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==Personal life==
==Personal life==


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|publisher=[[Chicago Tribune]]|accessdate=2011-01-10}}</ref> She received a [[Bachelor of Science]] in biology from [[San Diego State University]],<ref name="BIO1">{{cite web
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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|accessdate=2009-06-13}}</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" />
|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" />


Souza, her husband and their son moved from the Chicago area to [[Lower Merion Township]], PA 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=www.mainlinetoday.com}}</ref>
Souza, her husband and their son moved from the Chicago area to [[Lower Merion Township]], PA 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}}</ref>


==Broadcast career==
==Broadcast career==
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
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"/>


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=2008-09-15|access-date=2018-12-27}}</ref>
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>


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"/>
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"/>


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
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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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=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.<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}}</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>
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=inquirer.com}}</ref>


===Awards and nominations===
===Awards and nominations===
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"/>
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"/>


==Acting career==
==Acting career==
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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

  1. ^ "AMS List of Certified Broadcast Meteorologists". American Meteorological Society. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "2001–2002 Emmy Winners" (PDF). National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. p. 7. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Proceeds Benefit" (PDF). page 7. Junior League of Chicago. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 26, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b Vadala, Nick. "Meteorologist Tammie Souza out at NBC10". inquirer.com.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h "Tammie Souza, Chief Meteorologist". WTSP. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
  8. ^ "How Tammie Souza's Son's Brain Tumor Surprised Even His Doctors". mainlinetoday.com.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Board of Broadcast Meteorology Standing Panel". American Meteorological Society. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
  12. ^ Feder, Robert (January 5, 2017). "Robservations: Tammie Souza takes 'dream job' in Philly". Daily Herald. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  13. ^ Torralvo, Dianna (February 28, 2017). "Meteorologist Tammie Souza Joins NBC10 First Alert Weather Team". WCAU. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  14. ^ Vadala, Nick. "Tammie Souza works as fill-in meteorologist for CBS3". inquirer.com.
  15. ^ "Assault of the Killer Bimbos". Variety. January 1, 1988. Archived from the original on September 8, 2008. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ a b "Tammara Souza". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
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