Tom Skilling

Tom Skilling is a popular meteorologist in Chicago, Illinois.

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Meteorologist - Chicago - Illinois

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Skilling began his career in broadcasting at age 14, working for WKKD in Aurora, Illinois while attending high school. He attended the University of Wisconsin, Madison to study meteorology and journalism. After college, he worked as a weatherman in Jacksonville, Florida and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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Aurora, Illinois - University of Wisconsin, Madison - Jacksonville, Florida - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Skilling returned to the Chicago area and began working for WGN-TV Channel 9 in 1978. He is currently WGN's chief meteorologist and is rumored to be the highest paid broadcast meteorologist in the United States. He also writes the daily weather column in the Chicago Tribune, whose corporate parent, the Tribune Company, owns WGN. During this time, his weather broadcasts have always featured the latest technology in computer imagery and animation techniques.

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WGN-TV - 1978 - Chicago Tribune - Tribune Company

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Skilling is a member of the American Meteorological Society and National Weather Association.

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American Meteorological Society - National Weather Association

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Annually, he hosts tornado and severe weather seminars at the Fermi National Accelerator Lab (Fermilab) in Batavia, Illinois. 2005 marked the 24th year of the seminar.

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Fermilab - Batavia, Illinois

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Skilling is the older brother of former Enron Corporation CEO Jeffrey Skilling.

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Enron Corporation - CEO - Jeffrey Skilling

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• Skilling's WGN Bio
• Skilling's Fermilab Seminar