FOX Weather to Launch on October 25th
October 06 2021 - 11:26AM
Business Wire
New AVOD Streaming Platform Signs WABC-TV
Meteorologist Amy Freeze
FOX Weather, FOX News Media’s 24/7 ad-supported streaming
weather service will launch on Monday, October 25th, announced its
president, Sharri Berg. The new service marks FOX News Media’s
eighth platform under the leadership of CEO Suzanne Scott as its
original linear network FOX News Channel celebrates its 25th
anniversary this week. Additionally, veteran WABC-TV meteorologist
Amy Freeze has joined FOX Weather as an anchor.
In making the announcement, Berg said, “We have been working
towards this moment for the last nine months and are thrilled to
debut FOX Weather with our talented and innovative team, including
Amy Freeze whose versatility and decades of experience are a great
addition.”
FOX Weather is a free service that will be available at
foxweather.com and through the FOX Weather app for iOS and Android.
FOX Weather will also be available on internet-connected TVs via
FOX NOW, the FOX News app, and Tubi.
Utilizing FOX News Channel’s expansive newsgathering units along
with FOX Television Stations’ unrivaled team of 120 meteorologists,
FOX Weather will offer users a comprehensive suite of weather
products featuring local, regional, and national reporting, in
addition to live programming. The platform will also showcase an
innovative approach to forecasting, optimizing multiple radar
systems, including an immersive, state of the art 3D radar to
deliver the most informative coverage surrounding all weather
patterns, from immediate to long-term.
Since announcing the streaming service in December 2020, FOX
Weather has hired key talent from the weather industry, including
top executives, storm chasers, correspondents and anchors, the
latter of whom are all seasoned meteorologists.
A five-time Emmy award-winning meteorologist and television
host, Freeze joins FOX Weather from the ABC owned and operated
station WABC-TV in New York. Since 2011, she has been part of the
station’s Eyewitness News Weather Team, where she also hosted the
popular Eyewitness News Saturday and Sunday morning shows.
Previously, Freeze was the first female Chief Meteorologist in
Chicago, IL while working at the local FOX owned and operated
station WFLD-TV. Prior to that, she served as a meteorologist for
the NBC owned station WCAU-TV in Philadelphia as well as a
meteorologist and morning show co-host for the ABC owned station
KMGH-TV in Denver, CO. Additionally, Freeze worked at the FOX
Portland, OR affiliate KPTV-TV on the local morning news program
Good Day Oregon.
Throughout her television career, Freeze’s coverage has received
numerous accolades, including Emmy awards for Best Weathercaster
and Outstanding Host, as well as for her 2007-2008 weather special,
Surviving Severe Weather. In 2005, she became the 11th woman in the
world to earn the prestigious Certified Broadcast Meteorologist
accreditation from the American Meteorological Society (AMS).
Notably, she holds Seals of Approval from both the AMS and the
National Weather Association. Over her distinguished career, Freeze
covered the Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, UT and Atlanta, GA,
and was the first female sideline reporter for Major League Soccer,
where she worked for more than 10 years before pursuing the field
of meteorology.
Freeze holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communications with an
emphasis on broadcast journalism from Brigham Young University, as
well as a Bachelor’s degree in Geosciences from Mississippi State
University in severe weather and forecasting. Additionally, she
earned a Master’s degree in Environmental Sciences from the
University of Pennsylvania.
FOX News Media operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business
Network (FBN), FOX News Digital, FOX News Audio, FOX News Books,
the direct-to-consumer digital streaming services FOX Nation and
FOX News International, and the AVOD platform FOX Weather.
Currently the number one network in all of cable, FNC has also been
the most watched television news channel for nearly 20 consecutive
years, while FBN currently ranks among the top business channels on
cable. Owned by FOX Corporation, FOX News Media reaches 200 million
people each month.
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FOX Weather Media Contacts:
Pete Lagiovane: 212-301-3294 Connor Smith: 212-301-3879
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