![]() King's co-workers include veteran news anchors Eric Wilson, Mimi Murphy and Whitney Martin and longtime sports director Scott Leber. There’s a balance I think you can find with that and I’ve been very fortunate to have support from my co-workers.” Not going anywhere Working an opposite shift from your significant other adds another element to it. “It was easy to work a little more when you have one kid, but when you add a couple more to the mix, it becomes a little more challenging. “The last couple of years have been harder,” King said. The couple has three daughters ages 15, 8 and 6. She has been married for 17 years to her high school sweetheart, Tim King, who is a partner at an Elgin accounting firm. When she's not studying weather models or putting together forecasts, King is focused on family time. In the aftermath of the deadly tornado that devastated Fairdale, Illinois in April 2015, King worked with the DeKalb County Long Term Recovery Team to purchase and distribute hundreds of First Alert NOAA radios to Fairdale residents. More: WTVO/Fox 39 morning anchor Elliot Grandia to leave Rockford “I think people have a little more respect for the meteorologist who says ‘This is what I know and this is what I don’t know right now.’” “You have to have a sense of calm when you’re talking about severe weather and giving that information,” King said. Her role takes on heightened importance in the event of pending storms. King said her job is not only to deliver a forecast but to inform her viewers about the various factors that contribute to changing weather patterns. Story continues More than just a forecast King is the only female chief meteorologist in the Rockford area. According to Zippia, only 13 percent of chief meteorologists across the country are female. While King wants to downplay her position as the chief, it's certainly not common. We’re all equals and we’re all in it together.” "Honestly, to me, that chief role is just a title because I look at me, (and fellow meteorologists) Joey (Marino), Savanna (Brito) and Jordan (Wolfe) as being equals. King said despite her title as chief, it's a collaborative effort. These days, King is firmly entrenched as chief meteorologist for what WTVO calls its “First Warn Weather Team.” She was hired by WREX in 2005 and joined WTVO/FOX 39 four years later. ![]() Believe it or not, there are some aspects of my adult life where I am still shy.”Īfter graduating college, King interned at 13 WREX, where she grew more confident while honing her craft. “I got so nervous getting up in front of people. “I was a very shy kid and I hated public speaking,” King said. While her passion for the weather was evident, King was not comfortable in front of people or a tv camera. She also was an intern for the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities between her junior and senior years at NIU.
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