Tamra Cantore Biography
Tamra Cantore is an American journalist/ reporter who is working for TWC Channel in the regular news broadcast in the evening. Cantore is working on a project, Wilkins Parkinson’s Foundation.
Tamra Cantore Age and Birthday
Cantore is 55 years as of 2020. Tamra was born on July 4, 1965, in the United States of America. She celebrates her birthday every July 4th every year and her zodiac sign is Cancer.
Tamra Cantore Height and Weight
Cantore stands at a height of 5 feet 5inches (1.65m) and she weighs around 58 kg (127lbs). She has beautiful blonde hair and brown eyes. Her shoe size is 5 (UK) and her body measurements aren’t provided.
Tamra Cantore Education
She studied Broadcast Journalism at the University of California for 4 years and graduated in 1989.
Tamra Cantore Parents and Siblings
Cantore was born and raised in the United States by her parents. She grew up in California in a middle-class family. However, Tamra’s information regarding her parents and siblings is still under research and we will update this information as soon as possible.
Tamra Cantore Husband
When at work, she met Jim Cantore, a meteorologist. The couple shared a mutual attraction and fell in love. So they married each other on 6 October 1990. Their two children blessed their life. Their first child; a daughter named Christiana Cantore was born in 1993, and two years later, their son Ben Cantore was born. After being together for 17 years, they ended their marriage and announced separation in 2007. Right now she is happily single and enjoys time with her children.
Tamra Cantore Salary
TWC News anchor news salaries range from $42,335 to $148,566 per annum. However, these statistics can differ greatly depending on the employee’s level of seniority at issue. We don’t have Cantore’s exact salary and net worth at the moment but we will keep track and update once it’s available.
Tamra Cantore Net Worth
Cantore’s net worth is estimated to be between $1 million and $5 million dollars. Tamra being a successful journalist, surely earns a good amount of money. She might have other sources of income too. However, she has not given any information regarding her salary, net worth, and other earnings.
Tamra Cantore Career | TWC
After successfully graduating college in 1989, she began working as an intern for various TV channels and did a great deal of field reporting. Reporting live from the scene, she covered many topics including the political campaigns and the war between Jordan and Palestine. After working in her post for 3 years The Weather Channel hired her to become a news anchor. She started a successful career at TWC, with her regular news broadcast in the evenings. After a year, she was also given the responsibility to host the talk shows for 2 hours each weekend.
Tamra Cantore Health | Illness
Unfortunately was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease at the age of 40 years. Parkinson’s is a degenerative disease and there is no cure known for it yet. The news shattered her, but she had no other option but the keep up the pace of her life so she decided to fight back. Despite this diagnosis, Tamra Cantore continued to work. She continued her professional and her personal life the same way and even took care of her family. She was on medications now, but she continued with her passion for sports, though a bit diminished now, and led a healthier lifestyle.
Once the shattering discovery was made about the disease, she founded Team Cantore in 2000. It is a support group for people who are facing similar medical issues as she was. She works with Team Cantore to spread awareness about the disease as she believes the right information helps people to stay away from it. On 22nd September 2017, she was spotted in 14th Annual Countrified Rock for Research, 2017. Because of all the hard work and efficiency, the event raised a significant sum to find a cure for Parkinson’s disease.
Parkinson’s Unity Walk and the Michael J. Fox Foundation have provided the group with some funding. She succeeded in raising around $550,000 in a couple of years. Her former husband contributes a portion of his $3.5 million net worth to the foundation, giving his strong support to the cause, even though she and Jim Cantore have parted ways from their married life.
