William Howard Evans (born 16 July 1960) is an American

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and the former weatherman for

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, the

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affiliate in

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Early career

Evans's broadcasting career began at the age of 13 in his hometown of

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on WDAL Radio and

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. He attended

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, where he studied business administration, and

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, where he studied meteorology. In 1985 the

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named him "Outstanding Meteorologist" for his forecasting and reporting during

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. Before coming to New York, Evans was meteorologist for

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and was morning show host on WABB-FM. He also held similar jobs in

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, as both meteorologist at

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and morning show host for

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WABC-TV

Evans was the Senior Meteorologist for ''Eyewitness News This Morning'' and ''Eyewitness News at Noon''. He is now on

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Radio. Evans is a 15-time

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award winner for "Outstanding On-Camera Achievement in Weather Broadcasting." He had been with WABC-TV since 13 December 1989.abc7ny profile on Bill Evans
Retrieved 2017-10-14 In 2016 Evans was awarded the prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor. For years he played himself in ''The Christmas Spectacular'' at

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. Evans has also played Lumiere (the candlestick) on

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in ''

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''. He has appeared on ABC's ''

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''. He also appears on ''

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'' and ''

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'' on ESPN NY Radio 98.7 FM. Evans has appeared on the show "

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" on the

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and ''Live with Kelly and Ryan''.

Other broadcasting

Evans also reports the weather for 95.5, WPLJ-FM and sister stations NASH FM 94.7 and 77WABC in New York City. On 14 December 2018, Evans and his wife Sandra Foschi purchased

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Charitable interests

Evans helps raise funds for children's charities

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, the Juvenile Diabetes Association,

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, and the National

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. He also hosts golf tournaments to raise funds for The

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and

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of New York.

Writing

Evans' first novel ''Category 7: The Biggest Storm in History'', was co-written by Marianna Jameson. Evans promoted the work on a 2007 book tour. The story is about "weather folk" tracking a hurricane as it approaches

. It comes out that the hurricane was created and directed artificially by a billionaire villain. Evans has gone on to release more novels in the "eco-thriller" genre, including "Frozen Fire", a sequel to "Category 7", "Dry Ice", and "Blackmail Earth". Evans also penned a weather book for kids entitled: "It's Raining Fish & Spiders".

Bibliography

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External links

Bill Evans of ABC News
* – Chapter 1, first few pages * – Evans' blog from the time of his ''Category 7'' book tour {{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Bill 1960 births Television meteorologists in New York City New York (state) television reporters Mississippi State University alumni Jackson State University alumni Living people People from Meridian, Mississippi People from Greenwich, Connecticut Journalists from Mississippi