Jim Castillo
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Jim Castillo Phillips | |
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Born | June 4 |
Other names | James |
Occupation | Certified Broadcast Meteorologist at KSDK 5 On Your Side |
Jim Castillo Phillips is an American certified broadcast meteorologist at KSDK 5 On Your Side in St. Louis, Missouri.[1]
Castillo previously worked at WNYW in New York City, KCBS and KTLA[2][3] in Los Angeles, and WTXF in Philadelphia. He also spent time in Seattle; first as chief meteorologist at KCPQ in Seattle and later a meteorologist at KOMO.[4]
He also worked on film and television projects, including the CBS drama Criminal Minds and the BBC America series Torchwood: Miracle Day. While working full-time in television news, Castillo also acted in movies Leap of Faith, Blink, With Honors, and Duplex.[5]
In 2015, he left KTLA[6] to get married and moved to northern Indiana where he became a commercial real estate broker. In January 2020, he moved with his family back to his hometown of St. Louis.
He is a SAG-AFTRA vested member and has been certified by the American Meteorological Society with the CBM Seal of Approval.
Education and career
Castillo attended the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri on a leadership and academic scholarship and received his bachelor's degree, with honors, in Atmospheric Science. While in college, he was secretary of the Meteorology Club, a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity, and a cheerleader.
Castillo grew up loving sports, including soccer, gymnastics, diving, pole vaulting and scuba diving. His passion for weather sparked after a F-3 tornado struck his neighborhood and made national news on April 7, 1980. "I just wanted to know how and why it happened...And how do I help people so this doesn't happen to them?" [7]
While in college, he interned for the
Castillo's career began as a
After nearly two years, he was offered his first chief meteorologist position at
In 2001, Castillo joined the
From January 2006 until August 2009, Castillo worked as the morning meteorologist at KOMO in Seattle, Washington.
In June 2010, Castillo joined the weekend team as the first weekend meteorologist at
Castillo married his partner in July 2015 and moved back to the Midwest where both were both raised. He worked as a commercial real estate broker at NAI Hanning & Bean in Fort Wayne, Indiana for several years before returning into television.
In January 2020, Castillo joined KSDK as a meteorologist, working on the 4 p.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. shows on Fridays, 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 10 p.m. shows on Saturdays, and the 5 p.m. newscasts Tuesdays through Thursdays.
Filmography
Jim Castillo has acted in several roles in film and television over the past two decades. His credits include:[9]
2014:
2011: Criminal Minds (CBS Productions)
2011:
2010: Photo Booth(Short) (No Slack Productions)
2003:
1994: With Honors (Warner Bros.)
1994:
1992: Leap of Faith (Paramount Pictures)
Awards
2015:
2008:
2008:
2008:
2008:
2007:
2003:
2003:
2001: KCBS-TV - RTNA Golden Mic Award, "Winner, News Broadcast (11 p.m.)
2001:
1998:
1996:
References
- ^ Holleman, Joe (21 January 2020). "Veteran meteorologist returns home on KSDK". stltoday.com. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
- ^ Hern, Greg; Dec 29, ez on; Comments|, 2010 12:00 am |. "Wednesday Morning Man: Jim Castillo!". Retrieved 2020-01-30.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Jim Castillo". KTLA. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
- ^ "Meteorologist Jim Castillo back in Seattle at KOMO/4". seattlepi.com. 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
- ^ "Jim Castillo". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
- ^ "Jim Castillo Leaving KTLA in July". adweek.it. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
- ^ Hispanic Times Magazine Archived 2009-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ All Business
- ^ IMDB
- ^ "National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences website". Archived from the original on 2012-04-21. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
- ^ Variety
- ^ NY Daily News
- ^ Seattle Times
- ^ NATAS website Archived 2012-09-03 at archive.today