Bill Karins
Birth Name:
William J. Karins
Birth Place:
Albany, New York, United States
Fast Facts
- Started out as a meteorologist, environmental reporter, and tornado chaser at KSNT in Topeka, Kansas
- Reported on Hurricanes Bertha and Fran in 1996 and Hurricane Bonnie in 1998 at WCTI in New Bern, North Carolina
- Best known as an NBC meteorologist who has appeared on "Early Today," "First Look," "Way Too Early," and "Morning Joe․"
- He has also made appearances on "NBC Nightly News," "Today," and "Dateline NBC․"
- He is also a substitute host for Willie Geist on "Way Too Early," for Al Roker on "Today," and for Dylan Dreyer on "Weekend Today․"
- Did an on-site weather report at the inaugural "Winter Classic" Buffalo hockey game for NBC Sports
- Prior to joining NBC he was working at WOFL in Orlando, Florida, where he covered the devastating 2004 Hurricane season, which included Hurricanes Charley, Jeanne, Francis, and Ivan