career== |
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Souza began her career as the morning and noon meteorologist at [[KHSL-TV|KHSL]] in [[Chico, California]].<ref name="BIO1"/> She then became chief meteorologist at [[WDJT]] in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]. Souza later moved to Chicago, where she worked six years at [[WMAQ-TV|WMAQ]],<ref name="TT1"/><ref name="BIO1"/> and two years at [[WTSP]] in [[Tampa, Florida]].<ref name="TT1"/><ref name="BIO1"/><ref name="CT1">{{cite news |
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|accessdate=June 13, 2009}}</ref> While at WMAQ, she was known for recruiting viewers to provide temperature and rainfall as "weather watchers", and for visiting of grade schools with an interactive and educational weather presentation called ''Weather With Class.''<ref name="TT1"/> |
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After the death of [[Dick Fletcher]], WTSP's longtime chief meteorologist, Souza was hired to be the station's chief meteorologist.<ref>{{cite news|last=Deggans|first=Eric|url=http://www.tampabay.com/features/media/article805364.ece|title=WTSP's forecaster makes local history|date=September 11, 2008|newspaper=[[St. Petersburg Times]]|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915221228/http://www.tampabay.com/features/media/article805364.ece|archive-date=September 15, 2008|access-date=December 27, 2018}}</ref> |
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Souza's sister, Patty, was a meteorologist for WTSP's sister station [[KXTV]].<ref name="TT1"/> At one point, Tammie and Patty Souza were the only siblings in the United States who delivered weather on television.<ref name="BIO1"/> |
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Souza is one of a handful of women nationwide that holds both the prestigious AMS/CBM Seal and the NWA Seal and sits on the boards of both the [[American Meteorological Society]] and the [[National Weather Association]].<ref name="TT1"/><ref>{{cite web |
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|title = Board of Broadcast Meteorology Standing Panel |
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In March 2017, she joined Comcast-NBC-owned [[WCAU]] (NBC 10) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was named the station's new chief meteorologist.<ref>{{cite web|last=Feder|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Feder|url=https://www.robertfeder.com/2017/01/05/robservations-tammie-souza-takes-dream-job-philly/|title=Robservations: Tammie Souza takes 'dream job' in Philly|date=January 5, 2017|newspaper=[[Daily Herald (Arlington Heights)|Daily Herald]]|access-date=December 27, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Torralvo|first=Dianna|url=https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/weather/stories/Tammie-Souza-NBC10-Meteorologist-Weather-Forecast--414933813.html|title=Meteorologist Tammie Souza Joins NBC10 First Alert Weather Team|date=February 28, 2017|publisher=[[WCAU]]|access-date=December 27, 2018}}</ref> Her last day at WCAU was December 6, 2019 after her contract with the station was not renewed.<ref name="Out at NBC10">{{Cite web|url=https://www.inquirer.com/entertainment/tv/tammie-souza-nbc10-meteorologist-20191209.html|title=Meteorologist Tammie Souza out at NBC10|first=Nick|last=Vadala|website=inquirer.com|date=December 9, 2019 }}</ref> |
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In January 2020, she began what was expected to be a brief stint filling in for vacationing regulars at CBS O&O station [[KYW-TV|CBS3]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inquirer.com/entertainment/tv/tammie-souza-meteorologist-cbs3-nbc10-philadelphia-20200127.html|title=Tammie Souza works as fill-in meteorologist for CBS3|first=Nick|last=Vadala|website=inquirer.com|date=January 27, 2020 }}</ref> |
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In August 2020, she began a brief stint filling in at KYW's sister O&O station [[WBBM-TV]] CBS2 in [[Chicago]] while continuing to fill in at CBS3.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Feder|first=Robert|date=August 19, 2020|title=Tammie Souza|url=https://www.robertfeder.com/2020/08/19/robservations-white-sox-appear-headed-espn-1000/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-08-19|website=www.robertfeder.com}}</ref> |
