Glenn Eric “Hurricane” Schwartz Biography

Glenn Eric “Hurricane” Schwartz is an American author and retired meteorologist working for AKRF as a Senior Consultant for Climate Change and Resiliency since December 2022. Further, he has served The Hurricane Schwartz Entertainment & Productions LLC as a public speaker since May 2022. Previously, he served WCAU NBC Philadelphia as a chief meteorologist from January 1995 to May 2022.

Glenn Eric “Hurricane” Schwartz Education

Schwartz attended Penn State University in 1968 after completing his high school education at Central High School. He graduated in 1972 with a Bachelor Of Science degree in Meteorology.

Glenn Eric “Hurricane” Schwartz Career

Schwartz has worked for AKRF as a Senior Consultant for Climate Change & Resiliency since December 2022. Further, he has served The Hurricane Schwartz Entertainment & Productions LLC as a public speaker since May 2022. Previously, he served WCAU NBC Philadelphia as a chief meteorologist from January 1995 to May 2022.

After graduating college, Schwartz started his career when he served AccuWeather in State College, Pennsylvania. Next, he served the National Hurricane Center in Miami from 1974 to 1977. While in Miami, he obtained experience with hurricanes.

Schwartz’s first TV appearance was when he served WAGA in Atlanta from 1979 to 1983. In 1985, he joined The Weather Channel where he worked as the network’s first hurricane specialist. The following year, he left the network for WNYW in New York. While in New York, he attained the nickname “Hurricane” after a video of a colleague saw a video of him being blown around.

Schwartz served in New York until 1990 when he relocated to West Palm Beach to serve WPBF. After his time at WPBF, he served WINK in Fort Myers and WRAL in Raleigh respectively. In October 1995, he rejoined Philadelphia and started serving WCAU as a meteorologist. In 2002, he started serving the station as the chief meteorologist till 2017 when Tammie Souza took on the role. He served as the NBC affiliate till his 2022 retirement. During his career, he was known for wearing a bow tie during broadcasts as requested in his contract. In 2010, he served in the Philadelphia Broadcast Hall of Fame as an inductee.

Books

Schwartz co-authored the book, The Philadelphia Area Weather Book with fellow meteorologist Jon Nese. The book details his live TV broadcasts of Hurricane Floyd. Further, he published a climate fictional novel dubbed The Weathermaker in a paperback edition in January 2020.

Glenn Eric “Hurricane” Schwartz Age

Schwartz was born on June 20, 1951, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. He is 72 years old as of 2022. Schwartz celebrates his birthday every June 20th.

Glenn Eric “Hurricane” Schwartz Height

Schwartz stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 7 inches

Glenn Eric “Hurricane” Schwartz Family

Schwartz was born to Morris and Miriam Schwartz. Morris worked as an architect. He has a sibling but has not revealed information regarding them to the public. We will update this information once details regarding it are available.

Glenn Eric “Hurricane” Schwartz Wife

Schwartz married Sherry according to www.inquirer.com. but has kept more information regarding her away from the public. However, we will update this information once details regarding it are available.

Glenn Eric “Hurricane” Schwartz Net Worth

Schwartz has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through being a meteorologist and author.

Glenn Eric “Hurricane” Schwartz Salary

Schwartz earns an annual salary ranging between $40,000 – $ 110,500.

Glenn Eric “Hurricane” Schwartz Retirement/Where Is He?

Schwartz retired from WCAU NBC Philadelphia in 2022 after serving the station for 27 years, working in the TV industry for 42 years, and forecasting weather for 5 decades. He last aired on WCAU on May 27, 2022. He said that he was not retiring from meteorology since it’s his lifelong passion rather from the daily TV appearances on NBC10. “I’m not retiring from meteorology…I’ve decided: If I’m gonna try some new things and pursue other things I’ve put off, there’s no time like the present” NBC Philadelphia tweeted his message on their Twitter account on February 25, 2022.

Since retiring from WCAU, Schwartz has served KRF as a Senior Consultant for Climate Change and Resiliency since joining in December 2022. Further, he has served The Hurricane Schwartz Entertainment & Productions LLC as a public speaker since May 2022