Clear Skies Ahead: Ginger Zee

“On the broadcasting side, I didn’t take one class about broadcasting or communications. I wasn’t a performer. It just wasn’t a part of me. And so I decided to take some acting classes and some improv classes, and then some voice classes. I just kept on the side always, trying to take these types of classes that I had never felt comfortable doing, but now was almost imperative to my success in my job. I do think it started to set me apart. I did improv and acting at Second City in Chicago while I worked there. It was applying myself in a very different place, which is also very good for you, no matter what, just to grow as a person, but it was great for my job because it made me a different type of meteorologist.”

—Ginger Zee, chief meteorologist and chief climate correspondent of the Climate Unit at ABC News in New York, on experiences she pursued to improve her on-air skills. For more, listen to the Clear Skies Ahead podcast (https://blubrry.com/clear_skies_ahead/), with new episodes released every month.