Matt Zaffino Biography
Matt Zaffino is an American meteorologist working for KGW as the chief meteorologist. He joined the station in December 1996.
Matt Zaffino Age / Birthday
Zaffino manages to keep information regarding his dates of birth away from the limelight. It is therefore not known when he celebrates his birthday and how old he is at the moment. Judging from his appearance, he might be in his 50s.
Matt Zaffino Height / Measurements
Zaffino is of average body stature and stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 7 inches.
Matt Zaffino Wife
Zaffino is in a relationship with Robyn. He manages to keep information regarding his wife away from the public. However, we will update information about his spouse once it’s available.
Matt Zaffino Kids / Children
Zaffino and Robyn are proud parents of Enzo and Vivian. He manages to keep information regarding his kids away from the limelight. However, we will update this information about his children once it’s available.
Matt Zaffino Family / Relatives
Zaffino manages to keep information regarding his parents away from the limelight. Additionally, he shares no information regarding whether he has any siblings or not. We will update this information once it’s available.
Matt Zaffino Education
After completing his high school education Zaffino joined the University of Utah. Later, he graduated and obtained a Bachelor Of Science degree in Meteorology. He worked for KTVX in Salt Lake City as a weather producer while studying.
Matt Zaffino Career
Zaffino is KGW’s chief meteorologist. Ever since his teacher drew weather maps on the chalkboard explaining the conditions needed to create a snowstorm and get everyone out of school for a day he has been making weather maps. He interned and then worked at KTVX in Salt Lake City as a weather producer while studying meteorology at the University of Utah.
He transitioned to Traverse City, Michigan to forecast weather at WGTU in 1984, and then anchored the morning and evening weathercasts in Battle Creek, Michigan. In 1985, he gladly came back to the West at KDRV in Medford, Oregon to anchor the weather. He was employed to do weekend weather at KATU in Portland in 1988.
Zaffino also did environmental reporting and sharpened his skills in writing and story-telling for television news. He assisted in creating KATU’s morning news and was later promoted to the evening newscasts. He left KATU to become Chief Meteorologist at KGW in 1996.
In 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2002, 2006, 2008 and 2009, 2012, and 2015 he was named Best Weathercaster by The Oregon Associated Press. Zaffino won Emmy Awards for outstanding individual achievement in weather casting in 2000, 2015, and 2016 and has been Emmy nominated several other times.
Matt Zaffino’s Salary
Zaffino receives an annual income ranging between $30,000 and $90,000.
Matt Zaffino’s Net Worth
Through Zaffino’s career as a chief meteorologist, he has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges between $1 Million and $ 5 Million.
Matt Zaffino KGW
Zaffino works with KGW where he serves alongside his fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;
- Laural Porter
- David Molko
- Ashley Korslien
- Brittany Falkers
- Orlando Sanchez
- Kyle Iboshi
- Katherine Cook
- Mike Benner
- Tim Gordon
- Daisy Caballero
- Lamar Hurd
- Lacey Evans
- Thomas Shults
Matt Zaffino’s Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Zaffino is active on his social media accounts. He has about 260 followers on his Facebook Page, and about 21.4k followers on his Twitter account.