Mike Nelson Wiki, Denver 7, Education, Birthday, Height, Partner, Kids, Relatives, Income, and Net Worth

Mike Nelson Biography

Mike Nelson is an American Author/ Meteorologist working for Denver 7 in Denver, Colorado as a Chief Meteorologist. He joined the station in June 2004.

Mike Nelson Date of Birth / Birthday

Nelson manages to keep information regarding his dates of birth away from the limelight. Therefore, it is not known when he celebrates his birthday and how old he is at the moment. Judging from his appearance, he might be in his 60s.

Mike Nelson Height

He is of an average body stature and stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 8 inches.

Mike Nelson Partner/ Wife

Nelson is happily married to his wife, Cindy whom he manages to keep information about away from the limelight. The duo has, however, been together for over 39 years. We will update this information once it’s available to the public.

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Mike Nelson Kids/Children

Together with Cindy, the duo are proud parents to their three grown children namely, Anders, Becca, and Christiana. Additionally, they are also proud grandparents to their two grandsons, Liam and Owen. They reside together with their three spoiled little pugs, Tilly, Tinq, and Torq.

Mike Nelson Relatives/ Family

Nelson manages to keep information regarding his parents away from the limelight. Additionally, he shares no information regarding whether or not he has any siblings. We will update this information once it’s available to the public.

Mike Nelson Profession

Nelson works with Denver 7 News where he serves the station as a Chief Meteorologist. He has been a weather forecaster for over 40 years and was forecasting weather in Colorado alone for over 25 years. After receiving his degree in Meteorology in the year 19767, he began working at Weather Central, which is Madison-based private weather consulting firm. The firm specializes in forecasts for agri-business, ski areas, power utilities, the Wisconsin TV Network, and over 40  other radio and TV stations nationwide

Additionally, he was also appointed as Executive Vice President of Weather Central in the year 1979 where he was supervising staff of 14 meteorologists. He also helped in providing forecasts crucial to the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. He also helped in providing forecasts that are crucial to the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline.

While he was in Madison, he was partnering with fellow meteorologist, Terry Keely, in devising one of the first computer weather graphics systems for television. Between the years 1979 and 1984, he installed TV weather computers at over 50 stations across the nation. Additionally, he brought up the first weather computer to Colorado in the year 1982. This is in addition to training legendary Denver weatherman Stormy Rottman on that system.

The year 1985 saw his family move to St. Louis Missouri where he was serving as a Chief Meteorologist at a local station till the year 1991. While there, he was a member of the American Meteorological Society’s Board of Broadcast Meteorology.

They would approve candidates to receive the AMS Seal of Approval for Television Weather-casting. Mike also won 18 Emmy awards for Outstanding Weather Anchor. The year 2001 saw him being recognized by the Colorado Broadcasts Association as their “Citizen of the Year” for his volunteer work in Colorado schools.

He enjoys sharing his knowledge of the weather with the young and the old visiting 50 schools, clubs, and service organizations annually. His Tornado Dance is a very much anticipated event. In his career, he has spoken to over 750,000 school children. He has also written two local bestsellers, “The Colorado Weather Book” and “The Colorado Weather Almanac.” Both of these books are available at Amazon.com. One can also download a free copy of Mike’s newest book: ‘The World’s Littlest Book on Climate.” for 10 facts in 10 minutes about CO2.

Mike Nelson Income

Nelson receives an annual income ranging between $30,000 and $90,000.

Mike Nelson Net Worth

Through Nelson’s career as an Author/ Meteorologist, he has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges between $1 million and $1.5 million.

Mike Nelson Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram

Nelson is active on his social media accounts. He has about 21K followers on his Facebook Page, about 15.8K followers on his Twitter account, and around 1.8K followers on his Instagram account.

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