Thomas Battle Biography
Thomas Battle is a renowned American meteorologist working as the morning and noon meteorologist for ABC 13 (WSET-TV) in Lynchburg, Virginia. He joined the station in September 2023 after previously working at WBRE-TV in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pennsylvania, where he served as a weekend meteorologist.
Thomas Battle Age
Battle manages to keep information about his date of birth out of the limelight. Therefore, it is not known when he celebrates his birthday or how old he is at the moment. Judging from his appearance, he might be in his 30s.
Thomas Battle Height / Measurements
Battle is of average body stature, standing approximately 5 feet 9 inches tall, which is equivalent to 175 cm.
Thomas Battle Wife / Children
Battle manages to keep information about whether he is married private. He also keeps information about whether he has any kids out of the limelight. However, we will update this information once it’s available.
Thomas Battle Family / Relatives
Battle manages to keep information about his parents out of the limelight. On Mother’s Day, May 13, 2024, Battle celebrates his mom through one of his Facebook posts. He captioned, “Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there and this crazy one that tolerates me. He provides no information on whether he has any siblings. We will update this information once it’s available.
Thomas Battle Education | Career
Battle attended the University of South Alabama, where he pursued a Bachelor of Science in broadcast meteorology, with a minor in history. He serves as the morning and noon meteorologist, delivering forecasts on Good Morning Virginia and the station’s noon newscast each weekday. Before joining ABC 13, Battle worked at WBRE-TV in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pennsylvania, where he served as a weekend meteorologist, delivering forecast weather for northeastern Pennsylvania.
Prior to WBRE, Battle spent more than six years at WTAP-TV in Parkersburg, West Virginia, working as the Daybreak Meteorologist. In this role, he produced and presented weather forecasts for the station’s morning and noon newscasts. In addition to forecasting, he occasionally anchored newscasts and assisted in the production of live high school football broadcasts on Friday nights. While at the station, Battle won best weathercast for the West Virginia AP in 2017 and won best weathercast for the Ohio AP in 2020.
He began his career at WTAP in Parkersburg, WV, in 2015. While there, he was the morning meteorologist for the Daybreak and noon newscasts. In addition to weather, he also anchored the noon newscasts on occasion and helped produce live football broadcasts on Friday nights. Before entering the television industry full-time, Battle worked with the AtmosCenter at the University of South Alabama, where he produced weekly weather forecast videos and helped establish a student-run weather forecasting studio. Off-screen, Battle enjoys hiking, watching the Washington Nationals, biking, finding the best burger or cheesesteak around, and playing some video games.
Thomas Battle Salary
Battle receives an annual income ranging between $30,000 and $90,000.
Thomas Battle Net Worth
Throughout Battle’s career as a journalist, he has accumulated a net worth ranging from $1 million to $5 million.
Thomas Battle ABC 13
Battle works with WSET-TV, where he serves alongside his fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists, such as;
- Pattie Martin
- Danner Evans
- Pat Simon
- Kelsey Childress
- George Flickinger
- Will Stafford
- Arielle Schafer
Thomas Battle Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Battle is active on his social media accounts. He has about 10k followers on his Facebook Page @Thomas Battle, and about 620 followers on his Twitter account @thomasweather.