Ben Gelber Biography
Ben Gelber is an American Emmy award-winning meteorologist working at NBC4. There he serves as the weather forecast each weekend at 6 and 11 p.m., and as a science and environmental reporter three days each week.
Ben Gelber Age
Ben likes to keep his personal life private hence has not yet disclosed the year and month he was born. However, he might be in his 60’s.
Ben Gelber Height
Gelber stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches tall.
Ben Gelber Family
Ben has managed to keep his personal life away from the limelight hence he has not disclosed any information about his parents. It is also not known if Ben has any siblings.
Ben Gelber Wife
Gelber is married to Michelle Gelber. Together the couple has been blessed with three sons who they named Jordan Gelber, Joshua Gelber, and Justin Gelber. He resides in Hilliard, Ohio together with his family.
Ben Gelber Net Worth
Gelber has an estimated net worth of about $1 Million -$5 Million which he has earned through his career as a meteorologist.
Ben Gelber Salary
Gelber earns an annual salary ranging between $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Ben Gelber Education
Ben holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Penn State University and a Northern Illinois University Master of Science degree in Meteorology. In the third grade, Ben was already a practicing meteorologist, offering classroom forecasts every day in the morning.
During his high school years, he established a weather station, beginning a long data collection in the Pocono Mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania in 1970, with the aid of his parents, who preserved records that are part of the archives of the NOAA Climatic Data Center.
Ben Gelber Career
Gelber serves at NBC4 as the weather forecast each weekend at 6 and 11 p.m., and as a science and environmental reporter three days each week. After a rain gauge and temperature shelter were mounted on NBC4 in 1996-97, Ben was appointed as a cooperative weather observer for the National Weather Service in Columbus. During the annual Spring Storm Spotter Training sessions at the OSU Fawcett Center, he frequently volunteers with the Weather Service, Franklin County Emergency Management Agency, and Homeland Security.
Ben is an associate meteorology teacher at Columbus State Community College and a guest lecturer in climate science at Ohio State University. In Central Ohio, he visits schools regularly to give weather presentations. He has worked as a weather consultant in the area for filming motion picture companies, big outdoor activities, and government agencies needing winter storm maintenance forecasts.
Ben founded a community music outreach ensemble specializing in klezmer melodies in 2010, Friday Night Live Music, which brings historical music throughout the year to seniors, colleges, and cultural arts programs. He is a keyboardist and in local concerts, he plays some of his piano compositions.
Ben loves giving conferences and teaching workshops on community weather, judging science fairs, and moderating science panels on topics ranging from air quality to climate change. Based on personal experience, he works with the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation and introduces services that encourage health education and awareness, winning multiple community service awards, including acknowledgment from the Buddy Up Tennis program that supports Down syndrome youngsters. Gelber has written several books on state weather history, several articles in meteorological journals and newspapers, and an op-ed article entitled “Ben Franklin on Global Warming” for the New York Times.
Ben Gelber Awards
Gelber was awarded the Best Weather Anchor Emmy (2007) and has won many nominations for an Emmy. He won an honorable mention with his Storm Team 4 colleagues for Ohio’s AP Best Regularly Scheduled Weathercast (2003), and first place for Outstanding Weather Activity (2000). He was awarded the Stamp of Approval of the American Meteorological Society (1981) and inducted into the High School Meritorious Hall of Fame in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania (2004).
Ben Gelber NBC 4
Gelber is working at NBC 4 where he works alongside other famous NBC 4 anchors and reporters including;
- Bruce Beck
- David Ushery
- Adam Kuperstein
- Ray Villeda
- Maria LaRosa
- Mike Jackson
- Chris Miles
- Eun Yang
- Doug Kammerer
- Chuck Bell
- Michael Gargiulo
- Colleen Marshal
- Liz McGiffin
- Bob Nunnally
- Dave Mazza
- Kristine Varkony
- Andrea Henderson
- Audrey Hasson
- Hattie Hawks
- Jennifer Bullock
- Brad Johansen
- Darlene Hill
- Monica Day
- Matt Barnes
- Kerry Charles
- Colleen Marshall
- Julie Carey
- Jim Handly
- Lauryn Ricketts
- Tracee Wilkins
- Leon Harris
- Amelia Draper
- Wendy Rieger
- Doreen Gentzler
- Aaron Gilchrist
- Pat Lawson
Ben Gelber Social Media Platforms
Gelber is active on his social media accounts and is often seen posting on his Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. He has over 2.7k followers on Twitter, over 1k followers on Instagram, and over 12.3k followers on Facebook.