Phil Ferro Biography
Phil Ferro is an American meteorologist of Cuban who is working for WSVN as the chief meteorologist. Also, his weather forecasts can be seen on weeknights during 7 NEWS at 4, 4:30, 5, 5:30, 6, 6:30, 10, and 11 p.m. He joined the 7News team in 2005. Additionally, he has served the station for more than 1 and a half decades.
How Old is Phil Ferro?
Ferro was born on October 2nd, 1960 in Cuba. He is 62 years old as of 2022.
Phil Ferro Height / Measurements
Ferro is of average body stature and stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 7 inches.
Phil Ferro Partner/Wife
Ferro exchanged vows with his wife on August 11th, 1985. In 2022, they celebrated their 37th anniversary. Even so, he manages to keep information regarding her away from the public. However, we will update information about his spouse once it’s available.
Phil Ferro Kids / Children
Ferro has a son named David. Nonetheless, 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.
Phil Ferro Family / Relatives
Ferro manages to keep information regarding his parents away from the limelight. Moreover, his father is Cuban. Even so, he was raised in Miami. Additionally, he has an elder brother. Unfortunately, his godmother and his uncle, Gladys, and Tony Lozano passed away from the collapsed condo building in Surfside. We will update this information once it’s available.
Phil Ferro Education
Upon completion of his high school education, Ferro went on to join the university. After he completed his undergraduate studies, he became an alumnus and attained his Bachelor’s degree.
Phil Ferro Career
Ferro serves WSVN as the chief meteorologist. Also, his weather forecasts can be seen on weeknights during 7 NEWS at 4, 4:30, 5, 5:30, 6, 6:30, 10, and 11 p.m. He joined the 7News team in 2005. Additionally, he has served the station for more than 1 and a half decades. As a chief meteorologist, he’s accountable for supplying the audience with the latest weather information from watches and warnings to the local forecast.
Continuously, he partakes in seminars, attends hurricane conferences, and flies with hurricane hunters thus he’s able to supply the latest developments in the meteorological field. In 1999, he partook in a history-making mission that flew into a hurricane traveling backward across the Caribbean, Hurricane Lenny. Hurricane Lenny was the initial storm to have an extended west-to-east track.
Moreover, he finished training from FEMA on community hurricane preparedness and constantly takes classes from NOAA to keep his forecasting skills keen. When he joined the station in 2005, he kept the audience calm as he navigated them through the most active hurricane season on record. Further, 31 systems yielded in the tropics, two of them, Katrina and Wilma, hitting Miami directly.
Moreover, he has provided coverage for South Florida weather and hurricanes for more than a decade. Nonetheless, he began back in 1995, when he served as the lead forecaster at the local Telemundo affiliate. During his time there, he supplied the latest storm information to South Florida’s Spanish-speaking community. Also, he teaches weather to young minds and assists teachers share the marvels of science and meteorology with their students.
Additionally, he has attained 2 Emmy nominations for previous Hurricane specials. Also, he holds both the National Weather Association and American Meteorological Society Seals of Approval. To boot, he serves as a member of the AMS standing panel of Spanish-language evaluators of the Board of Broadcast meteorology by the AMS commission of Professional affairs.
Else he serves on the NWA board. Furthermore, the National Hurricane Center awards him annually for his professional development hours since 1995. The e Association for Women in Communications South Florida chapter, and the Miami-Dade County League of Cities have acknowledged him. In addition to that, he has received individual recognition from the City of Hialeah. Closely, he serves alongside the American Red Cross aiding get the message out to prepare in advance of Hurricane season.
WSVN
Ferro works with 7News WSVN where he serves alongside his fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;
- Ethan Calloway
- Lorena Estrada
- Josh Moser
- Mike DiPasquale
- Donovan Campbell
- Robbin Simmons
- Vivian Gonzalez
- Brent Cameron
- Erika Delgado
How Much Does Phil Ferro Earn?
Ferro receives an annual income ranging between $30,000 and $90,000.
How Much is Phil Ferro Worth?
Through Ferro’s career as a meteorologist, he has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges between $1 Million and $ 5 Million.
Phil Ferro Cancer/ Health
Ferro was diagnosed with throat cancer on New Year’s Day 2019. The diagnosis was concluded after doctors found a tumor “the size of a marble” close to his vocal cords. Further, he underwent chemotherapy. Fortunately, cancer went away and he was able to return to work six months later. As of 2022, it is not known whether or not Ferro is sick or suffering from another ailment. Even so, he seems to be healthy. However, we will update this information once is available to the public.
Phil Ferro Twitter and Instagram
Ferro is active on his social media accounts. He has about 12.3K followers on his Twitter account and around 2989 followers on his Instagram account.