Tom Skilling, a TV meteorologist who has been forecasting the weather on Nexstar’s WGN-tv in Chicago for 45 years, announced tonight on the WGN Evening News that he will retire on February 28, 2024.
Skilling started his career at the age of 14 in Aurora, Illinois while still in high school. He had a series of radio and TV jobs in Illinois and Wisconsin before coming to WGN-tv in August of 1978.
In addition to his weather forecasts on WGN News, Skilling hosted nearly 40 years of severe weather seminars at Fermilab, often welcoming in a “who’s who” of severe weather experts from around the world. He has reported firsthand on the weather from locales as varied as Alaska, Las Vegas, an ice-breaking ship in the middle of Lake Huron, and, most famously, was once chased by a tornado in Oklahoma.
Skilling is a multiple Emmy Award-winner from the Chicago/Midwest chapter of the...
Skilling started his career at the age of 14 in Aurora, Illinois while still in high school. He had a series of radio and TV jobs in Illinois and Wisconsin before coming to WGN-tv in August of 1978.
In addition to his weather forecasts on WGN News, Skilling hosted nearly 40 years of severe weather seminars at Fermilab, often welcoming in a “who’s who” of severe weather experts from around the world. He has reported firsthand on the weather from locales as varied as Alaska, Las Vegas, an ice-breaking ship in the middle of Lake Huron, and, most famously, was once chased by a tornado in Oklahoma.
Skilling is a multiple Emmy Award-winner from the Chicago/Midwest chapter of the...
- 10/12/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Fans of Chicago Party Aunt’s Twitter account know that the middle-aged Windy City partier loves local weatherman Tom Skilling as much as she hates ketchup on hot dogs, has banged in/at myriad historic city landmarks, and never turns down a shot of Malört. Now Cpa’s many fans will be able to see her adventures in…...
- 8/27/2021
- by Gwen Ihnat
- avclub.com
Chicago –The 53rd Chicago International Television Awards, a companion celebration to the Chicago International Television Festival – and presented by Cinema/Chicago, the organization who presents the Chicago International Film Festival – will take place Thursday, March 23rd, 2017, and will honor entertainment reporter Dean Richards, advertising guru Joe Sedelmeier and the newly-formed-but-already-influential Amazon Studios. The entire television festival will take place from March 21st to the 23rd at the AMC River East 21, and screenings are free and open to the public. Click here for a complete schedule and details.
The 2016 Awards, given in April of last year, were conferred through Michael Kutza, Artistic Director and Founder of the Chicago International Film Festival, and were “The Commitment to Excellence in Television Productions,” which was given to HBO; the “Career Achievement Award,” that went to actress Regina Taylor; the “Chicago Legend Award,” given to local ABC 7 Chicago broadcaster Janet Davies; and the “Chicago Award...
The 2016 Awards, given in April of last year, were conferred through Michael Kutza, Artistic Director and Founder of the Chicago International Film Festival, and were “The Commitment to Excellence in Television Productions,” which was given to HBO; the “Career Achievement Award,” that went to actress Regina Taylor; the “Chicago Legend Award,” given to local ABC 7 Chicago broadcaster Janet Davies; and the “Chicago Award...
- 3/20/2017
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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