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Jim Castillo: a weatherman for all seasons

This was written by a New York City News Paper Reporter in 2003.
The first thing you notice when meeting meteorologist Jim Castillo is his outgoing personality and the infectious smile that compliments his darkly handsome good looks. Here is a man that not only enjoys life, but wants to live every vibrant moment to its fullest. And nothing gets him more pumped up these days than talking about his move to the metropolitan area to work for the local Fox affiliate WNYW Channel 5.

“I love being in New York,” he raves. The winner of several Emmys and a Golden Mic during his stints as a television meteorologist in Seattle and Los Angeles, Jim always dreamed of one day making his mark in the nation’s number one media market.

“New Yorkers are hard working and cultured.” The last time he lived in New York City was back in the early 90s. “I was fresh out of college and had to leave for more job experience and better opportunities in other cities. In television news you have to go to smaller markets, pay your dues and hope everything works out.”

He fielded offers from three different regimes at local New York stations, but the timing wasn’t right. “So I took whatever great job offer that came my way and made the best of it. Luckily, I’ve liked every place I’ve lived.

Jim’s first gig as a meteorologist was in Columbia, Mo., where he also attended the University of Missouri. Besides doing the weather, he hosted an exercise segment. “They called me ‘beefcake’ at the station,” he laughs with self-deprecation. “They made me do an exercise segment after the weather. I loved it.”