Who is Mike Wankum?
Mike Wankum, an Emmy-award-winning meteorologist, is currently employed at WCVB-TV 5 in Boston. He serves as the weeknight meteorologist, providing weather updates for all of the station’s evening and late newscasts, including the 10 O’Clock News on MeTV Boston.
Age
As of 2024, Mike Wankum is 64 years old. He was born in 1960 in Iowa, United States.
Height
Mike Wankum is approximately 5 feet 9 inches tall (1.88 meters).
Education
Wankum completed his undergraduate studies at Briar Cliff University and later obtained a Master’s degree in Atmospheric Science from Creighton University, which is situated in Tornado Alley.
Family Background
Mike grew up in Iowa with parents of mixed German-English and Irish heritage. His father had a strong passion for farming, leading Mike to be raised in a farmhouse in northwest Iowa. His great-great-grandparents on his father’s side were Irish immigrants who relocated to Boston during the Famine.
Spouse
Wankum is married to Clair Geissler, whom he met while they were both students at Briar Cliff University. The couple has three children: a son named Benjamin and two daughters, Tess and Anna. They live on the South Shore of Massachusetts.
Career
Mike began his career as a staff meteorologist at KTIV-TV in Sioux City, Iowa, where he was promoted to chief meteorologist in 1982 and held the position until 1990. He then moved to WTVR-TV in Richmond, Virginia, as chief meteorologist in 1990, winning his first Emmy award there. From 1993 to 2006, he served as chief meteorologist at WLVI-TV in Boston, earning eight Emmy Awards and three Associated Press awards. Since December 2006, Mike has been with WCVB-TV’s StormTeam 5, where he anchors weather for all evening and late newscasts, and has received 17 regional Emmy Awards for his weather coverage and technology reporting. In 2017, he was recognized as one of the “Coolest Meteorologists in America” by the Washington Post. Additionally, Mike is involved in the community as a guest science lecturer at Boston-area schools and universities and has served as chairman of the Chornobyl Children Project USA.
Salary and Net worth
Wankum’s annual salary ranges from $38,500 to $115,000. His estimated net worth is between $1 million and $5 million.
