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{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
− | | name = Breeanna | + | | name = Breeanna Sorensen |
| image = Breeanna Sorensen in 2022.jpg | | image = Breeanna Sorensen in 2022.jpg | ||
| image_size = 250px | | image_size = 250px | ||
− | | birth_name = Breeanna | + | | birth_name = Breeanna Renee Sorensen |
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|7|18|mf=yes}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|7|18|mf=yes}} | ||
| birth_place = [[wikipedia:Chapel Hill, North Carolina|Chapel Hill, North Carolina]] | | birth_place = [[wikipedia:Chapel Hill, North Carolina|Chapel Hill, North Carolina]] | ||
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| death_place = | | death_place = | ||
| education = [[wikipedia:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill)]] | | education = [[wikipedia:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill)]] | ||
− | | alma_mater = [[wikipedia:University of North Carolina|University of North Carolina]] ([[wikipedia:Bachelor of Science|B.S.]])<BR> | + | | alma_mater = [[wikipedia:University of North Carolina|University of North Carolina]] ([[wikipedia:Bachelor of Science|B.S.]])<BR>Lafayette Jeff High School |
| years_active = 2007–present | | years_active = 2007–present | ||
− | | known_for = Broadcast meteorologist | + | | known_for = Broadcast meteorologist |
| parents = [[Phil Sorensen|Phillip R. "Phil" Sorensen]] (father)<br>Veronica Craft (Mother) | | parents = [[Phil Sorensen|Phillip R. "Phil" Sorensen]] (father)<br>Veronica Craft (Mother) | ||
− | | spouse = | + | | spouse = |
− | | children = | + | | children = |
− | | partner = | + | | partner = [[Ava Zinn]] (2022-present) |
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| home_town = Lafayette, Indiana<BR>Chapel Hill, North Carolina | | home_town = Lafayette, Indiana<BR>Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | '''Breeanna | + | '''Breeanna Renee Soresnen''' (born July 18, 1984), is an American television personality. She is currently the weather anchor/reporter for ''CBS 41 Action News'' on NoSirGifts-owned Fort Wayne, Indiana [[wikipedia:CBS|CBS]] affiliate and company flagship station [[WTOR-FTV|WTOR]] and before that was the weekend weather anchor for ''Fox 5 News'' on NoSirGifts-owned Raleigh, North Carolina [[wikipedia:Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliate [[WRNC-FTV|WRNC]] (currently known as "North Carolina 5-Fox"). Sorensen is a Meteorologist for WTOR and [[wikipedia:Independent station (North America)|independent station]] [[WXXC (FDT)|WXXC]].<ref name="Breeanna Sorensen's Biography" /> |
== Background and education == | == Background and education == | ||
− | + | Sorensen was born Breeanna Renee Sorensen on July 18, 1984 in [[wikipedia:Chapel Hill, North Carolina|Chapel Hill]], [[wikipedia:North Carolina|North Carolina]] to mother Veronica Craft (1950-2009) and father [[Phil Sorensen]]. She has a younger brother named Jim Sorensen (b. 1986). When she was 12, the family moved to [[wikipedia:Lafayette, Indiana|Lafayette]], [[wikipedia:Indiana|Indiana]] after her father took the sports director position at WTOR in Fort Wayne in 1996 while her mother took a job at NoSirGifts in Marion, Indiana. | |
− | After graduating from | + | After graduating from Lafayette Jefferson High School in Lafayette, Indiana in 2002, Sorensen returned to Chapel Hill, North Carolina to attend the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill and graduated in 2006. |
== Career == | == Career == | ||
− | After graduating college, | + | After graduating college, Sorensen worked for WRNC. While working at WRNC from 2006-2011, Breeanna was asked once to fill in as a guest weather anchor on the ''Fox News Channel'', and this fulfilled her high school goal.<ref name="Breeanna Sorensen's Biography">"Breeanna Sorensen's Biography". CBS 41 Action News (WTOR/CBS) (2016-05-04). Retrieved 2016-6-30.</ref> In addition, Sorensen is an [[wikipedia:American Meteorological Society|AMS]] Certified Broadcast Meteorologist.<ref>http://www.ametsoc.org/memdir/seallist/get_listofcbm.cfm</ref> |
− | On December 2, 2014, WLIN announced that | + | On December 2, 2014, WLIN announced that Sorensen would become chief meteorologist seen weekday afternoons and weather editor for WLIN, succeeding Sam Walker, who transferred his chief meteorologist duties from WLIN to WWKI upon WWKI's affiliation switch from [[wikipedia:The CW|The CW]] to CBS.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sam Walker Leaves WLIN for WWKI, Breeanna Sorensen To Replace Him|date=2014-12-02|accessdate=2015-01-18}}</ref> However, Sorensen declined the job offer and accepted a similar position at WTOR. |
− | On March 31, 2016, | + | On March 31, 2016, Sorensen was announced as a moderator panelist on ''[[Vote for the Girls (United States)|Vote for the Girls]]''. She will be joining the purple team duo moderators [[Ava Zinn]] and [[Kymberly Alvaraz]], [[Danni McClannahan]] and [[Lanise White]], [[Kathi Jameson|Kathi]] and [[Karly Ryder, Jr.|Karly Jameson]],and solo moderators [[Kendra Ray]] and [[Rachael Passalt]].<ref name="VFTG Breeanna">{{cite news|title=Breeanna Sorensen to Join ‘Vote for the Girls’|work=12News|date=March 31, 2016|accessdate=March 31, 2016}}</ref> |
