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Jan 14, 2021 · AUSTIN (KXAN) — Chief weathercaster Jim Spencer has chosen to begin his semi-retirement at the end of February, KXAN announced Thursday. He will continue to be part of KXAN’s First Warning...
After reaching 30 years at KXAN in 2021, Emmy Award-winning weathercaster Jim Spencer has now been forecasting Austin and Central Texas weather longer than anyone in the history of Austin television. Now semi-retired, Jim has taken on the role of Senior Forecaster, and can still be seen filling in for KXAN meteorologists and during significant ...
Mar 4, 2021 · Jim Spencer, Austin's weathercaster for decades, chased one last storm. Kelsey Bradshaw. Austin American-Statesman. 0:01. 0:56. Jim Spencer was stuck. A half-foot of snow fell on the Austin...
Feb 26, 2021 · NEWS. 'I will be the weatherman when I grow up': Jim Spencer stepping back from KXAN after 30 years. Kelsey Bradshaw. Austin American-Statesman. 0:04. 1:18. Friday will be cloudy with fog and...
Jim Spencer, 52, moved to Austin in 1990 to forecast the weather on the city’s first hourlong morning news show. He’s been a fixture at KXAN ever since, reporting on everything from crippling droughts to historic floods. With the help of supercomputers, his accuracy has more than doubled in the last 30 years.
Jim Spencer. 26,744 likes · 1,953 talking about this. Semi-retired, but still forecasting the weather on KXAN-TV for 33 years—longest in Austin TV history.
Feb 25, 2021 · AUSTIN (KXAN) — One Austin City Council member is honoring KXAN’s Jim Spencer with a proclamation officially designating Feb. 25 as “Jim Spencer Day” in the City of Austin. In January,...
