ctmajka 108 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 According to some comments on one of Amy Freeze's Facebook statuses, it looks like she'll be heading to WABC. Her status was updated to say "May I borrow a pen?", which seems to have meant she was going to sign a contract with the ABC O&O. Some comments from coworkers included: "Tony Lossano- Congrats and good luck at WABC-TV in New York!" "Nancy Loo- AWESOME news! WABC is a great place and you get to see David Novarro again. So, so happy for you. :-)" No word yet on when she'll start, I don't think. I think she'll be a great addition to Eyewitness News. She has an awesome personality, everyone loves her here in chi-town. Treat her well, New York. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazynetjunkie 34 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 That's great for her. I knew she would be heading back east but I (and everyone else) assumed Philly. NY isn't too far off and it's actually up to the top market for her. My bets are on their 4PM newscast.. Especially if David Novarro anchors it. Amy and David worked very well together and just "clicked" while they were on WFLD's "The Ten" newscast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nynewsguy 66 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 That's great for her. I knew she would be heading back east but I (and everyone else) assumed Philly. NY isn't too far off and it's actually up to the top market for her. My bets are on their 4PM newscast.. Especially if David Novarro anchors it. Amy and David worked very well together and just "clicked" while they were on WFLD's "The Ten" newscast. She'll be on weekend mornings... replacing Jeff Smith who moved up after the departure of Heidi Jones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.wer 12 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 This supports my theory that WABC does not hire any other NY station's rejects... My thinking was that hiring John Marshall would be a nice smooth transition... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TellyGenic 32 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 She's taking over weekend mornings - per the Fishbowl/MediaBistro NY: http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/wabc-tv-hires-chicago-meteorologist-amy-freeze-for-weekend-mornings_b32235# WABC-TV Hires Chicago Meteorologist Amy Freeze for Weekend Mornings WABC-TV/Channel 7 has turned the corner from the ugly situation involving Heidi Jones. The station has hired Amy Freeze, yes Freeze, as their new weekend morning meteorologist. Freeze, 36, had been the former chief meteorologist at the Fox affiliate in Chicago. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Freeze was bounced out of her job unceremoniously on February 20 after four years, as her contract wasn’t renewed. Now in New York, though, WABC news director Kenny Plotnik tells FishbowlNY that Freeze will be an asset to the station. “She brings a wealth of knowledge that will mix in very well with our three people, in terms of understanding the weather, explaining it to our audience, and strong forecasting.” Freeze reunites with David Navarro, a 10-year veteran of the Fox Chicago station. (Navarro had previously done anchoring and reporting at WABC). “She is a very strong personality, and I think she will communicate,” Plotnik says. “I think she will connect very well with the audience.” Freeze joins WABC following the Jones ordeal, in which the former meteorologist was arrested in December for lying to police about an alleged sexual attack in Central Park. Various reports said Jones, who also got national exposure on Good Morning America, told police she made up the story because she was stressed out and wanted attention. She was suspended and never worked again at WABC. That ultimately led Channel 7 to post job ads for the position. “There [were] a lot of qualified people from all over the country, locally and nationally,” Plotnik says. “We wanted to find someone that would mix, that would gel well with our other three folks.” Once of those four is Jeff Smith, who had been pulling double duty on the weekends. Smith has been officially promoted to weekend nighttime newscasts (6 p.m. and 11 p.m.). “Now we have four meteorologists, not weather forecasters, not people who just do weather,” Plotnik says. It will likely take Freeze, who starts at WABC on Monday, a couple of weeks to get fully trained before viewers will see her weekend forecasts. In the end, Plotnik says it was a difficult undertaking to make the choice, but he’s certain it was the correct one. “It took me a long time to do it, but I’m proud to have her here.” Freeze holds a Masters Degree in Environmental Science from the University of Pennsylvania and degrees in Communications and Meteorology from Brigham Young University and Mississippi State University, respectively. Freeze, hired as a full timer, will eventually handle some reporting during the week. “It’s unclear what yet.” Plotnik says. “…Certainly with her expertise in environmental sciences that would probably be a good place to have her do some reporting.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nynewslover 269 Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 She is doing the weather this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvknowledge 5 Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 So what's your take on her. I think she has settled down and doing nicely after a few shaky starts. Definitely better and seemingly more knowledgeable than some of the other female forecasters (if you can call them that) on weekends. Another good hire by abc7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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