Jim Cantore Biography | Wiki
Jim Cantore is an American Meteorologist currently serving as an on-air weather anchor and storm chaser for The Weather Channel (TWC) in Georgia. He joined the TWC in 1986 after graduating from Lyndon State College. Jim also filed in for Al Rocker on The Today Show on NBC news after NBC Universal finalized its acquisition of The Weather Channel in 2008.
Jim Cantore Education | College
Cantore finished his high school studies in White River Junction, Vermont. He then joined Lyndon State College and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology from the college in 1986.
Jim Cantore Age
How old is Jim? Cantore is 57 years old as of 2021. He was born James D. Cantore on February 16, 1964, in Beacon Falls, Connecticut, United States. His birthday is celebrated on 18th February every year. Her zodiac birth sign is Aquarius. ALSO READ: Stephanie Abrams
Jim Cantore Nationality | Ethnicity
Cantore is an American national by birth. She was born and brought up in Beacon Falls, Connecticut, United States. Thus, he is of native white-American ethnicity/heritage.
Jim Cantore Height
Jim stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches and also maintains an average bodyweight of around 80 kilograms. However, information regarding his other body measurements is currently under review. Cantore’s eye color is dark brown and he is bald.
Jim Cantore Parents | Siblings
Jim was born in Beacon Falls, Connecticut, but he was raised in a local town situated in White River, Junction, Vermont by his parents. He grew up as the son of James Contore (father) and the elder brother of Vinnie Cantore. However, information regarding his mother is currently not yet available. We shall update you once it is confirmed available.
Jim Cantore Wife
Is Jim Married? Jim was previously married to Tamra Cantore from 1990 to 2009. Together they are co-parents of two wonderful grown-up children. However, he has never shared any details about his current dating life with the public since his divorce from Tamra in 1990. Cantore’s children were diagnosed with a rare condition known as Fragile X syndrome. Thus he volunteers to do charitable work for the Fragile X Research Foundation (FRAXA).
Jim Cantore Children
Cantore and Tamra are the parents of Ben Cantore and Christina Cantore. Christina is Jim’s firstborn daughter who was born in 1993 while Ben was born around 1995. As of 2021, Ben is 26 years old.
Jim Cantore Net Worth
Cantore is an accomplished Television Meteorologist and TV personality who has an estimated net worth of around $4.5 million dollars as of 2021.
Jim Cantore Thundersnow
On February 15, 2015, Jim covered the Cunbtor Thundersnwo Montage where he had a wonderful time covering a number of Thundersnow storms experienced in various cities across the United States.
Jim Covering Elsa and Delta
In early 2021, Jim and his storm chasing team were able to provide full 24-hour coverage of Hurricane Elsa and which towns and cities will be hit the most by Elsa. Cantore also reported live with his crew during Hurrican Delta back in 2020.
Jim Cantore Beach Commercial
Back in May 2011, Jim did a Beach commercial called Running From Jim on Miami Beach, Florida. The commercial featured him with a bunch of people just running, chilling and having fun with him on the beach.
Jim Cantore Covid 19
According to our findings, Jim has not been diagnosed with COVID 19.
Jim Cantore Weather Channel | Email Address
Jim currently serves as the lead co-anchor of AMHQ’s America’s morning newscasts alongside Stephanie Abrams and Jen Carfagno on The Weather Channel in the metropolitan area of Atlanta. He landed his first job at TWC back in 1986 after his college graduation.
From there, Jim became one of the best-known broadcast meteorologists on Television due to his credible and impactful unorthodox weather forecasting skills. He was also tasked with the ability to break down complex weather events into a language an average person watching The weather reports TWC could understand and comprehend.
His most popular and prominent weather reports include covering Hurricanes Gustav, Katrina, Rita, Andrew, Floyd, Mitch, Bonnie, Irene, Sandy Matthew., Irma, Laura and Dorian. He also created and produced the audience’s favorite news segment called Fall Foliage Forecast. He also reported events such as the Space Shuttle Discovery Launch and Winter X Game during his early years at the station.
Did Jim Cantore Retire
Jim is not yet retired. In fact, his recent posts with Stephanie Abrams in The set AMHRQ’s studio on the Weather Channel clearly indicate that he is still a co-host on the show. Thus, he is not planning to retire from his career anytime soon.