Tony Perkins (meteorologist)
- Tony Perkins (meteorologist)
Tony Perkins (born 1960) is an American weather broadcaster best known for his work on ABC's "Good Morning America" from 1999 to 2005. He currently is the chief weatherman for WTTG in Washington, DC.
Perkins holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from American University.
Perkins began his career as a desk assistant for the ABC News Washington bureau. From 1985 to 1992, he served as a producer and on-air contributor to "The Donnie Simpson Show" on WKYS-FM in Washington, D.C.. From 1986 to 1988, he hosted and produced "DC20 Breakaway" in Washington. From 1993 to 1999, he served as a weather personality at WTTG-TV in Washington, D.C. and also co-anchored "Fox Morning News" from 1998 to 1999. In 1999, Perkins joined ABC's "Good Morning America", where his catchphrase to turn it over to the local weather was "the weather in your neighborhood." Perkins left "Good Morning America" in late 2005 to return to WTTG in Washington. On "GMA" he was succeeded by Mike Barz. Tony Perkins was a replacement for Spencer Christian when he moved to San Francisco to do the weather for KGO-TV in the late 1990s.
Perkins is an occasional in studio guest to The Don and Mike Show in Washington D.C.He is now, in addition to his WTTG work, working for the Fox News Channel (WTTG is a Fox owned-and-operated station).
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