Jimmy Caldwell Biography
Jimmy Caldwell is an American meteorologist for WKYT. He wanted for the first 15 years of his life to do nothing more than to be in the medical field studying in the field of Psychology. Up until he was 15, Caldwell was convinced this was the road he was preparing to head down but something happened that changed that path.
Jimmy Caldwell Age
Caldwell`s age is still currently unavailable it will be updated soon.
Jimmy Caldwell Wife|Married
Caldwell is married to his best friend Terri and together they have two sons together.
Jimmy Caldwell Education
Caldwell studied at the University of Mississipi where he received his Broadcast Meteorology Certificate.
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Jimmy Caldwell Career
Caldwell had always had the desire to be on radio he finally got his chance when he was 15 years old. WRLV AM/FM in his hometown of Salyersville wanted a student to come by and record a couple of promos that kept the community up to date on school news.
From that point on he wanted to be in communications whether it was radio or television. He had uncovered a passion for broadcasting that he couldn’t deny “So, no more medical field for me. He had found a new love. When he turned 16, he was given another opportunity to get into the broadcasting field early. His high school electricity teacher was asked to do play-by-play for the Magoffin County Hornets. He asked Caldwell to be his color commentator and statistician.
As soon as the season ended he was given a job at the station His very first job was recording the evening weather and recording some commercials. On a daily basis, he used to put in two or three hours a day after school. Before he knew it, he was doing everything from cleaning the station, taking out the trash, dabbling in sales, writing commercials, or washing the station vehicle.
When he was juggling all of the numerous duties, he was also on the air live everyday from 3 to 6 p.m. and all weekend weather was on his shoulders. he was given a few titles while there. The first was sports director in 1999 and in 2000 I became music director” said Caldwell.
After he was working at WRLV, he finished high school and began the first part of his college career at Prestonsburg Community College. One cold February day in 2001, He received a phone call from Tony Turner that would change the course of his life again. “He asked him to go over to WYMT and interview for the chief weathercaster position.
All through school and in life weather was always interesting. Caldwell studied it and admitted it had always been a passion of his, and really looked forward to the chance to put my knowledge to the test. February 2001 he made my third trip ever to the city of Hazard. This time he was there to try for my chance in television. Little did I know that it wouldn’t be his last,” said Caldwell.
He started working at WYMT on March 12, 2001. In March 2003, Caldwell became a member of the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association. He received his Broadcast Meteorology Certificate from Mississippi State University.
Jimmy Caldwell WKYT
Caldwell is a meteorologist for WKYT he made the decision to become a part of the WKYT First Alert Weather team after spending more than 12 years at WYMT.
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