Jennifer Lopez (meteorologist)
Jennifer Lopez is an American on-camera meteorologist for WSB-TV in Atlanta, Georgia and The Weather Channel. She began her career in 1997 at WTLV-TV in Jacksonville, Florida, and joined The Weather Channel in 2000. She stayed there until 2008, while she started working at KXAS-TV in Dallas, Texas. She left KXAS-TV in 2012. She rejoined The Weather Channel in April 2013.
Career
In September 1997, Lopez landed her first position as a weekend meteorologist for WTLV-TV in Jacksonville, Florida.[1] She was also a weather producer and weekend meteorologist at WPTV-TV in West Palm Beach, Florida.[1]
In May 2000, Lopez joined
In June 2008, she became the weekday morning on-camera meteorologist for
On April 20, 2013, Lopez returned to The Weather Channel doing weather updates during taped programming and was an on-camera meteorologist on Weather Center Live.
Lopez is a member of the American Meteorological Society (AMS), where she holds the seal of approval in television.[1]
Personal life
Lopez graduated with a Bachelor of Science in telecommunications from Marquette University.[1] Lopez's second degree was a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology from Florida State University.[1] She and her husband, a Southwest Airlines pilot, have two daughters.[10]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "NBC 5 Hires Nationally Recognized Meteorologist". Texas: PR News Wire. April 16, 2008. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
- ^ "A Sunny Attitude Helps Her Weather All Those J.Lo Jokes". Los Angeles Times. August 3, 2002. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
- ^ "Working Women's Survival Show". St. Louis, Missouri Chinese American News (in Chinese). March 14, 2002. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
- ^ "At a Glance". Belleville News-Democrat. March 7, 2002. p. 1C.
What: 15th annual Working Women's Survival Show.[...] Jennifer Lopez, on-camera meteorologist for The Weather Channel, 12:30 pm Saturday. She will discuss her career as a meteorologist
- ^ Wilonsky, Robert (April 16, 2008). "Weather or Not You Like It, Channel 5 Has a New Meteorologist". Dallas Observer. Archived from the original on June 27, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
- Dallas Business Journal. April 16, 2008. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
- ^ "NBC 5 Wins 11 Lone Star Emmy Awards". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. November 10, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
- ^ "Something Good: Jennifer Lopez Helps Build Bikes". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. November 12, 2010. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
- TVSpy. Archived from the originalon October 6, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
- ^ "NBC DFW – Biographies". NBC. December 13, 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2012.[permanent dead link]
External links
- Jennifer Lopez at IMDb