Bill Karins is an NBC News Meteorologist. He has been with NBC since 2004. Karins regularly serves as Meteorologist for NBC’s “Early Today” and MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” He has also made appearances as the weather anchor on “NBC Nightly News,” “TODAY,” “Weekend Today” and “Dateline.”
Prior to joining the NBC team, Karins served as a Meteorologist at WOFL in Orlando. It was there that he covered Hurricanes Charley, Jeanne, Frances and Ivan. Before that, he spent time forecasting winter storms as Meteorologist at WABI in Bangor, Maine. Prior to that, he served as Meteorologist at WCTI in New Bern, North Carolina, where he reported on Hurricanes Bertha and Fran in 1996, as well as Hurricane Bonnie in 1998. Karins began his career at KSNT Topeka, KS, where he served as Meteorologist, Environmental Reporter and Tornado Chaser.
A native of Albany, New York, Karins currently resides in northern New Jersey with his wife and two children.