Stephanie Abrams | |
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Abrams in May 2014
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Born |
Wellington, Florida, U.S. |
October 27, 1978
Education |
University of Florida Florida State University |
Occupation | Meteorologist |
Years active | 2000–present |
Employer | The Weather Channel and NBC News |
Home town | West Palm Beach, Florida |
Stephanie Abrams (born October 27, 1978) is an American television meteorologist, currently working for The Weather Channel (TWC). She currently co-hosts AMHQ with Jen Carfagno and Jim Cantore from 6AM to 9AM weekdays. She has also done live reporting for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Abrams graduated with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in geography, minoring in mathematics, from the University of Florida in Gainesville, graduating with honors and elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She was a member of Delta Phi Epsilon sorority, where she served as President of the chapter.
Abrams' second degree was a B.S. in meteorology from Florida State University (FSU) in Tallahassee, where she graduated cum laude. At Florida State, Abrams, like other meteorology students, practiced on-air forecasts on FSU Live, a student-run news and weather production on a Tallahassee cable channel. She worked as a teaching assistant at FSU, teaching a class about meteorology.
Abrams is a member of the National Weather Association (NWA) and the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and was president of the North Florida chapter of the AMS from 2002 to 2003. She holds the seal of approval from the AMS.