Pete Delkus Biography
Pete Delkus is an American Emmy award-winning meteorologist working at WFAA. He serves as the Chief Meteorologist specializing in television and digital weather forecasting and reporting at the station. In addition, he joined the WFAA team in June 2005.
Pete Delkus Education
Delkus attended Mississippi State University where he graduated with a master’s level in meteorology. In addition, he also attended Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville (SIUE) where he earned a Bachelor of arts degree in radio and television and a minor in marketing.
Pete Delkus Career
Delkus is the Chief Meteorologist at WFAA. He has covered severe weather including flooding, flash, hail, and tornadoes over the years. For his outstanding work in weather anchoring and special show hosting, he has been awarded eighteen Emmy Awards. In addition, he is board-certified by the National Weather Association and the American Meteorological Society.
Furthermore, he is an All-America pitcher and had an all-star college career including a trip to the college world series. While he was at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, he held a number of records as a pitcher. After he had graduated from college, he signed with the Minnesota Twins organization in 1987.
He has earned a number of awards including the Rolaids Relief Man, and the Minnesota Twins Minor League Player of the Year. However, his career came to an end prematurely as a result of a serious elbow injury. Additionally, he played professional baseball with the Twins organization for six years.
In addition, he was able to secure a job at WFTV, the ABC affiliate in Orlando, Florida where he worked for four years serving as a meteorologist. Later in 1996, he worked at WCPO-TV, the ABC affiliate in Cincinnati, Ohio where he served as the chief meteorologist till 2005.
Furthermore, he outstood in Cincinnati as the severe weather leader for his exclusive coverage of the deadly Tornado of “99. Delkus has been awarded numerous honors during this tenure including a pair of first-place Associated Press Awards for best regularly scheduled weather. During his leisure time, he enjoys fishing, hunting, running, and spending ample time with his family.
Pete Delkus Age
Delkus is 56 years old as of 2021. He was born on September 4, 1965, in Centreville, Illinois, United States. He celebrates his birthday on the 4th of September every year.
Pete Delkus Height
Delkus stands at a height of 6 feet 3 inches (1.9m) tall.
Pete Delkus Family
Delkus has managed to keep his personal life away from the limelight hence he has not disclosed any information about his parents. It is also not known if Delkus has any siblings.
Pete Delkus Wife
Delkus has been married to Jacque Delkus for more than twenty-five years. Together with his wife and children, they reside in Dallas, Texas.
Pete Delkus Children
Together with his wife Jacque, they have been blessed with two children, Emily Delkus and Peter Delkus. During his leisure time, he enjoys spending ample time with his family. Whether it’s watching one of his baseball games or listening to Emily sing, being with them is a top priority. Delkus announced that he got a puppy named Hi-Point Pistol Annie, Annie for short.
Pete Delkus Salary
Delkus earns an annual salary ranging between $40,000 – $ 110,500.
Pete Delkus Net Worth
Delkus has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through being a meteorologist.
Pete Delkus Leaving WFAA
On the 29th of November 2012, he posted on his Facebook page that he was going to leave the WFAA team after his 10 pm newscast. He would be replaced by Colleen Coyle as the new chief meteorologist.
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