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Date of Birth: 1981 , January-13
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 5 Feet 7 Inch

Quick Timeline of Ginger Zee

1981 Born in Orange, California, United States
1999 Graduated from Rockford High School
2004 Worked at WEYI-TV
2006 Was named the guest meteorologist on the The Today Show
2011 Joined Good Morning America Weekend
2013 Became the weather editor ABC News
2016 Appeared on the 22nd season of ABC's Dancing with the Stars
2013 Engaged to Benjamin Aaron Colonomos
2014 Married to Benjamin Aaron Colonomos
2015 First child, Adrian Benjamin Colonomos

Detail Timeline of Ginger Zee

January 13 , 1981

Born in Orange, California, United States

Ginger Zee was born as Ginger Renee Zuidgeest in the early 1980s in Orange, California, United States of America to Robert O. "Bob" Zuidgeest and Dawn E. Zuidgeest-Craft. She has one brother named Sean Jeffrey Zuidgeest.

1999

Graduated from Rockford High School

At a young age, Zee induced her desire to be a meteorologist. She received her formal education from Rockford High School. She finally earned her high school graduation from there in 1999. After that she joined Valparaiso University and she also earned her Bachelor of Science degree in meteorology from there. 

2004

Worked at WEYI-TV

She has been active in the broadcasting world since 2004. She began working for WEYI-TV in Flint, Michigan, WYIN-TV in Merrillville, Indiana, WLAV-FM and WOOD-TV. She also worked at WMAQ in Chicago, Illinois for several months. 

2006

Was named the guest meteorologist on the The Today Show

Her childhood dream was to be a meteorologist on The Today Show and she finally accomplished this dream in 2006 as she was offered to be a guest meteorologist on the weekend edition of The Today Show that year.

November 12 , 2011

Joined Good Morning America Weekend

At the end of 2011, she joined Good Morning America Weekend and this show raised her fame to prominence. She served as a weather anchor of this show. She also appeared in the shows like Nightline and ABC World News Tonight. 

December 2 , 2013

Became the weather editor ABC News

At the end of 2013, she was named the chief meteorologist for Good Morning America by the ABC News. They also named her the weather editor for ABC News. She succeeded the position left by Sam Champion. 

March 4 , 2016

Appeared on the 22nd season of ABC's Dancing with the Stars

She is also known for being an American TV personality. In the early 2016, she paired with Valentin Chmerkovskiy and then she performed on the 22nd season of ABC's Dancing with the Stars as a celebrity competitor. She was ranked third in this show.

2013

Engaged to Benjamin Aaron Colonomos

In August 2013, Zee got engaged to Benjamin Aaron Colonomos.  Benjamin Aaron Colonomos is a media personality and is known for his work for NBC Universal's LXTV and WNBC's New York Live. He is mainly known by the name Ben Aaron. 

June 7 , 2014

Married to Benjamin Aaron Colonomos

After being engaged for about a year, they finally tied their married knot as a husband and wife on 7th of June 2014. Their wedding ceremony was held at Petoskey, Michigan. She finally gave birth to her first child named Adrian Benjamin at the end of 2015. 

December 9 , 2015

First child, Adrian Benjamin Colonomos

She became mother for the first time in her life at the end of 2015. She and her loving husband, Benjamin Aaron Colonomos welcomed their first child together on 9th of December and that time it was a son and they named him Adrian Benjamin Colonomos. 

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In August 2013, Zee got engaged to Benjamin Aaron Colonomos.  Benjamin Aaron Colonomos is a media personality and is known for his work for NBC Universal's LXTV and WNBC's New York Live. He is mainly known by the name Ben Aaron. After being engaged for about a year, they finally tied their married knot as a husband and wife on 7th of June 2014. Their wedding ceremony was held at Petoskey, Michigan. She finally gave birth to her first child named Adrian Benjamin at the end of 2015. Zee and Ben desires to have several children. Her nationality is American and she is of Dutch ethnicity.

At a young age, Zee induced her desire to be a meteorologist. She received her formal education from Rockford High School. She finally earned her high school graduation from there in 1999. After that she joined Valparaiso University and she also earned her Bachelor of Science degree in meteorology from there. She has been active in the broadcasting world since 2004. She began working for WEYI-TV in Flint, Michigan, WYIN-TV in Merrillville, Indiana, WLAV-FM and WOOD-TV. Her childhood dream was to be a meteorologist on The Today Show and she finally accomplished this dream in 2006 as she was offered to be a guest meteorologist on the weekend edition of The Today Show that year. At the end of 2011, she joined Good Morning America Weekend and this show raised her fame to prominence. She also appeared in the shows like Nightline and ABC World News Tonight. At the end of 2013, she was named the chief meteorologist for Good Morning America by the ABC News. They also named her the weather editor for ABC News. In the early 2016, she paired with Valentin Chmerkovskiy and then she performed on the 22nd season of ABC's Dancing with the Stars as a celebrity competitor. She was ranked third in this show. Her annual salary is $100,000 and her net worth is in high.