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- His favorite Christmas song is “O Holy Night” by Josh Groban. When sung by a great talent, he finds the experience of the song to be spiritual.
- He beat prostate cancer after an eight-month long battle. He participated in a trial where gold nanoparticles were injected into his body to fight the cells, and allowed KPRC 2 to follow the journey.
- He was honored with an Admiral’s Commission in the Texas Navy.
- He recently listed his second home for sale, a Victorian-style two-story structure located in Galveston.
Sep 29, 2017 · Frank Billingsley, longtime KPRC weatherman, poses for a portrait at his home on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017, in Houston. Billingsley was adopted and never knew his biological family, but a...
- Staff Writer, Houston Chronicle
- Identity Crisis
- ‘Aisle Be There’
- Connecting The Dots
Born in 1960 in Arkansas and reared in Alabama, Billingsley says his salt-of-the-earth adoptive parents, Jim and Pat Billingsley, never made his adoption a secret. Several times he posed the question: “Mom, what would I be like if I were your real son?” Pat Billingsley always gave the same answer. “Not as good,” she would say. “Not as good.” Still,...
The image of a pretty mom and an athletic dad sustained Billingsley for years—until it didn’t. In 2013, his dear friend and coworker Dominque Sachse shared a story about an adopted man who found his biological parents through DNA testing. The pilot light was lit. Soon after, Billingsley took the first swab of the inside of his cheek and sent it off...
I won’t reveal the outcome of Billingsley’s search for his genetic background, other than to say he has identified 17,538 family connections and several ethnicities. I willshare some details about his biological mother and his journey to meet her, because it reveals so much about him. Susan, his biological mother, was 19 and unwed when she gave bir...
Notable personalities who rose to prominence in the News 2 Houston era included Dominique Sachse (who started as a traffic reporter before moving to an anchor role on the morning news), chief meteorologist Frank Billingsley (who left his position as KTRK's weekend meteorologist to succeed Doug Johnson as evening weather anchor), and ...
- January 1, 1949 (74 years ago)
Aug 8, 2017 · | August 8, 2017, 12:55 PM (Last Updated: August 8, 2017, 4:57 PM) Share. FrankBillingsley.com. Houston meteorologist Frank Billingsley always knew he was adopted, but never knew who his...
May 13, 2022 · KPRC chief meteorologist Frank Billingsley's story of his adoption and how his adoptive mother changed his life was captivating to a Houston crowd. PaperCity Magazine search
Jul 24, 2017 · Channel 2's Frank Billingsley goes searching for his birth parents and finds himself - CultureMap Houston. editorial series. Hoffman's Houston. Weatherman's Journey. Channel 2's Frank Billingsley goes searching for his birth parents and finds himself. By Ken Hoffman. Jul 24, 2017 | 10:10 am. Featured Event. Apr 19, 2024 | 8:00 pm.
