Zee reached national prominence when she joined Good Morning America Weekend on November 12, 2011. In addition, Zee is an AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist. While working at WMAQ from 2006-2011, Zee was once asked to fill in as a guest meteorologist on the weekend edition of The Today Show, and this fulfilled her high school goal. Lara Spencer (left) and Zee at the 2014 Pre-White House Correspondents' Dinner Reception Pre-PartyĪfter graduating from college, Zee worked for various media outlets such as WEYI-TV in Flint, Michigan, WYIN-TV in Merrillville, Indiana, WLAV-FM and WOOD-TV both in Grand Rapids, Michigan, WBMA-LD ABC 33/40 in Birmingham, Alabama as an intern under chief meteorologist James Spann, and WMAQ in Chicago, Illinois, an NBC owned and operated station. Her goal at graduation was to be a meteorologist on The Today Show by age 30. After that, Zee went on to Valparaiso University, where she obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in meteorology as well as a major in both mathematics and Spanish. I really thought it was the coolest thing I had ever seen." In 1999, Zee graduated from Rockford High School in Rockford, Michigan. Zee said she chose to be a meteorologist because "I saw a waterspout on Lake Michigan when I was eight. Zee's maternal grandfather is George Joseph Hemleb and grandmother Paula Adeline Wesner. Zee's paternal grandparents are Adriaan Cornelis "Adrian" or "Arie" Zuidgeest and Hillegonda "Hilda" Zuidgeest ( née VanderShoor), who both immigrated to the United States from the Netherlands. In her extended family, Zee has a stepfather named Carl Craft, and two half-sisters, Adrianna and Elaina Craft. Zee was named after " Ginger" from Gilligan's Island by her Dutch father, due to his love of the show. The family moved to Michigan before she was 1 year old. Zee was born Ginger Renee Zuidgeest on January 13, 1981, in Orange, California, the daughter of Dawn Zuidgeest-Craft ( née Hemleb) and Robert Zuidgeest. She is the chief meteorologist for ABC News, after having been the network's weekend meteorologist. Zephyr Skye” the storm chasing alien of Disney Junior’s hit show “Miles from Tomorrowland.” Additionally, Zee and her husband, Ben Aaron star in “Renovation Realities: Ben & Ginger” on DIY Network.Ginger Renee Colonomos ( née Zuidgeest born January 13, 1981), known by her pseudonym Ginger Zee, is an American television personality. Zee, who has storm chased since college has a genuine passion for the atmosphere and a dedication to getting young people interested in science. She began her career at WLAV FM/ WXMI in Grand Rapids, Michigan. From 2003-2005, Zee worked at WEYI NBC 25 in Flint, MI. Before that assignment, Zee worked at WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids, MI where she part of the Storm Team 8, also covering the environment, science and the impact of weather throughout West Michigan. Prior to joining ABC News, she was a meteorologist at NBC station WMAQ-Channel 5 in Chicago from 2006-2011, also filling in for several NBC and MSNBC News programs. Plus, skydiving, ice boat racing and surfing live on GMA. She has gone para-hawking in Nepal, flown a drone into the fissure of a volcano in Iceland, hiked the largest cave in the world in Vietnam, para-glided from the Himalayas to the Andes, dove with sharks in the Bahamas, rappelled 27 stories down the exterior façade of the Wit Hotel in Chicago. Her love of adventure has taken her and ABC News viewers across the world. Zee’s passion does not stop with storm chasing. In 2016, Zee covered Hurricane Matthew and its path along the east coast. In 2013, she covered extreme weather conditions ranging from the Boston blizzard to the record-breaking heat in Death Valley. She broadcasted from the devastated Jersey Shore during Hurricane Sandy, the Colorado floods and wildfires, and covered the aftermath from tornados in Moore and El Reno, Oklahoma. Since joining ABC News, Zee has covered almost every major weather event and dozens of historic storms. Previously she was the meteorologist for “Good Morning America Weekend.” Additionally, Zee hosts an ABC News original digital series “Food Forecast.” — - Ginger Zee is the chief meteorologist at ABC News, reporting on the nation’s weather on “Good Morning America” and across ABC News broadcasts and digital platforms.
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