Sam Champion Profile
Sam Champion is an American Meteorologist who is currently working for ABC WABC-TV. At the station, he serves as the weekend and 5:00 p.m. weather anchor, eventually becoming the main weather anchor for the 5:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m., and 11:00 p.m. newscasts.
Sam Champion Age
Champion is 62 years as of 2023. He was born on 13th August 1961, in Paducah, Kentucky, United States of America. He celebrates his birthday on 13 August every year.
Sam Champion Height
He stands at a height of 5 feet 10 inches tall.
Sam Champion Family
Champion is the son of Sylvia and James H Champion. He was born in Paducah, Kentuky. His father was a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps who served in Vietnam. His dad died on October 25, 2010. He has one sister named Teresa.
Sam Champion Gay / Husband
Champion is openly gay. he is married to Rubem Robierb since December 21, 2012. His husband is a Brazillian visual artist, whose current medium and style are linked to the pop-art movement by using the two – dimensional image and its repetition as a resource. The duo tied the on 12th December 2012 and their wedding was officiated by state supreme court justice George J. Silver.
The wedding was by family and close friends. On December 21, 2016, Champion shared a photo of their wedding anniversary on his Instagram. Additionally, he posted a photo of a newborn baby on December 17, 2021, and captioned that they were thrilled. many people congratulated him and his husband he later clarified that they are not parents but he is a proud uncle.
Sam Champion Career
Champion started at Eyewitness News in 1988 as the weekend and 5:00 p.m. weather anchor, eventually becoming the main weather anchor for the 5:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m., and 11:00 p.m. newscasts. Prior to joining WABC-TV, Sam was a weekend anchor and news reporter at WPSD-TV in Paducah, KY. Moreover, he began his career as an intern at WKYT-TV in Lexington, KY, and graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a bachelor’s degree in broadcast news. Additionally, In 2006, he became the weather anchor for Good Morning America. In his capacity as Weather Editor. Furthermore, he built ABC News’s Weather.
Climate and Environment Unit, and oversaw all weather, climate, and environmental coverage and content on all ABC platforms. In 2012, he became the Managing Editor of the Weather Channel, where he created and hosted AMHQ, a 4-hour morning show, and 23.5, a climate and science interview program in prime time. Sam received a Peabody Award for his “Sandy Coverage” and has won four Emmys. He returned home to WABC in 2019, when he became the weather anchor for Eyewitness News This Morning.
Sam Champion Salary
He has an estimated annual salary of $30,000 to $80,000 from his career at ABC WABC-TV.
Sam Champion Net Worth
Champion has an estimated annual Net Worth of $ 1 million to $5 million earned from his career as a Meteorologist.
Sam Champion Social Media Platforms
Champion is very active on his Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook pages. He has 521k followers on Twitter, 152k followers on Instagram, and 270k followers on Facebook.