Sam Champion
| Sam Champion | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Samuel James Champion August 13, 1961 Paducah, Kentucky, United States |
| Education | Eastern Kentucky University (B.A.) |
| Occupation | Weather Anchor, Television host |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Employer | ABC News |
| Title | Weatherman |
| Spouse(s) | Rubem Robierb (m. 2012) |
| Website | www |
Samuel James "Sam" Champion (born August 13, 1961) is an American weather anchor who is best known for his combined 25-year career on the ABC flagship station WABC-TV and Good Morning America. He formerly co-anchored AMHQ: America's Morning Headquarters on The Weather Channel and 23.5 Degrees With Sam Champion.
Following his December 4, 2013, final day with ABC, he became the managing editor of The Weather Channel on January 1, 2014. Champion also appeared on the Today show on NBC.
Champion was born in Paducah, Kentucky, to Sylvia and James H. Champion in 1961. He has one sibling, sister Teresa. His father, who died October 25, 2010, was a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps who served in Vietnam. He graduated from Fairfax High School in Fairfax, Virginia in 1979. He has a B.A. in broadcast news from Eastern Kentucky University, and interned at WKYT-TV in Lexington, Kentucky.
Champion worked at WPSD-TV in Paducah, Kentucky, and WJKS (later WCWJ) in Jacksonville, Florida. He became a weather forecaster for WABC-TV's Eyewitness News in New York City in 1988. He went on Good Morning America at a salary in 2004 of $1.5 million per year. On April 7, 2008 he debuted as host of Sea Rescue, an educational and informational program in Litton's Weekend Adventure that focuses on the rescue, rehabilitation, and in many instances release of animals back into wildlife.
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