Bill Evans (meteorologist)

Bill Evans (born July 16, 1960) is a meteorologist for WABC-TV, the ABC affiliate in New York City.Infobox journalist


name = William Howard Evans
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birth_date = July 16, 1960
birth_place = Meridian, MS
age = 47
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occupation = Meteorologist
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gender = Male
status =
title = Senior Meteorologist
family = Yes
spouse = Dana Evans
children = Four kids
relatives = Brother--James David Evans
ethnic = White American
religion = Congregational
salary = 1.5 mil
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credits = Senior Meteorologist for WABC-TV (1989-present)

At WABC-TV

Evans is the Senior Meteorologist for "Eyewitness News in the Morning" and "Eyewitness News at noon". He also broadcasts the weather with Scott and Todd in the Morning and throughout the day on WPLJ-FM. [http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=bios&id=3301214&ft=print] WABC-TV Web site, Web page titled "Bill Evans", accessed September 16, 2006]

Evans is a 5-time Emmy award winner for "Outstanding On-Camera Achievement in Weather Broadcasting." He has been with WABC-TV since December 12, 1989.

He does live weather broadcasts on-location all over the Tri-State area, Florida, and the Caribbean, and has presented the weather report while:
* playing basketball with Patrick Ewing of the New York Knicks,
* skating with Olympic Gold Medalist Kristi Yamaguchi,
* playing golf with Tiger Woods
* swimming with dolphins,
* underwater with sharks, seals, sea lions, and beluga whales,
* sky diving,
* race car driving,
* bungie jumping,
* water skiing on the Hudson and East Rivers,and
* making fun of friend Joe Nolan of Metro Traffic.

Every year he plays himself in "The Christmas Spectacular" at Radio City Music Hall. Evans has also played Lumiere (the candlestick) on Broadway in Disney's Beauty and the Beast. He has appeared on ABC's "Good Morning America" and "Live with Regis and Kelly".

On the July 23 edition of "Eyewitness News This Morning", Mr. Evans announced that he had his 47th birthday the prior week.

Earlier career

Evans' broadcasting career began at the age of 13 in his hometown of Meridian, Mississippi on WDAL Radio and WTOK-TV. He attended Mississippi State University, where he studied business administration, and Jackson State University, where he studied meteorology. In 1985 the National Weather Service named him "Outstanding Meteorologist" for his forecasting and reporting during Hurricane Elena.

Before coming to New York, Evans was meteorologist for WALA-TV in Mobile, Alabama and was morning show host on WABB-FM. He also held similar jobs in Dallas, as both meteorologist at WFAA-TV and morning show host for KHYI-FM.

Off the job

Evans helps raise funds for children's charities including Babies Hospital at Columbia Presbyterian, Pathways, The Little Shelter for Rescued Animals, Special Olympics, The Orbis Society, The Crones and Colitis Foundation, Leake and Watts Youth Services, The Juvenile Diabetes Association, Junior Achievement, and YAI The National Young Adult Institute, Adpot-a-Dog, Bruce Museum, Greenwich Hospital, The Christopher Reeve Foundation, The Alan T. Brown Foundation, Cancer Care of Connecticut, Dana's Kids Foundation, The Blue Shield of Greenwich, CT, Red Cross of Connecticut, Red Cross of New York. He coaches youth football, baseball, and basketball. He also hosts golf tournaments to raise funds for The Red Cross of New Jersey and Special Olympics of New York.

Evans lives with his wife, Dana, and their four children (Maggie, William (who is going out with...), and twins Julia and Sarah) in Greenwich, Connecticut.In July 2007, Evans wrote "Category 7", a techno-thriller novel that talks about weather manipulation and a hurricane that hits New York City. The book reached #12 on Amazon.com's "Best Seller" List.Fact|date=May 2008 His next novel "Frozen Fire" is slated to hit book store shelves in September of 2008. He is currently working on a book on weather for middle school students.

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External links

* [http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=bios&id=3301214 Bill Evans of ABC News]