Ginger Zee Biography
Ginger Zee is a well-known television personality in the United States. She is ABC News’ chief meteorologist, having previously served as the network’s weekend meteorologist. Other ABC anchors include Forrest Sawyer, Joan Lunden, Jim Avila, Joan Lunden, Cecily Tynan, Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos, Michael Strahan, Lara Spencer, David Muir, Amy Robach, Kendis Gibson, Diane Macedo, Janai Norman, Rob Nelson, Paula Faris, and Reena Ninan.
Ginger Zee Age
Zee is 41 years old as of 2022. She was born Ginger Renee Colonomos on 13 January 1981 in Orange, California, United States.
Ginger Zee Height
Zee stands at an average height of 5 feet 7 inches(1.7m).
Ginger Zee Education
Zee graduated from Rockford High School in Rockford, Michigan in 1999. Zee then went on to Valparaiso University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in meteorology with minors in mathematics and Spanish. Her graduation goal was to be a meteorologist on The Today Show by the age of 30.
Ginger Zee Family
Zee was born to Dawn Zuidgeest-Craft (née Hemleb) and Robert Zuidgeest. Before she was a year old, her family relocated to Michigan. Due to her Dutch father’s love of the show, Zee was named after “Ginger” from Gilligan’s Island.
Zee has a stepfather named Carl Craft and two half-sisters named Adrianna and Elaina Craft in her extended family. Adriaan Cornelis “Adrian” or “Arie” Zuidgeest and Hillegonda “Hilda” Zuidgeest (née VanderShoor) are Zee’s paternal grandparents, both of whom immigrated to the United States from the Netherlands. Zee’s maternal grandparents are George Joseph Hemleb and Paula Adeline Wesner.
Ginger Zee Husband
Zee married WNBC personality Benjamin Aaron Colonomos, also known as Ben Aaron, in August 2013. On June 7, 2014, the couple married. Adrian Benjamin Colonomos, their first child, was born in Petoskey, Michigan in December 2015. On Good Morning America on August 14, 2017, she revealed that she was expecting her second child. Miles Macklin, her second son, was born in February 2018. The family resides in New York City.
Ginger Zee Career
Zee worked for WEYI-TV in Flint, Michigan, WYIN-TV in Merrillville, Indiana, WLAV-FM and WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids, Michigan, WBMA-LD ABC 33/40 in Birmingham, Alabama as an intern under chief meteorologist James Spann, and WMAQ in Chicago, Illinois, an NBC owned and operated station after graduating from college. Zee worked at WMAQ from 2006 to 2011, and she was once asked to fill in as a guest meteorologist on The Today Show’s weekend edition, which fulfilled a high school goal. Zee is also an AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist.
Zee rose to national prominence on November 12, 2011, when she joined Good Morning America Weekend. Zee appears on other ABC shows such as Nightline and ABC World News Tonight on occasion. On December 2, 2013, ABC News announced that Zee would take over as Chief Meteorologist for Good Morning America and ABC News’ weather editor, succeeding Sam Champion, who joined The Weather Channel.
She appeared on an episode of Celebrity Jeopardy! in 2015, competing against Bellamy Young, who won, and Josh Gad. Zee was announced as a celebrity competitor on the 22nd season of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars on March 4, 2016. Valentin Chmerkovskiy, a professional dancer, was paired with her. The couple finished third.
Ginger Zee Salary
Zee earns an annual salary of $500 Thousand Per Year.
Ginger Zee Net Worth
Zee has an estimated net worth of $2.5 Million.
What does Ginger Zee do?
Zee is a well-known television personality in the United States. She is ABC News’ chief meteorologist, having previously served as the network’s weekend meteorologist.
What nationality is Ginger Zee?
Zee is an American who was born and raised in Orange, California, United States.
Is Ginger Zee her real name?
Zee was born Ginger Renee Colonomos.
How old is Ginger Zee today?
Zee is 41 years old as of 2022. She was born Ginger Renee Colonomos on 13 January 1981 in Orange, California, United States.
What is Ginger Zee’s weight?
She weighs 124 lbs (56 kg).
How much does Ginger Zee make a year?
Zee earns an annual salary of $500 Thousand Per Year.
