Amy Freeze

Amy Freeze Arbuckle (born 1974) (professionally known as Amy Freeze)cite web |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-0701300076jan30,1,7018927.column?page=2&coll=chi-business-hed |author=Rosenthal, Phil |title=WBBM resets Bears clock after complaints |date=2007-01-30 |accessdate=2007-06-07] is a meteorologist for Fox affiliate WFLD in Chicago. Her appointment in Chicago gained mention in TVnewsday. [ [http://tvnewsday.com/login/?error=access&url=aHR0cDovL3R2bmV3c2RheS5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZXMvMjAwNy8wMS8yOS9kYWlseS42Lw%3D%3D TVNEWSDAY - The Business of Broadcasting ] ] She presents the weather during newscasts at 9 p.m. and now "The Ten." Freeze has certificate number 111 from the American Meteorological Society as a Certified Broadcast Meteorolgist - she was one of the first 20 women in the world have this certification. In addition, Freeze has her National Weather Association and American Meteorological Society seals of approval. She is a two-time National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Emmy Award winner. Before joining WFLD, she worked for NBC's WCAU in Philadelphia for four years. During that time she went to the plaza in New York City to fill in for the weekend Today Show. She also worked in Denver at both KWGN and KMGH. Freeze has had a cameo appearance on the sitcom "Scrubs." Freeze uses viewers' digital photos capturing the weather, including them in her forecasts as "Freeze Frame." While in Philly Freeze won a mid-Atlantic Chapter Emmy. [ [http://www.tvjobs.com/cgi-bin/onthemove/archive.cgi?page=28&ORDER=DESC&FIELD=Date&agent=&TYPE=Show+All Short report, go to #1095] ]

Freeze also does weather presentations in Chicago area schools. [ [http://www.asd4.org/docs/amyfreeze.htm Addison Elementary School District 4 ] ] [ [http://www.oakparkjournal.com/2007/2007-Amy-Freeze-Mann-visit-from-Foxnews-Nov-31.html Oak Park Newspaper ] ] [ [http://www.cm201u.org/index.asp?NID=647 Crete-Monee School District, IL - Classroom Happenings ] ] [ [http://www.nwitimes.com/articles/2007/11/17/news/lake_county/docd2de1aa253eeae8c862573960015c0e5.txt TV's Freeze speaks to students / nwi.com ] ]

There are various reasons that Freeze still uses her maiden name, but as some have pointed out, how can someone with such a weather related name avoid becoming a meteorologist. [ [http://corrinrenee.com/?p=1302 oh, hey. » Amy Freeze - Chicago Meteorologist ] ]

Freeze is a Latter-day Saint. She met her husband, Gary Arbuckle, when she was a cheerleader at Brigham Young University and he was Cosmo the Cougar. [ [http://famousmormons.net/media.html Famous Mormons in the Media ] ] [ [http://magazine.byu.edu/g/?act=view&a=89 "BYU Magazine", Winter 2000] ] [ [http://magazine.byu.edu/g/?act=view&a=1139 "BYU Magazine", Summer 2000] ] She received a degree in communications from BYU and a degree in meteorology from Mississippi State University. [ [http://www.opprairie.com/Articles-i-2007-11-13-166777.112113_Freezeing_over_Sandburg_High_School.html Freeze-ing over Sandburg High School: The Orland Park Prairie - Orland Park's Local Newspaper ] ]

Freeze has a website that teaches the reader how to record weather information of his or her own. (see External links)

Freeze and her husband Gary won $100,000 in a weight-loss contest in 1999. [ [http://www.nbc10.com/health/2206579/detail.html Amy Freeze's Amazing Story - HealthWatch News Story - WCAU | Philadelphia ] ] [ [http://magazine.byu.edu/g/?act=view&a=89 Former Cheerleaders Still Partners in Fitness and Life ] ]

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External links

* [http://www.amyfreeze.com Official Website]