James D. Cantore is an American

United States

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 meteorologist

Meteorology

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. He is best known as an on-air personality for The Weather Channel.
A native of Beacon Falls, Connecticut

Beacon Falls, Connecticut

Beacon Falls is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 5,246 at the 2000 census. The population increased to 6,049 at the 2010 census. Beacon Falls is also home to the national-known Meteorologist Jim Cantore. Settlers from Derby, Connecticut settled Beacon...

, who was raised in White River Junction, Vermont

White River Junction, Vermont

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, Cantore graduated from Lyndon State College

Lyndon State College

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 in 1986; The Weather Channel

The Weather Channel

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 gave him his first job out of college in July of that year, and he has worked with the channel ever since. Though not with the weather network since its beginning, Cantore has become one of the most well-known meteorologists on television.

Cantore has been lauded for his ability to "break down" complicated weather events into terms that the average viewer can understand.