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In February 2022, Souza was made the permanent weekend morning meteorologist at CBS3 when Matt Peterson left the station five months earlier to pursuit a different career path. Souza appears Saturday and Sunday mornings alongside anchor Jan Carabeo but will also fill in whenever any of her fellow ''NeXT Weather'' meteorologists at the station take time off. |
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===Awards and nominations=== |
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Souza has received 17 Emmy nominations and six [[Emmy Award]]s,<ref name="E1"/><ref name="E2"/><ref name="E3"/> including Best Weathercast, Best Weather and Science Report and for Special Live Reporting, as well as a first place award from the [[Associated Press]] for a report on [[Shipwreck]] [[Underwater diving|Diving]] in [[Lake Michigan]].<ref name="BIO1"/> The [[National Association of Black Journalists]] recognized her with a nomination for her story about fugitive slave ships on Lake Michigan.<ref name="BIO1"/> |
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==Acting career== |
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Prior to her career in broadcast meteorology, Souza had several small acting roles. |
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===Filmography=== |
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| 1988 |
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|''[[Assault of the Killer Bimbos]]'' |
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| Darlene (truckstop waitress) |
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|<ref>{{cite magazine|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line-->|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117788773.html?categoryid=31&cs=1|title=Assault of the Killer Bimbos|date=January 1, 1988|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080908015531/https://variety.com/review/VE1117788773.html|archive-date=September 8, 2008|access-date=December 27, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Ebert|first=Roger|author-link=Roger Ebert|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UwXuJCuQ6q4C&pg=PT29|title=I Hated, Hated, Hated This Movie|year=2000|page=29|publisher=[[Andrews McMeel Publishing]]|via=[[Google Books]]|isbn=978-0-7407-0672-1|access-date=December 27, 2018}}</ref> |
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|1992 |
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| ''[[Hellroller]]'' |
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| Bunny |
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|<ref name="TMC">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/181405%7C0/Tammara-Souza/|title=Tammara Souza|website=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=December 27, 2018}}</ref> |
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| 1993 |
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| ''[[Double Deception]]'' |
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| Millie |
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===Television=== |
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| 1988 |
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| ''[[Freddy's Nightmares]]'' |
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| Mary Ann |
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| Episode: No More Mr. Nice Guy |
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| 1994 |
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| ''[[Ellen (TV series)|Ellen]]'' |
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| Good-Looking Woman |
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| Episode: The Class Reunion |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.wtsp.com/company/bios/member.aspx?storyid=92970 Official WTSP biography] |
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*{{IMDb name|0816283}} |
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*[http://twitter.com/tammiesouza Official Twitter page] |
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Latest revision as of 18:53, 10 April 2024
Tammie Souza[1] is a multiple Emmy-winning meteorologist,[2][3][4] She worked as the chief meteorologist at NBC O&O station WCAU-TV in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from March 2017 until December 2019.[5] and is currently the weekend morning meteorologist at CBS O&O station KYW.
