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No Limits with Rebecca Jarvis

#61: Ginger Zee, ABC News Chief Meteorologist

No Limits with Rebecca Jarvis

ABC News

Business, Careers

4.7703 Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2017

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

As the Chief Meteorologist of ABC News, you've probably started some of your mornings with Ginger Zee on Good Morning America, or started your evening watching her on World News Tonight. But in her new book ‘Natural Disaster: I Cover Them, I am One,’ Ginger opens up about what audiences might not see. On this episode, Ginger shares her story from the beginning: falling in love with the weather, covering Hurricane Katrina, her lifelong battle with depression, and the importance of vulnerability and gratitude. Congratulations to our No Limits Entrepreneur of the Week: Jessica Gartenstein, CEO and Co-Founder of Frönen Find out more: https://eatbeenana.com Want to be a featured NLEOTW? Know someone who should? Send your nominations to [email protected] Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review! It’s easy! Click here: http://bit.ly/2ks4f90 ABOUT REBECCA JARVIS:  Rebecca Jarvis is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and the Chief Biz, Tech and Econ correspondent for ABC News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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0:00.0

Hey, it's Rebecca, and you can hear new episodes of No Limits four days early on tune in.

0:05.5

You may have heard we launched our first episode of RJ Answers, where I'm taking your questions.

0:10.7

If you want a chance to talk to me on No Limits about your career, send your questions to No Limits with RJ podcast at gmail.com.

0:18.3

That's No Limits With RJ Podcast at gmail.com. I'm looking forward to hearing from all of you.

0:23.6

I do read all the emails that go to that address.

0:27.1

Telling the story of me checking into a mental health institute before I start my job here at ABC,

0:33.4

that's a, that's, I'm still, I'm slightly, you know, have like this weird embarrassment in front of you because you're my co-worker and it's, you're supposed to be strong and you're supposed to be this, you know, young, passionate, excited.

0:42.7

What I'm realizing now and in my therapy that I've had since, you can be both.

0:47.1

You can have, you know, fallibility.

0:48.9

You can have a disease, a mental health challenge. You don't even have to, depends on how you, you know, what you have.

0:54.5

Everybody's is different. And you can still succeed.

0:58.3

From ABC, it's no limits. I'm Rebecca Jarvis, and each week we're talking to the most bold and

1:05.3

influential women playing at the top of their game, trying to demystify success and what it really takes to get there,

1:13.1

and all of the trade-offs. Whether you're looking for answers or you just want to hear a good story,

1:19.2

you're in the right place. On today's episode, ABC's very own chief meteorologist, Ginger Z,

1:27.3

her unexpected and unfiltered story of struggle and resilience.

1:31.6

The self-proclaimed natural disaster details her story from the moment she fell in love with the weather,

1:37.5

to her battle with depression, to finding her inner strength and gratitude.

1:43.0

Ginger Z, welcome to No Limits.

1:45.1

Thank you. I am so happy to be across this table from you.

1:48.2

I'm thrilled to have you here.

1:49.8

Ginger's a friend. She's a colleague. She is our chief meteorologist at ABC News, the first

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