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In March 2017, she joined Comcast-NBC-owned [[WCAU]] (NBC 10) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.<ref>{{cite blog|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=2018-12-27}}</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|website=[[WCAU]]|access-date=2018-12-27}}</ref> Her last day at WCAU was December 6, 2019.<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=https://www.inquirer.com}}</ref> |
In March 2017, she joined Comcast-NBC-owned [[WCAU]] (NBC 10) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.<ref>{{cite blog|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=2018-12-27}}</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|website=[[WCAU]]|access-date=2018-12-27}}</ref> Her last day at WCAU was December 6, 2019.<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=https://www.inquirer.com}}</ref> |
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In January 2020, she began what is expected to be a brief stint filling in for vacationing regulars at Philadelphia's 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=https://www.inquirer.com}}</ref> |
In January 2020, she began what is expected to be a brief stint filling in for vacationing regulars at Philadelphia's [[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=https://www.inquirer.com}}</ref> |
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===Awards and nominations=== |
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Tammie Souza[1] is a multiple Emmy winning meteorologist,[2][3][4] working at WCAU-TV in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from March 2017 until December 2019.[5]
Personal life
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, PA in 2017.[8]
Broadcast career
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.[12][13] Her last day at WCAU was December 6, 2019.[5]
In January 2020, she began what is expected to be a brief stint filling in for vacationing regulars at Philadelphia's CBS3.[14]
Awards and nominations
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
Prior to her career in broadcast meteorology, Souza had several small acting roles.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Assault of the Killer Bimbos | Darlene (truckstop waitress) | [15][16] |
| 1992 | Hellroller | Bunny | [17] |
| 1993 | Double Deception | Millie | [17] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Freddy's Nightmares | Mary Ann | Episode: No More Mr. Nice Guy |
| 1994 | Ellen (TV series) | Good-Looking Woman | Episode: The Class Reunion |
References
- ^ "AMS List of Certified Broadcast Meteorologists". American Meteorological Society. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
- ^ a b "2001-2002 Emmy Winners" (PDF). National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. p. 7. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
- ^ a b "Proceeds Benefit" (PDF). page 7. Junior League of Chicago. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
- ^ 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 2008-10-10. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
- ^ a b Vadala, Nick. "Meteorologist Tammie Souza out at NBC10". https://www.inquirer.com.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ 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 2011-01-10.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Tammie Souza, Chief Meteorologist". WTSP. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
- ^ "How Tammie Souza's Son's Brain Tumor Surprised Even His Doctors". www.mainlinetoday.com.
- ^ Rosenthal, Phil (August 31, 2006). "Weather personality joins Fox's a.m. news". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
- ^ Deggans, Eric (September 11, 2008). "WTSP's forecaster makes local history". St. Petersburg Times. Archived from the original on 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^ "Board of Broadcast Meteorology Standing Panel". American Meteorological Society. Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
- ^ Feder, Robert (January 5, 2017). "Robservations: Tammie Souza takes 'dream job' in Philly". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^ Torralvo, Dianna (February 28, 2017). "Meteorologist Tammie Souza Joins NBC10 First Alert Weather Team". WCAU. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^ Vadala, Nick. "Tammie Souza works as fill-in meteorologist for CBS3". https://www.inquirer.com.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ "Assault of the Killer Bimbos". Variety. January 1, 1988. Archived from the original on 2008-09-08. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (2000). I Hated, Hated, Hated This Movie. Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-7407-0672-1. Retrieved 2018-12-27 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Tammara Souza". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2018-12-27.