Hank Allen Biography
Hank Allen is an American journalist working for WGNO ABC26 News located in New Orleans, Louisiana as a chief meteorologist. He joined the station in March 2007.
Hank Allen Age / Birthday
Allen is 42 years old as of 2023. He was born on May 13, 1981, in Marietta, Georgia, United States.
Hank Allen Height / Measurements
Allen is of an average body stature and stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 9 inches.
Hank Allen Partner/ Husband or Wife
Allen is happily married to his lovely wife, Casey. He manages to keep information regarding his marriage away from the public. However, we will update information about his spouse once it’s available.
Hank Allen Kids / Children
Allen and his wife Casey are proud parents of a daughter and twin sons. This year the twins are 4 years old. They were born on March 21, 2019. While their daughter Virginia Casey Allen was born on November 30, 2016.
Hank Allen Family / Relatives
Allen’s parents are Jim and Marietta, Georgia.m His dad was born on January 11, 1947, and is 75 years old. Therefore, Hank’s mother’s and siblings’ whereabouts are presently not available.
Hank Allen Career
Allen works for WGNO news as a chief meteorologist. Before joining the station, he worked his first tv job in Sioux City, Iowa as a meteorologist. He is part of the American Meteorological Society and holds their seal as a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM). At Mississippi State University he graduated with a degree in broadcast meteorology and a minor in communications.
He was born in Marietta, Ga. which is a northern suburb of Atlanta. When he was young, he enjoyed watching thunderstorms and severe weather hoping to get a day off school from snow in the winter and that’s when he got interested in weather. In times of severe weather, he hopes to pass along accurate weather information to viewers and potentially life-saving information.
When he is not forecasting, he enjoys learning about history, traveling, working out, and watching sports. In the past few years, he has been a big fan of the craft cocktail movement and is happy to be in New Orleans where the movement really started to take root. He takes off to go storm chasing in the middle of the country once a year and getting in a car with a map and exploring the small towns of America is one of his favorite things. Allen loves tailgating before the home games and also has season tickets to MSU football.
Hank Allen Salary
Allen receives an annual income ranging between $30,000 and $90,000.
Hank Allen’s Net Worth
Through Allen’s career as a chief meteorologist, he has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges between $1 Million and $ 5 Million.
Hank Allen WGNO-TV
Allen works at WGNO-TV where he works with his fellow colleagues who are anchors, reporters, and meteorologists and they include;
- Susan Roesgen
- Curt Sprang
- Tamica Lee
- Peyton LoCicero Trist
- Amy Russo
- Kenny Lopez
- Anna McAllister
- Brooke Laizer
- Brantly Keiek
- Richie Mills
- Aaron S. Lee
- Jack Culotta, Jr.
Hank Allen Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Allen is active on his social media accounts. He has about 4.5k friends on his Facebook Page, about 4097 followers on his Twitter account, and around 867 followers on his Instagram account.