Amy Elizabeth Freeze (born June 19, 1974) is an American television

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. She was previously a co-anchor of ''Weather Command'' on

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. Freeze left Fox Weather in 2024. She was the weekend meteorologist at

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in New York City, New York. She has filled in on ABC's ''

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.'' Freeze was the first female Chief Meteorologist in Chicago, Illinois, for

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in Chicago, serving from 2007 to 2011.

Early life and education

Born in

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and raised in

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, Freeze is the first of five daughters born to Bill and Linda Freeze. She graduated from

Jeffersonville High School Jeffersonville High School is a public high school located in Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States. The school serves students in grades 9 through 12 from Jeffersonville, Utica, and sections of Clarksville not covered by that town's own hig ...

in Jeffersonville,

, in 1992. She earned a

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degree in Communications from

Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU) is a Private education, private research university in Provo, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is the flagship university of the Church Educational System sponsore ...

, in Provo, Utah, in 1995. Freeze also received

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degree in

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from

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in Starkville,

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, She has a

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from the

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. Her thesis was creation of "the Storm Water Action Alert Program," dealing with major cities and combined sewer overflows.

Career

Before joining WFLD, Freeze worked for NBC's

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as a meteorologist and co-Host of ''10,'' a live entertainment show on NBC10. During that time she also worked at

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in New York City as a substitute for NBC's ''

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'' and

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. Freeze worked in

Denver Denver ( ) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Consolidated city and county, consolidated city and county, the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous city of the U.S. state of ...

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, at both KWGN and KMGH. She began her broadcasting career in

Portland, Oregon Portland ( ) is the List of cities in Oregon, most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region. Situated close to northwest Oregon at the confluence of the Willamette River, Willamette and Columbia River, ...

, at

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on ''Good Day Oregon''. Freeze had a cameo appearance in the episode " My Life in Four Cameras" (2005) of the comedy-drama television series '' Scrubs'' (2001–2010). Her name has been featured in the American quiz show “ Jeopardy” in two different categories. Freeze uses digital photos from viewers sent in via Twitter, Facebook and email that capture the weather, including them in her forecasts as "Freeze Frame," "Super Cat Saturday" and "Big Dog Sunday." She created "The Freeze Factor" a special segment where she rates the next day's weather on a scale of one to 10. Freeze was named Top Forecaster in New York 2017 by NJ.com. During her time in Chicago, Freeze visited more than 10,000 area students each year, giving weather presentations on tornadoes and other severe weather. She hosted the first ever Weather Education Days for MLB's

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, the

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, and for the

Chicago Wolves The Chicago Wolves are a professional ice hockey team based in Rosemont, Illinois. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Wolves play home games at the Allstate Arena ...

hockey team. Freeze was the first-ever female sideline reporter for Major League Soccer working for the

Colorado Rapids The Colorado Rapids are an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Denver metropolitan area. The Rapids compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. Founded in ...

LA Galaxy The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The Gal ...

, and the Chicago Fire. She also worked on the sidelines for the NFL

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for four seasons. Freeze has certificate number 111 from the

American Meteorological Society The American Meteorological Society (AMS) is a scientific and professional organization in the United States promoting and disseminating information about the atmospheric, oceanic, and hydrologic sciences. Its mission is to advance the atmosph ...

as a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist she was one of the first 20 women in the world to receive this certification. In addition, Freeze has her

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and American Meteorological Society Seals of Approval. She is a five-time

National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), also known as the National Television Academy until 2007, is an American professional service organization founded in 1955 for "the advancement of the arts and sciences of televisio ...

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. Freeze is a runner who has completed nine

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s; she has climbed to the summit of

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in Wales, all seven peaks of

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, and the summit of Mount Timpanogos. Freeze surfs and she is also a certified

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. On October 6, 2021, Fox News Media announced that Freeze would be joining

as their anchor. In January 2023, it was announced that

was debuting a new day time and evening lineup. Freeze was named anchor of ''Weather Command'' from 9am—12pm.

Personal life

Freeze has four children and resides in

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. Freeze has been divorced from Gary Arbuckle since 2016.

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