Robert S. Van Dillen (born October 6, 1972), occasionally known as Bobby Van Dillen, is an American meteorologist currently working at Fox Weather as on-air host.[1]
He was born in Montclair, New Jersey.[citation needed] He moved to the Shongum Lake section of Randolph, New Jersey in 1977 and graduated in 1991 from Randolph High School.[2]
Van Dillen earned a Bachelor of Science degree in meteorology from Millersville University of Pennsylvania. He began his career in Long Island, New York, as a forecaster for the Metro Weather Service. He subsequently worked for ABC affiliate WUTRinUtica, New York, CBS affiliate WTVHinSyracuse, New York, and NBC affiliate WCNC-TVinCharlotte, North Carolina. He began working at CNN world headquarters in Atlanta in September 2002.
Van Dillen was awarded the American Meteorological Society (AMS) Seal of Approval in March 1997 and is a full member of the AMS.
