Derek Beasley Biography and Wiki
Derek Beasley is an American Meteorologist currently working as a chief weather reporter at WJZ Channel 13 News in Baltimore, MD. Previously, he worked as a chief meteorologist at WFTX-TV in Cape Coral/Ft. Myers.
Derek Beasley Age and Birthday
Derek was born in Rochester, New York, United States of America. He is thought to be in his early 40s as of 2023. However, his exact age and birth year are currently unavailable.
Derek Beasley Height
Beasley stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m) tall.
Education
The weather anchor enrolled at the University of Oklahoma School Of Meteorology where he received a B.S. degree in Meteorology in 2001. From there, he joined Mississippi State University where he graduated with a Master of Science degree in 2004.
Derek Beasley Family, Parents, Siblings
Derek was born in Rochester, New York, and brought up in Arkansas and Mississippi. However, our attempts to discover more about their identities were in vain since he had not disclosed them to the public. It is also not known whether he has any siblings or not. More information will be updated soon.
Derek Beasley Wife | Married
Regarding his marital status, Beasley is currently married to his lovely wife, Lauren. It is known that she is a native of Montgomery County.
Derek Beasley Son
Derek and his wife Lauren have been blessed with a son named Xaiden. Further information is still under review and will be updated soon.
Derek Beasley Salary
Beasley receives an estimated salary that ranges between $75,000 – and $180,500 annually from his career as a news journalist. His contract with the exact figures is yet to be released.
Derek Beasley Net Worth
The journalist has an estimated net worth of $350,000 to 550,000 (Approx.) as of 2023. This amount is from his extensive career as a news journalist.
WJZ Channel 13 News
WJZ Channel 13 News is a television station in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is known that it serves as the market’s CBS outlet.
Derek is a broadcast meteorologist who is currently working at WJZ Channel 13 News in Baltimore, MD. Here, he serves as the station’s chief weather reporter and anchor since March 2023. Before this, he worked for WFTX-TV as a chief meteorologist in Cape Coral/Ft. Myers.
During this time, he led a report coverage of historic Hurricanes Matthew, Irma, and Dorian. He was also among the forecasters who covered the 2018 Hurricane Florence. Most noteworthy, he was hired by WPMI-TV where he served as a chief meteorologist in Mobile, Alabama.
It is known that he provided weather coverage of the super outbreak of tornadoes in April 2011 He also covered Hurricane Isaac as well as a rare Gulf Coast winter storm in January 2014. He had his career start in meteorology as a weekend meteorologist at KHBS-KHOG in Northwest Arkansas.
Afterward, he joined WLWT-TV as a morning and noon meteorologist in Cincinnati. Later, he was promoted to chief meteorologist in January 2007. Furthermore, he is a Television Seal Of Approval and the Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM) seal holder.
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