Spencer Christian
| Spencer Christian | |
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Spencer Christian in 2012
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| Born |
July 23, 1947 Newport News, Virginia |
| Residence | San Francisco Bay Area, CA |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | E. Spencer Christian, Jr. |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Education | B.A. English, Journalism |
| Alma mater | Hampton University |
| Occupation | Broadcaster, journalist, author |
| Years active | 1971-present |
| Employer | KGO-TV (ABC7), San Francisco |
| Known for |
Good Morning America (1986-1999) The View from the Bay (2006-2010) |
| Spouse(s) |
Diane Chambers (1970-2000) Lynette Courtney (2007-present) |
| Children | Jason Christian, Jessica Christian |
Diane Chambers (1970-2000)
Spencer Christian (born July 23, 1947) is an American television broadcaster, best known as the former weather forecaster for ABC's Good Morning America from 1986 to 1998. He currently is the weather forecaster for ABC-owned KGO-TV in San Francisco. Christian is also the author of several children's books.
Christian was born in Newport News, Virginia in 1947. He began his broadcasting career at WWBT in Richmond, Virginia as a news reporter, covering state and local politics, the public school system, and landmark cases in the Fourth US Circuit Court of Appeals. His first stint as a weatherman came in 1975, in Baltimore, Maryland, when he was hired by news director Ron Kershaw at WBAL-TV to join the Action News team which included Sue Simmons, Mike Hambrick, Ron Smith, Curt Anderson and Joe Krebs. In Baltimore, Christian quickly gained a respectable following because of his quick wit and not so dry humor. Additionally, he frequently made appearances at many community and charitable events held at shopping centers, elementary schools and little leagues. Christian was in Baltimore at the same time that Oprah was at Baltimore's WJZ-TV.
From there, Christian moved to New York City's WABC-TV, where he served as weatherman and sportscaster for Eyewitness News from 1977 to 1986. In August 1986, Christian joined Good Morning America as their weather forecaster. In addition, he occasionally traveled throughout the United States and abroad, reporting on a wide range of topics from current events to human interest stories.
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