Table of Biography
Tom Skilling is an American television meteorologist. Tom Skilling currently serves as the weather broadcast at WGN-TV and is also a member of the American Meteorological Society.
Early life Childhood
Born on February 20, 1952, Tom’s full name is Thomas Ethelbert Skilling, III. As of the year 2024, he is 72 years old. He is an original of Aurora, Illinois. He is the oldest of the 4 children in the family. One of his younger brothers Jeff Skilling is the discredited former CEO of Enron. However, he has not revealed his parents’ names.
Caption: Tom at the WGN Weather Center
Source: wgntv
Education and Career
Skilling attended West Aurora High School. During his high school days, he started working as a broadcaster for WKKD and WKKD-FM. Back at the age of 14, he convinced WKKD that he would accurately forecast the weather at Aurora. Back then WKKD’s forecast was from Chicago and inaccurate for Aurora. After observing Skilling’s forecast for a few days, the company hired him to host his weather program. His program aired 3 times a week. Moreover, he began working at WLXT-TV when he turned 18.
After high school, Skilling enrolled at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Here he studied meteorology and journalism. While attending the university, Skilling worked at WKOW-TV and WTSO radio. In 1975, Tom got his first major-market television position, when he was appointed as the lead forecaster at WITI-TV in Milwaukee.
More Details
After about 3 years with WITI-TV, Skilling moved to Chicago and joined WGN-TV in 1978. Since then he has been working with WGN-TV. Currently, he serves as the TV’s chief meteorologist. Similarly, he also writes the daily weather column in the Chicago Tribune.
Moreover, Skilling is a member of the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association. He hosts an annual tornado and serves at the Fermi National Accelerator Lab.
In 2005, the American comedy-drama film ‘The Weather Man’ was released. he was consulted for the movie which was set in his hometown of Chicago at a fictionalized version of WGN-TV.
Awards
Tom has served in the field of forecasting for about half a century with in-depth reports and striking accuracy. Thus, his work has been recognized and honored. In 1995, he received an Honorary Doctorate of Humanities from Lewis University. Moreover, the Catalina Sky Survey in 1999 discovered an Asteroid which was named 91888 Tomskilling in his honor.
Tom Skilling – Net Worth 2024
Looking into their riches and earnings, Tom Skilling is said to be the highest-paid local broadcast meteorologist in the United States. However, he has not revealed his salary. His net worth is approximately $15 million as of 2020
Relationship
Tom Skilling is in his mid-60s but still single. In his history, there has not been any information about his love life. So, people rumor that he may be gay. But he has not denied or confirmed it.
Caption: Tom Skilling at the hospital after surgery
Source: Chicago reader
Body Measurements
67-year-old Tom Skilling has a slightly obese body type. However, his body measurements including his height and weight are currently unavailable. His black hair has turned grey and he has even started getting bald. He has small brown eyes.
Caption: Tom Skilling speaks at a Chicago Botanic Garden event in 2014.
Source: Chicago.runtime
Tom Skilling – Social Media
Talking about his internet presence, Tom Skilling is active on different social media sites including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. He is most popular on Facebook with 233k followers and 226k likes. Similarly, he is also quite active on Twitter with 81k followers. However, he is not quite active on Instagram. Until now he has not shared a single post and had around 15oo followers.