Austin Chaney Biography
Austin Chaney is an American Meteorologist and Host working for WHIO, serving as chief meteorologist for WHIO and Storm Center 7. He has been working for the station since August 2023 after working for WSOC in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Austin Chaney Age
Chaney likes to keep his personal life private; hence, he has not disclosed the date, month, or year in which he was born. However, he might be in his 20s, judging from his appearance.
Austin Chaney Height
Chaney stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 7 inches.
Austin Chaney Family
Chaney has managed to keep his personal life away from the limelight; hence, he has not disclosed any details about his parents. It is also not known if Chaney has any siblings.
Austin Chaney Wife
Chaney married Lily and has two cats Joel and Ridley, and a dog named Magnolia. Lily gave birth to their son, Bennett, on August 30, 2024. He was born premature, 7 weeks early, and spent 21 days at the hospital in the NICU. He regularly posts pictures of himself with Lily and their son on his Facebook account The family lives in the Miami Valley.
Austin Chaney Net Worth
Chaney has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million-$5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as a Meteorologist and Host.
Austin Chaney Salary
Chaney earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
WHIO
Chaney is working at WHIO alongside other famous WHIO meteorologists, anchors, and reporters including;
- Cheryl McHenry
- James Brown
- Gabrielle Enright
- Letitia Perry
- Nick Foley
- Xavier Hershovitz
- Britley Ritz
- Nick Dunn
- Ryan Marando
Austin Chaney Education
Chaney joined the University of Georgia in 2015 after completing his high school education. In 2019, he graduated with a Bachelor Of Science degree in Atmospheric Sciences and Geography. During college, he worked as an intern at WSB in Atlanta, the TV station he grew up watching.
Austin Chaney Career
Chaney is working for WHIO serving as chief meteorologist for WHIO and Storm Center 7. He rejoins the station after working as a meteorologist for WHIO’s sister station, WSOC in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Chaney enjoys the weather and has been fascinated with the weather and how it all works. While in middle school, he started delivering weather forecasts on his school’s morning newscast. At just 12 years old, he already knew what he wanted to be a TV meteorologist.
Chaney launched his on-air career as a meteorologist at WMAZ in Macon, Georgia. During his time there, he obtained the Certified Broadcast Meteorologist distinction from the American Meteorological Society, making him the youngest meteorologist to receive the seal at the time.
After 3 years at WMAZ, Chaney joined WHIO for the first time in 2021. In this magnitude, he experienced severe weather in the Miami Valley including heat waves, tornadoes, flooding, and snowstorms. Besides tracking storms, he also hosted WHIO’s Touchdown 7 High School Football Highlight show.
Chaney left WHIO briefly and joined WSOC in Charlotte, North Carolina in 2023. He later returned to WHIO as the Chief Meteorologist in August 2023. He is thrilled to lead Storm Center 7 and bring the weather every night, rain or shine.
Austin Chaney Social Media Platforms
He is active on his social media accounts and often posts on his Facebook and X(formerly known as Twitter). He has over 15K followers on Facebook and over 800 on X.