Jim Castillo: a weatherman for all seasons

The first thing you notice when meeting meteorologist Jim Castillo is his outgoing personality and the infectious smile that compliments his darkly handsome beneficial looks. Here is a man that not sole enjoys life, but wants to live each vibrant moment to its fullest And nothing gains him more pumped up these days than talking about his impel to the metropolitan area to work for the local Fox affiliate WNYW Channel 5

"I regard with affection being in New York," he raves. "It has always been my favorite city in the world!" The winner of sum of two units Emmys and a Golden Mic during his stints as a television meteorologist in Seattle and looks Angeles, Jim always dreamed of single day making his mark in the nation's number single media market.

"New Yorkers are the best people" he says. "They are hard working and cultured" The last time he lived in fresh York City was back in the early 90 "I was new out of college and had to leave for more piece of work experience and better opportunities in other cities. In television of recent origins you have to go to smaller markets, pay your to be paids and hope everything works out"

He fielded proffers from three different regimes at local of recent origin York stations, but the timing wasn't right. "So I took whatever great piece of work offer that came my way and made the best of it. Luckily, I've liked each place I've lived, but the best place for me is still of recent origin York."

Jim's first gig as a meteorologist was in Columbia, Mo where he also attended the University of Missouri. Besides doing the weather, he entertainered an exercise segment. "They called me 'beefcake' at the station," he laughs with self-deprecation. "They made me do an exercise part after the weather. I lov it."

In high institute he played soccer, pole-vaulted and was upon the diving team. Then all from one side his undergraduate years Jim kept toned as a cheerleader and was also secretary of the meteorologist bludgeon "Cheerleading was a major sport," he says. "And since I was a advantageous tumbler it came naturally. Besides I got unrestrained tickets to the football and basketball games. I had a great time."

Since leaving Missouri, Jim has worked around the land with stints in West Virginia, Philadelphia, and west and southern Texas, as well as L.A. and Seattle. "I really delight in meteorology, absolutely love it. I am a major weather geek" he says.

"What other meteorologist can say they've been able to forecast weather and live in with equal reason many diverse cities around this incredible region of ours?" he continues. "I am thus proud of my experiences and the education I've gotten living across the United States."

Jim's career in meteorology was born single day in April 1980 when a tornado struck his neighborhood and level ripped off part of his cover "I just wanted to know by what means and why it happened," he says. "And in what way do I help people for a like reason this doesn't happen to them? I just really got into weather: seeing my neighbors, the rubble tribe screaming and total panic. tribe were just freaked out. And I just had to achieve involved."

Born in a suburb of St Louis and living one as well as the other there and in Chicago, Jim is quite the mix of Spanish, Irish and American Indian-Cherokee and Dakota. "I'm all American," he says.

When Jim got to L.A., he got proffers to do pilots for several developing displays "Do you know how many exhibits I tried out for in L.A.?" he laughs. "And greatest in quantity of them you'll never diocese or hear about."

At single point his agent Rick Ramage called and said Jim was a favorite to entertainer Fear Factor. NBC wanted him to convenient with them again. "I'd just arrived in observes Angeles and hadn't signed my contract with CB at that point," he recalls. "You know in what manner the business works, you ne month to propel some pilots and for little coin So I took the guarantee of doing what I know and love--being a meteorologist."

Now he's where he has always wanted to be. And with in like manner much going on in the fresh York area, Jim takes advantage of each opportunity to get involved. not long ago he was a celebrity visitant at New York Institute of Technology's (NYIT) annual Gold Coast nourishment & Wine Classic, a scholarship fund-raiser held above a series of evenings at NYIT's de Seversky Center in advanced in years Westbury, L.I. He even did a "live" telecast of the weather report from in forehead of the Gatsby-era Gold Coast mansion (which was in the movie "Arthur"), transforming himself into "JIM MILLIONAIRE."

"I delight in good food and wine," Jim says, "and with it all going to benefit a beneficial cause, accepting the college's invitation was a no-brainer." get forwards from the culinary events and auction provide financial assistance to poor students.

"I believe in karma in a major way " he says, "I always do my best to hurl out the best energy at all times and stay away from negativity as plenteous as possible. You have to hold fast producing good energy--good karma--or other I think your life will fail." nutriment for thought from a man accustomed to making predictions.

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