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Sam Champion Biography
Birth Name:
Samuel James Champion
Birth Place:
Paducah, Kentucky, United States
Profession
Weather anchor, reporter
Fast Facts
- Started career in broadcast news as an intern at WKYT in Lexington while still attending Eastern Kentucky University
- Spent 18 years as a weatherman for ABC's New York affiliate, WABC
- Had cancer surgery, broadcast live on Good Morning America on May 12, 2010, to remove a basal-cell carcinoma from his shoulder
- Volunteers with several charity organizations, including the Multiple Sclerosis Society and the March of Dimes Foundation
- New York City-based indie rock band Sam Champion is named after him
Relationships
- James H. Champion -- Father
- Rubem Robierb -- Husband
- Sylvia Champion -- Mother
- Teresa -- Sister