Jim Abath joined WPBF in September 1999. It was just a short drive south from Gainesville, where he had been sports anchor/reporter at WCJB since 1992.Abath earned a master's degree in mass communications from the University of Florida after completing a thesis on sports violence. He also has a bachelor's degree from Marquette University."When I started watching local TV news and sports in the fifth grade and none of my friends did, my mother figured I had found my career," Abath said. "My friends just thought I was weird. (My wife still does)."
Jim and his wife, Cindy, live in Royal Palm Beach.If you have a story idea, please send Jim an e-mail at jabath@wpbf.com.
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