Sam Champion

Sam Champion, born Samuel James Champion on August 13, 1961, is an American weather anchor and television personality. With a career spanning over 25 years, he is best known for his time as a weather anchor on the ABC flagship station WABC-TV and Good Morning America. Champion also co-anchored AMHQ: America's Morning Headquarters and 23.5 Degrees With Sam Champion on The Weather Channel. He served as the managing editor of The Weather Channel from 2014 to 2016. In addition to his work at ABC and The Weather Channel, Champion made appearances on the Today show on NBC. He returned to ABC in June 2019 as the weekday morning and noon weather anchor at WABC-TV. Born in Paducah, Kentucky, Champion graduated from Fairfax High School in Virginia in 1979 and holds a B.A. in broadcasting.More