Julie Atchison Biography
Initially, Julie Atchison wanted to be a News personality but her passion for weather slowly gravitated her towards meteorology. Now, she serves as a weather specialist for CTV London. Julie is an all-around journalist who has served in almost all departments of media stations. She has been a writer, entertainment host, National News anchor, racing event reporter, and producer.
Julie Atchison Age, Husband and Children
Julie Atchison is a Peterborough native born on 6th August 1978. She is married to Rob Atchison and together they have two children Wyatt and Alyvia. Her children have followed a different path from their parents as her son has displayed a passion for baseball. He plays for St. Thomas Minor Baseball.
Julie Atchison Education and Career
Her pursuit of journalism started at Fanshawe College where she earned a diploma in broadcast journalism and later on a postgraduate in Television News. In 2015, she went back to school to study Meteorology at Mississippi State University.
She started off as a journalist at New Wave Video Productions as a racing event reporter. Julie served there for 1 year before moving to the United States as a Drag Race Event reporter for Live Nation. The reporter also worked there for 2 years interviewing drivers, coaches, and mechanics. She also updates fans on the performance of the drivers and matters arising in different competitions.
Julie went back to her home country after getting a job as an entertainment host for CHUM. She worked there for four years. While doing all these jobs, Julie was an anchor and weather specialist at CTV, London. After studying meteorology she started working as a weather specialist for the station.
Julie Atchison Experience
Her passion for meteorology was anchored by her years of staying under experienced chief meteorologists. Now, Julie has become an expert in her field. She regularly updates Canadians on the type of weather to affects a certain place.
Julie believes that the world is experiencing an increased rate of temperature increase due to greenhouse gases mostly caused by human activity. With her experience in weather, Julie can accurately predict weather conditions for specific areas. According to her, San Diego is the best place a person can live because the area is neither cold nor hot.
Julie Atchison Eye Condition
One physical challenge Julie Atchison has is having crossed eyes a condition called Strabismus. One of her eyes is turned to a direction different from her other eye. The condition is visible to everyone watching her on TV. Julie has defied the odds by having the courage be on TV and excel at it despite the popular belief that anchors should display perfect physical features.
Although she has served majorly as a news personality, Julie has perfectly blended into her new passion for meteorology. Although she has seen extreme weather conditions like tornadoes, Julie is still passionate especially because she can inform people about extreme weather for them to prepare early. Other experienced meteorologists you can read about are Mike Rizzo and Star Harvey.
Julie Atchison Summary of Personal Details
Ethnicity: White
Nationality: Canadian
Age:45
Marital Status: Married
Children: 2
Occupation: Journalist
Height: probably 5 feet and 6 inches
Salary $70,000
