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Jim Castillo Phillips is an American certified broadcast
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5 On Your Side in
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. Castillo previously worked at
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, KCBS and
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. He also spent time in
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; first as chief meteorologist at
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in Seattle and later a meteorologist at KOMO. He also worked on film and television projects, including the
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drama ''
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'' and the
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series '' Torchwood: Miracle Day''. While working full-time in television news, Castillo also acted in movies ''
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'', '' With Honors'', and '' Duplex''. In 2015, he left KTLA to get married and moved to northern Indiana where he became a commercial real estate broker. In January 2020, he moved with his family back to his hometown of St. Louis. He is a
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vested member and has been certified by the
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with the CBM Seal of Approval.


Education and career

Castillo attended the
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on a leadership and academic scholarship and received his bachelor's degree, with honors, in Atmospheric Science. While in college, he was secretary of the Meteorology Club, a member of the
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fraternity, and a cheerleader. Castillo grew up loving sports, including soccer, gymnastics, diving, pole vaulting and scuba diving. His passion for weather sparked after a F-3 tornado struck his neighborhood and made national news on April 7, 1980. "I just wanted to know how and why it happened...And how do I help people so this doesn't happen to them?" While in college, he interned for the
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in
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. He also interned in the weather department at
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affiliate in
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, eventually leading to his first on-air position as a weather anchor and host of a weekly exercise show. Castillo's career began as a storm chaser across the Midwest and
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, earning a storm chasing card from the
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. He was the first meteorologist on "Good Day Philadelphia" at
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station in
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, where he also hosted segments and conducted man-on-the-street interviews. After nearly two years, he was offered his first chief meteorologist position at
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-owned station in
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. While at the station, he won his first individual Northwest Emmy Award for Best Weather in the Pacific Northwest in 1999. In 2001, Castillo joined the
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affiliate KCBS in
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as the chief meteorologist working on the 5, 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts. In September 2002, Castillo accepted an offer at
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Fox 5 in
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as the evening meteorologist. He continued working at the station for more than three years. From January 2006 until August 2009, Castillo worked as the morning meteorologist at KOMO in Seattle, Washington. In June 2010, Castillo joined the weekend team as the first weekend meteorologist at
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, the oldest television station in
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. He also anchored the weather on the 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. weekly newscasts. Castillo married his partner in July 2015 and moved back to the Midwest where both were both raised. He worked as a
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for several years before returning into television. In January 2020, Castillo joined
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as a
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, working on the 4 p.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. shows on Fridays, 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 10 p.m. shows on Saturdays, and the 5 p.m. newscasts Tuesdays through Thursdays.


Filmography

Jim Castillo has acted in several roles in film and television over the past two decades. His credits include: 2014: ''
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2011: ''
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'' (
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2011: '' Torchwood: Miracle Day'' (
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)
2010: ''Photo Booth''(Short) (No Slack Productions)
2003: '' Duplex'' (
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)
1994: '' With Honors'' (
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1994: ''
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'' (
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)
1992: ''
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'' (
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Awards

2015:
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- Commemorative Emmy Award, ''Winner'', KTLA's Season of Sharing: Help for the Philippines)
2008:
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, ''Winner'', Morning Newscast (11 a.m.)
2008:
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, ''Nominee'', Morning Newscast (11 a.m.)
2008:
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Emmy Award The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the year, each with their own set of rules and award categor ...
, ''Nominee'', Morning Newscast (11 a.m.)
2008:
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-
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Edward R. Murrow Award, ''Winner'', Overall Excellence (Television: Large Market)
2007:
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-
Emmy Award The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the year, each with their own set of rules and award categor ...
, ''Winner'', Morning Newscast (11 a.m.)
2003:
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Emmy Award The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the year, each with their own set of rules and award categor ...
, ''Winner'', Evening Newscast (10 p.m.)
2003:
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Emmy Award The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the year, each with their own set of rules and award categor ...
, ''Nominee'', Weather Reporting
2001:
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- RTNA Golden Mic Award, "Winner'', News Broadcast (11 p.m.)
2001:
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Emmy Award The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the year, each with their own set of rules and award categor ...
, ''Winner'', Evening Newscast (6 p.m.)
1998:
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Emmy Award The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the year, each with their own set of rules and award categor ...
, ''Winner'', Weather Reporting
1996:
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Emmy Award The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the year, each with their own set of rules and award categor ...
, ''Nominee'', Weather ReportingNATAS website


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Castillo, Jim Living people 1967 births Daytime Emmy Award winners American television weather presenters Television anchors from Seattle Television anchors from Los Angeles Television anchors from New York City Mass media people from St. Louis University of Missouri alumni Scientists from New York (state)