− | + | Sorensen became the Carolina's Vote for the Girls moderator. Sorensen's hometown in the Triangle has long been a hotbed for American Idol alumni and supported female contestants, are tied to the past success of artists such as [[wikipedia:American Idol (season 3)|Season 3]] champion [[wikipedia:Fantasia Barrino|Fantasia Barrino]] (of [[wikipedia:High Point, North Carolina|High Point]]), Season 5 finalist [[wikipedia:Kellie Pickler|Kellie Pickler]] ([[wikipedia:Albemarle, North Carolina|Albemarle]]) who finished sixth (as well as winning the sixteenth season of ''Dancing with the Stars''), and season 13 finalist Majesty Rose York. | |
− | Due to being the girlfriend | + | Due to being the girlfriend of Ava Zinn, Sorensen joined the cast of ''[[Caprice & Ella]]'' on September 24, 2022. Her first apperance was the conclusion of the 14-part miniseries "[[Breaking Boiling Point (Caprice & Ella)|Breaking Boiling Point]]". Because of this job, Sorensen has scaled back from her job at WTOR/WXXC. |
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== Filmography == | == Filmography == | ||
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!colspan=4|News | !colspan=4|News | ||
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− | | 2006-2011 || [[WRNC-FTV|''Fox 5 News'']] || rowspan= | + | | 2006-2011 || [[WRNC-FTV|''Fox 5 News'']] || rowspan=3|Meteorologist/Weather Anchor || |
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| 2011-2014 || [[WLIN-FTV|''12 News'']] | | 2011-2014 || [[WLIN-FTV|''12 News'']] | ||
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− | | 2014- | + | | 2014-present || [[WTOR-FTV|''CBS 41 Action News'']] |
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!colspan=4|Entertainment | !colspan=4|Entertainment | ||
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− | | 2010–21 || '' [[Vote for the Girls (United States)]] '' || Judge || Moderator on the pink team | + | | 2010–21 || '' [[Vote for the Girls (United States)]] '' || Judge || Moderator on the pink team |
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− | | 2022-present || ''[[Caprice & Ella]]'' || herself || Main cast | + | | 2022-present || ''[[Caprice & Ella]]'' || herself || Main cast |
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==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
− | + | Sorensen was previously in a relationship with Harrison Bokamp (now Harmony Bokamp) when she attended a middle school in Lafayette and Lafayette Jefferson High School from 1997 to 2002. The relationship ended after the 2002 Lafayette Jefferson High School prom due to Bokamp arriving an hour late. She would not be in another relationship until September 2022. | |
− | + | Sorensen began a relationship with [[Ava Zinn]] on September 23, 2022. It is notable as Sorensen became the first significant other of Zinn as Sorensen is the junior partner surpassing [[Amanda Davidson]], who held that record since 1993. As Zinn is already a grandfather of three grandchildren, Sorensen became a stepgrandmother to Alisan, Michael, and Leah. | |
===Sports involvement=== | ===Sports involvement=== | ||
− | + | Sorensen has been a fan of the [[wikipedia:Carolina Panthers|Carolina Panthers]] football team since their inaugural season in 1995. | |
− | Since | + | Since Sorensen and Zinn began dating in 2022, Sorensen has occasionally supported the [[wikipedia:Indianapolis Colts|Colts]] and the NBA's [[wikipedia:Indiana Pacers|Indiana Pacers]], though neither have been able to attend or even watch NBA games since most Pacers games have moved to cable. Although Indianapolis and Sorensen's nearby hometown market of Charlotte, North Carolina both have NFL and NBA teams, neither Charlotte or Indianapolis does not have an MLB nor a NHL team yet Indianapolis has the [[wikipedia:Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]]'s [[wikipedia:Indiana Fever|Indiana Fever]]. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{Persondata | {{Persondata | ||
| NAME = Sorensen, Breeanna | | NAME = Sorensen, Breeanna | ||
− | | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | + | | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = TV personality | | SHORT DESCRIPTION = TV personality | ||
| DATE OF BIRTH = July 18, 1984 | | DATE OF BIRTH = July 18, 1984 | ||
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| PLACE OF DEATH = | | PLACE OF DEATH = | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | {{DEFAULTSORT: | + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Sorensen, Breeanna}} |
[[Category:Living people]] | [[Category:Living people]] | ||
[[Category:1984 births]] | [[Category:1984 births]] | ||
[[Category:American television meteorologists]] | [[Category:American television meteorologists]] |