Tammie Souza is an American multiple Emmy-winning journalist and meteorologist. Currently, she works at CBS Philly|KYW-TV as a full-time meteorologist since December 2021. Previously, Tammie worked at WBBM-CBS Chicago & WKYW-CBS Philadelphia.
She worked at WCAU-TV in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from March 2017 until December 2019. Tammie is one of a handful of women nationwide that holds both the prestigious AMS/CBM Seal and the NWA Seal. She sits on the boards of both the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association.
Tammie was born on January 30, 1982, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. She is 41 years old.
She is a woman of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 5 in (Approx. 1.65 m).
She was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to her parents Chase Souza and Laura. Tammie grew up in San Diego, California, alongside her siblings including Patty, who is also a meteorologist. She lost a sibling to brain cancer when she was just 4 years old. Her brother is an airline pilot and her father worked in the NASA space program.
Tammie’s sister, Patty, was a meteorologist for WTSP’s sister station KXTV. At one point, the two were the only siblings in the United States who delivered weather on television.
Tammie is married to her dear husband Greg Hendricks. Together, the couple has a son named Caleb. In 2017 moved from the Chicago area to Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania.
She received a Bachelor of Science in biology from San Diego State University. Later, Tammie completed graduate studies for a master’s degree in applied meteorology from Mississippi State University and received a certification from Mississippi State University’s broadcast meteorology program. She earned a pilot’s license while in college.
When Tammie’s son Caleb Hendricks was 8 years old, he started having terrible headaches. Then, he started having problems with his vision. Caleb was seen by doctors several times, but because he was otherwise healthy, these issues were assumed to be minor illnesses. Later, he was diagnosed with grade 1 glioma and was scheduled for surgery.
Tammie credits the power of prayer and an amazing pediatric neurosurgeon with saving Caleb’s life. Caleb is now five years out from his brain surgery and has no side effects from his tumor. Tammie is a partner at Alex Scott: A Stand For Hope Telethon that raises money and awareness in the fight against childhood cancer.
In January 2020, Tammie began what is expected to be a brief stint filling in for vacationing regulars at Philadelphia’s CBS3. In August 2020, she began a brief stint filling in at WBBM-TV CBS2 in Chicago. She will still fill in at Philadelphia’s CBS3.
Currently, she works at CBS Philly|KYW-TV as a full-time meteorologist since December 2021. Previously, Tammie worked at Comcast-NBC-owned WCAU (NBC 10) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she joined in March 2017. Her last day at WCAU was December 6, 2019.
Tammie’s colleagues at CBS included:
Bobeth Yates – General Assignment reporter
Jim Berry – Sports Anchor
Frances Wang – reporter
Karli Barnett – morning columnist
Eliott Rodriguez – anchor
Jeff Todd – reporter
Steve Goldstein – broadcaster
In March 2017, Tammie joined Comcast-NBC-owned WCAU | NBC 10 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her last day at WCAU was December 6, 2019. She commenced her career as the morning and noon meteorologist at KHSL in Chico, California.
Tammie then became chief meteorologist at WDJT in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She later moved to Chicago, where she worked six years at WMAQ, and two years at WTSP in Tampa, Florida.
While at WMAQ, she was known for recruiting viewers to provide temperature and rainfall as “weather watchers”, and for visiting grade schools with an interactive and educational weather presentation called Weather With Class. After the death of Dick Fletcher, WTSP’s longtime chief meteorologist, Tammie was hired to be the station’s chief meteorologist.
Prior to joining WCAU NBC 10, Tammie worked at WFLD_FOX n Chicago. She worked there for six years from 2011 to 2017. Before that, she worked at WTSP-10 News as a Chief Meteorologist.
On June 5, 2019, Tammie posted on her Facebook page a picture of her with a bandage on her hand. She captioned it:
“So where have I been? NOT on vacation. Instead, I had hand surgery. I’ll be back on Friday with a much smaller bandage”
She works at CBS Philly|KYW-TV as a full-time meteorologist, therefore, she earns a decent income. Tammie’s average salary is $75,540 per year.
She earns her wealth from her career, therefore, she has amassed a fortune over the years. Tammie’s estimated net worth is $860,644.
She is 41 years old. Tammie was born on January 30, 1982, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
Yes. She is married to her dear husband Greg Hendricks. Together, the couple has a son named Caleb. They live in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania.
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