Spencer Christian Biography
Spencer Christian is an American Host/Weather Forecaster working for KGO-TV in San Francisco, California, in the United States as a daily weekday weather forecaster at 4 p.m., and 6 p.m. news. He joined the station in January 1999.
Spencer Christian Age / Birthday
Christian was born on 23 July 1947 in Newport News, Virginia. He is 75 years as of 2022. He celebrates his birthday on July 23 every year.
Spencer Christian Height / Measurements
Christian is of average body stature and stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 7 inches.
Spencer Christian Partner / Wife
Christian has been happily married to Lynette Courtney since 2007. However, he has been in two relationships. In 1970 he got married to Diane Chamber but the relationship did not work very well and therefore they divorced in 2000.
Spencer Christian Kids / Children
In her marriage with Lynette Courtney, they have been blessed with two kids a son by the name of Jason Christian and a daughter by the name of Jessica Christian, and are happily living together. He has also been blessed with two grandsons, Noah and Zach.
Spencer Christian Family / Relatives
Christian was born and raised in Newport News, Virginia. However, he manages to keep information regarding his parents away from the limelight. Additionally, he shares no information regarding whether he has any siblings or not. We will update this information once it’s available.
Spencer Christian Career
Christian is the daily weekday weather forecaster at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. news for KGO-TV ABC7. He says even after 50 years in tv news he would still not trade it with anyone. He has been a talk show host, sportscaster, weather forecaster, and news reporter. His assignments and travels have taken him to all 50 states and 5 continents. Spencer has had the privilege of interviewing 6 presidents; the most memorable, ordinary people who have done extraordinary things, prominent figures in sports, world affairs, and the arts.
While in college in the late 1960s his love of language and literature led him to major in English while choosing to minor in journalism. He also played varsity baseball and had a Major League tryout in his junior year. However, his journalistic skills far exceeded his baseball talent and he wisely chose his interest in the news. Spencer started his career in 1971 at the NBC TV affiliate in Richmond, VA, just 25 miles from his childhood home where he served the station as the news reporter. Apart from lighthearted features and general assignment reporting, his regular “beat” included the federal courts, education, and state and local politics.
He could not have forecasted then that weather because it would be his ticket to the big time. However following a two-week stint “filling in” on weather, he became the station’s main weatherperson, after a brief stop at the NBC station in Baltimore in the mid-1970s, he was on his way to WABC-TV in New York. Christian spent 9 years at WABC, where he served first as a weatherman, then as a morning show host, and finally worked as the main sportscaster. While there he made frequent appearances on ABC’s Good Morning America, filling in on the weather and doing feature reports and interviews. Afterward in 1986, he joined GMA full time where he served as a feature reporter, co-host, and weather forecaster.
For over the next 13 years he not only traveled the world, but also served as spokesperson for ABC’s literacy campaign, wrote and published a series of children’s books, and had the opportunity to indulge his passion for wine as the host of “Spencer Christian’s Wine Cellar”, which aired on HGTV and later on the Food Network from 1995 to 2000. In 2018 he released his memoir entitled “You Bet Your Life: How I Survived Jim Crow Racism, Hurricane Chasing, and Gambling.” During his free time, he enjoys watching baseball (or just about any sport), doing community service, visiting wineries, and working out at the gym.
Spencer Christian Salary
Christian receives an annual income ranging between $30,000 and $90,000.
Spencer Christian Net Worth
Through Spencer’s career as a weather forecaster, he has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges between $1 Million and $ 5 Million.
Spencer Christian Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Christian is active on his social media accounts. He has about 4.3 K followers on his Facebook Page, about 6,564 followers on his Twitter account, and around 1,245 followers on his Instagram account.
Spencer Christian works with KGO-TV News where he serves alongside his fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;
- Kumasi Aaron
- Chris Alvarez
- Lisa Argen
- Dan Ashley
- Larry Beil
- Tara Campbell
- Ama Daetz
- Amanda del Castillo
- Dustin Dorsey
- Jobina Fortson