Personal life
[edit]Souza was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and raised in San Diego, California.[6] She received a Bachelor of Science in biology from San Diego State University,[7] and is completing graduate studies for a master's degree in applied meteorology from Mississippi State University and has received a certification from Mississippi State University's broadcast meteorology program.[7] She earned a pilot's license while in college.[6]
Souza, her husband and their son moved from the Chicago area to Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, in 2017.[8]
Broadcast career
[edit]Souza began her career as the morning and noon meteorologist at KHSL in Chico, California.[7] She then became chief meteorologist at WDJT in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Souza later moved to Chicago, where she worked six years at WMAQ,[6][7] and two years at WTSP in Tampa, Florida.[6][7][9] While at WMAQ, she was known for recruiting viewers to provide temperature and rainfall as "weather watchers", and for visiting of grade schools with an interactive and educational weather presentation called Weather With Class.[6]
After the death of Dick Fletcher, WTSP's longtime chief meteorologist, Souza was hired to be the station's chief meteorologist.[10]
Souza's sister, Patty, was a meteorologist for WTSP's sister station KXTV.[6] At one point, Tammie and Patty Souza were the only siblings in the United States who delivered weather on television.[7]
Souza is one of a handful of women nationwide that holds both the prestigious AMS/CBM Seal and the NWA Seal and sits on the boards of both the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association.[6][11]
In March 2017, she joined Comcast-NBC-owned WCAU (NBC 10) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was named the station's new chief meteorologist.[12][13] Her last day at WCAU was December 6, 2019 after her contract with the station was not renewed.[5]
In January 2020, she began what was expected to be a brief stint filling in for vacationing regulars at CBS O&O station CBS3.[14]
In August 2020, she began a brief stint filling in at KYW's sister O&O station WBBM-TV CBS2 in Chicago while continuing to fill in at CBS3.[15]
In February 2022, Souza was made the permanent weekend morning meteorologist at CBS3 when Matt Peterson left the station five months earlier to pursuit a different career path. Souza appears Saturday and Sunday mornings alongside anchor Jan Carabeo but will also fill in whenever any of her fellow NeXT Weather meteorologists at the station take time off.
Awards and nominations
[edit]Souza has received 17 Emmy nominations and six Emmy Awards,[2][3][4] including Best Weathercast, Best Weather and Science Report and for Special Live Reporting, as well as a first place award from the Associated Press for a report on Shipwreck Diving in Lake Michigan.[7] The National Association of Black Journalists recognized her with a nomination for her story about fugitive slave ships on Lake Michigan.[7]
Acting career
[edit]Prior to her career in broadcast meteorology, Souza had several small acting roles.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Assault of the Killer Bimbos | Darlene (truckstop waitress) | [16][17] |
| 1992 | Hellroller | Bunny | [18] |
| 1993 | Double Deception | Millie | [18] |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Freddy's Nightmares | Mary Ann | Episode: No More Mr. Nice Guy |
| 1994 | Ellen | Good-Looking Woman | Episode: The Class Reunion |
References
[edit]- ^ "AMS List of Certified Broadcast Meteorologists". American Meteorological Society. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "2001–2002 Emmy Winners" (PDF). National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. p. 7. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "Proceeds Benefit" (PDF). page 7. Junior League of Chicago. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 26, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "47th annual Chicago/Midwest Emmy Ceremony" (PDF). National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. pp. 9, 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2008. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Vadala, Nick (December 9, 2019). "Meteorologist Tammie Souza out at NBC10". inquirer.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g Rosenthal, Phil (January 10, 2011). "Tammie Souza: 'I will be returning to the airwaves on Fox in Chicago very, very soon'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Tammie Souza, Chief Meteorologist". WTSP. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
- ^ "How Tammie Souza's Son's Brain Tumor Surprised Even His Doctors". mainlinetoday.com. July 9, 2018.
- ^ Rosenthal, Phil (August 31, 2006). "Weather personality joins Fox's a.m. news". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
- ^ Deggans, Eric (September 11, 2008). "WTSP's forecaster makes local history". St. Petersburg Times. Archived from the original on September 15, 2008. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ "Board of Broadcast Meteorology Standing Panel". American Meteorological Society. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
- ^ Feder, Robert (January 5, 2017). "Robservations: Tammie Souza takes 'dream job' in Philly". Daily Herald. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ Torralvo, Dianna (February 28, 2017). "Meteorologist Tammie Souza Joins NBC10 First Alert Weather Team". WCAU. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ Vadala, Nick (January 27, 2020). "Tammie Souza works as fill-in meteorologist for CBS3". inquirer.com.
- ^ Feder, Robert (August 19, 2020). "Tammie Souza". www.robertfeder.com. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- ^ "Assault of the Killer Bimbos". Variety. January 1, 1988. Archived from the original on September 8, 2008. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (2000). I Hated, Hated, Hated This Movie. Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-7407-0672-1. Retrieved December 27, 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Tammara Souza". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved December 27, 2018.