Ginger Zee
Birth Name:
Ginger Renee Zuidgeest
Birth Place:
Orange, California, United States
Profession
Actress, Writer, Producer
Fast Facts
- Inducted into her high school's Hall of Fame in 2012
- Is a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist by the American Meteorological Society
- Studied meteorology at Indiana's Valparaiso University
- Interested in meteorology since her teens, it was her goal at high school graduation to become a meteorologist on "Today" by age 30
- Began her on-screen career as a weekend weather anchor in Grand Rapids, Michigan, before breaking her contract to work in Chicago, the country's third largest television market
- Earned her first name because of her father's love of "Gilligan's Island"
- Supported herself as a bartender and aerobics instructor while working in smaller markets during the earliest parts of her career
Awards
- 2018Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine:Nominated
- 2018Emmy - Outstanding News Special:Nominated
- 2019Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Morning Program:Nominated