Pete Delkus Biography
Pete Delkus is an American Emmy award-winning Chief Meteorologist working for WFAA as a meteorologist. He joined the station in June 2005.
Pete Delkus Age / Birthday
Delkus is 58 years old as of 2023. He was born on September 4, 1965, in Centreville, Illinois, United States.
Pete Delkus Height / Measurements
Delkus is of average body stature and stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 8 inches.
Pete Delkus’s Wife
Delkus is married to his wife Jacque. The lovely couple have been together for 20 years. However, we will update more information about his spouse once it’s available.
Pete Delkus’s Kids / Children
Delkus and Jacque are proud parents of a daughter named Emily, and a son named Peter. 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.
Pete Delkus’s Family / Relatives
Delkusmanages 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.
Pete Delkus Career
Delkus works as a meteorologist at WFAA in Dallas, TX. He specializes in television and digital weather forecasting and reporting. When he joined the station, he quickly earned the respect of North Texas viewers by providing timely and accurate weather predictions.
When there is severe weather-flash flooding or tornadoes, hail viewers have come to rely on Pete’s steadfast and thorough approach to his work. For weather anchoring and special show hosting he has won 19 Emmy Awards. He is board certified by the National Weather Association and the American Meteorological Society.
Delkus enrolled at Mississippi State University for his master’s level meteorology courses and received a Bachelor of Science from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville (SIUE). In 1987, he signed in with the Minnesota Twins organization. He has earned several awards including the Rolaids Relief Man and the “Minnesota Twins Minor League Player of the Year.”
Due to a serious elbow injury, his career ended prematurely. For 6 years, he played professional baseball with the Twins organization. Turning to his degree in Television/Radio communications, he landed a job at WFTV, the ABC affiliate in Orlando, Florida for four years as a meteorologist.
He was the chief meteorologist at WCPO-TV, the ABC affiliate in Cincinnati, Ohio from 1996 to 2005. Through his exclusive coverage of the deadly Tornado of “99, he made his mark in Cincinnati as the “severe weather leader.” During this tenure, he received many honors including a pair of first-place Associated Press (AP) Awards for best regularly scheduled weather.
Pete Delkus Salary
Delkus receives an annual income ranging between $30,000 and $90,000.
Pete Delkus Net Worth
Through Delkus’s career as a meteorologist, he has accumulated a net worth that ranges between $1 Million and $ 5 Million.
Pete Delkus WFAA
Delkus works with WFAA where he serves alongside his fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;
- Adriana De Alba
- Tanya Eiserer
- Demond Fernandez
- Sean Giggy
- Cleo Greene
- Jesse Hawila
- Matt Howerton
- Cynthia Izaguirre
- Jonah Javad
Pete Delkus Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Delkus is active on his social media accounts. He has about 198k followers on his Facebook Page.