Kathy Sabine

Some Lesser Known Facts About Kathy Sabine

• Before studying journalism, she pursued a degree in veterinary science and started working as a veterinary doctor.

• While studying at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, she worked as a production intern at KSBY NBC-TV. During that time, she worked behind the scenes in the TV production as a chyron operator, camera operator, audio technician, floor director, and tape operator.

• Thereafter, she started working in Television as a forecaster.

• In 1993, she joined 9News and worked as the lead forecaster on 4, 5, 6, 9, and 10 p.m. newscasts from Monday to Friday.

  

• In 2020, she was named the best meteorologist by the Colorado Broadcasters Association (CBA).

• She has received seven Heartland Emmy Awards, five CBA awards, and one AP award for best meteorologist.

• Thereafter, she received the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and National Weather Association (NWA) seal.

• Later, she started working at an NBC affiliate in San Luis Obispo.

• Thereafter, she worked at ABC in Santa Barbara, Fox in Salinas, and ABC in San Jose California.

• Westword and 5280 have honoured her with the name favourite news personality and best weather anchor several times over the years.

• She maintains her fitness by working out at the gym.

  

• At the age of two, she learned skiing.

• She knows horse riding.

  

• She drinks alcohol occasionally.

  

• She is an avid lover of animals and owns a Bernese Mountain dog named Skully.

  

• In 2022, she was diagnosed with skin cancer. Later, she shared pictures and stories of her surgeries and how she recovered from the disease.

  

• She is the foundation board member of the youth cancer organisation known as Teen With A Dream.