Weather, Running, Hiking, Biking, Chicago Sports, Major League Soccer.... And I'm Interested in, but I haven't done these things: I want to run a marathon at the North Pole, climb a 14-teener, scuba dive in very clear water, lay on a beach for a week straight reading magazines, teach English to children in a foreign country, live on a farm for a summer taking care of animals and grow corn!!!
Music
Mostly I like new music... but here are the artists to which I secretly sing out loud to (when no one else is around!) Johnny Cash, Dierks Bentley, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Michael Buble, The Carpenters, Beck, Julio Iglesis, Barry Manilow, Joan Jett, and Elvis.
Movies
Too many to list... and honestly I enjoy movies but forget them like five minutes after I see them... Here are the movies I like and remember (mostly because I've seen them multiple times...) Brother Bear, What About Bob?, Groundhog Day, Stranger Than Fiction, Crash, Open Water, March of the Penguins, Finding Nemo
Television
Scrubs, Jeporady, Back to You, The Office, Medium, Man vs. Wild, Criss Angel Mindfreak, UF, Dog the Bounty Hunter............ Fox News Chicago!
Books
"My Life on the Run," Bart Yasso.... The Weathermakers.......... and every magazine I can get my hands on!!! I love disposable literature!
About me: Chief Meteorologist at Fox News Chicago. You can catch my forecasts online at www.foxweatherwatch.com or watch live every weeknight on Fox News Chicago at 9 and 10 pm.
Here's a sample of Live Power Doppler during severe weather in Chicago.
Live Power Doppler
People often ask me if Freeze is a stage name. It's not, I was born with it.
Beyond weather, I’ve covered movies and entertainment, reported on the Olympic Games in Salt Lake and Atlanta, and was the first female sideline reporter for Major League Soccer. I got my first experience in TV news working as an assistant at KTLA in Los Angeles during the O.J. Simpson Trial. From there I moved to Portland, Oregon for my first tv news writing job and was also assigned to cover the Portland music scene and movies (in 1995 I saw 262 movies in 365 days.)
I’ve interviewed hundreds of entertainers and athletes - - some of my favorites are Dick Clark, Howie Mandel,Danny DeVito, Russell Crowe, Jon Bon Jovi, Ed McMahon, Bette Midler, Denzel Washington, Glenn Close, Kim Bassinger, Nicole Kidman, Seth Green and William Hurt. In 2005, I had a cameo role on the show "Scrubs,” but I never got to meet Zach Braff!! My favorite country music star is Dierks Bentley.
In my free time I enjoy sports and fitness. One of my greatest achievements is becoming a 1999 Body for Life Champion. I love to run and have completed five marathons. I’m an avid Major League Soccer fan, even though I’ve never played soccer myself. Go Fire!
I have a Certified Broadcast Meteorology accreditation from the American Meteorological Society. I have a B.A and B.S and a Master Degree in Environmental Science from the University of Pennsylvania.
Before coming to Chicago I worked as a Meteorologist in Philadelphia, Denver, and Portland. I grew up southern Indiana and I have lived in seven states.
I don't return email that's inappropriate, suggestive, or flirtatious!
Who I'd like to meet: Chicagoans.... Weather watchers... Cool people from around the world...
And these Famous Faces: Kenny Rogers, Madonna, Andy Griffith, Zach Braff, Oprah
AMY, HOW ARE YOU EVERYTHING GOOD IN OLD CHITOWN I HOPE IT WAS NICE TALKING WITH YOU I AM SORRY I COULD NOT GET ANY FOOTAGE OF THE STORM IT JUST DID NOT MAKE LANDFALL IN TAMPA AFTER ALL ANYWAYS, GREECE IS BEUTIFULL CHECK OUT MY NEW PICS TAKE CARE TALK WITH YOU SOON
THE OZ CODE Hi, Let me share a story with you that you already know or at least think you know. The Wizard of Oz is a wonderful story. Those of you that are parents or grandparents of children under 13, let me encourage you to sit with them at least once a year and watch the movie. Afterwards, talk about it and what it means. Let me give you my version: Dorothy and Toto are lost in the Land of Oz. They discover that the only way they can get back home to Kansas is to follow the Yellow Brick Road and find the Wizard. Along the way they come across, what in today’s terminology we would call, three dysfunctional people. (I have a real problem with that term because the word ‘dysfunctional’ implies that someone else ‘did it to us.’ In other words, we have no responsibility for where we are in our lives.) So, here are these three ‘dysfunctional’ folks. There is the scarecrow, who has no brain. There is the tin man, who has no heart. And finally, we have the lion that has no courage. They are headed down the Yellow Brick Road with Dorothy and Toto so that they can find the Wizard, because the Wizard is the one that can ‘fix them’. They have to jump through a few hoops, kill the occasional witch, etc., before the Wizard finally agrees to ‘fix them’. The Wizard says to the scarecrow, It’s not that you don’t have a brain. It’s just that you don’t have a diploma to prove it. So the Wizard gives the scarecrow a diploma and instantly the scarecrow is ‘fixed.’ The Wizard says to the tin man, It’s not that you don’t have a heart. It’s just that you can’t hear it ticking away down there. So he gives the tin man a clock that goes ‘tick, tick, tick’ and immediately he is ‘fixed’. Lastly, he looks at the lion and says, It’s not that you don’t have any courage. It’s that you don’t have a medal to prove how brave you are. Here is your medal. And just like that the lion is ‘fixed.’ Wasn’t that easy? You’ve got to love this story! But, what d
Hey Amy - Thanks for your Friendship, keep keeping us up to date with Chicago's weather and the storms hitting the gulf coast, Love ya girlfriend!
A little something from me to you to remember in this lifetime.
The Sky Is The Limit...
Dreams and Motivation Determination and Pursuit of Happiness;
Do what you do to get where you need to get Never allow anyone to deter you;
Don't feed into negativity There is a positive in every negative situation;
As the song goes "Tell Your Storm" That it won't last long;
Don't give up Keep fighting for what you believe in;
Remember "The race is not won by the swift nor the strong, but to the one who endureth until the end" In order to get something, you have to fight for it;
Be humble in your journey It will earn you overwhelming strength;
Pray the entire duration You need a good friend to see you through the difficult times;
Keep your head high as you reach for the stars The only obstacles you cannot overcome are the ones you've determined you cannot hurdle over - MIND OVER MATTER;
Be strong, be bold, take charge of your situation The Sky is the Limit and you are a winner.
No matter where the road in life leads you, always strive to be "out-standing" in your field. Take care and thanks for being an "outstanding" friend! -Megan Linville
