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Tom Skilling is an American television meteorologist. Tom Skilling currently serves as a weather broadcaster for WGN-TV and is also a member of the American Meteorological Society.
Early life Childhood
Born in February 20, 1952 Tom’s full name is Thomas Ethelbert Skilling, III. As of 2023, he is 71 years old. He is originally from Aurora, Illinois. He is the eldest of the 4 children in the family. One of his younger brothers, Jeff Skilling, is the disgraced former CEO of Enron. However, he has not revealed the names of his parents.
Caption: Tom at the WGN Weather Center Source: wgntv
Education and career
Skilling attended West Aurora High School. During his high school days, he began working as an announcer for WKKD and WKKD-FM. When he was 14, he convinced WKKD that he would accurately forecast the weather in Aurora. Back then, WKKD’s forecast was from Chicago and was inaccurate for Aurora. After watching Skilling’s forecast for a few days, the company hired him to host their weather show. His program was broadcast 3 times a week. Furthermore, he started working at WLXT-TV when he turned 18.
After high school, Skilling enrolled at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Here he studied meteorology and journalism. While attending college, Skilling worked at WKOW-TV and WTSO radio. In 1975, Tom landed his first position in a major television market, when he was named chief forecaster at WITI-TV in Milwaukee.
More details
After about 3 years at WITI-TV, Skilling moved to Chicago and joined WGN-TV in 1978. He has been working with WGN-TV ever since. Currently, he serves as chief television meteorologist. Similarly, he also writes the daily weather column in the Chicago Tribune.
Additionally, Skilling is a member of the American Meteorological Society and the National Meteorological Association. He hosts an annual tornado and works at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
In 2005, the American comedy-drama film ‘The Weather Man’ was released. He was consulted for the film which was set in his hometown of Chicago on a fictional version of WGN-TV.
Awards
Tom has worked in the field of forecasting for approximately half a century with detailed reporting and astonishing accuracy. Thus, his work has been recognized and honored. In 1995, he received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Lewis University. Additionally, the Catalina Sky Survey discovered an asteroid in 1999 that was named 91888 Tomskilling in his honor.
Tom Skilling – Net worth 2023
Looking at his wealth and earnings, Tom Skilling is said to be the highest paid local meteorologist in the United States. However, he has not revealed his salary. As for his net worth, it is approximately $15 million as of 2020.
Relationship
Tom Skilling is in his 60s but still single. In his story there has not been any information about his love life. So, people rumor that he might be gay. But he has neither denied nor confirmed it.
Caption: Tom Skilling in the hospital after surgery Source: Chicago Reader
body measurement
Tom Skilling, 67, has a slightly obese body type. However, his body measurements, including his height and weight, are not currently available. His black hair has turned gray and even he has started to go bald. He has small brown eyes.
Caption: Tom Skilling speaks at a Chicago Botanic Garden event in 2014. Source: Chicago.runtime
Tom Skilling – Social Networks
Talking about his internet presence, Tom Skilling is active on different social media sites including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. He is most popular on Facebook with 233,000 followers and 226,000 likes. Similarly, he is also quite active on Twitter with 81,000 followers. However, he is not very active on Instagram. Until now he has not shared a single post and had around 1500 followers.
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