Bryan Busby Biography
Bryan Busby is an American Meteorologist working for KMBC 9 News, serving as the chief meteorologist. He has been working for the station since November 1985, and has served the station for over 3 decades.
Bryan Busby Age
Busby 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 50s, judging from his appearance.
Bryan Busby Height
Busby stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 7 inches.
Bryan Busby Family
Busby wished his mother a happy 92nd birthday via an Instagram post on May 25, 2025, suggesting that she was born on May 25, 1933. Even so, he has not disclosed more details about his parents. It is also unknown if Busby has any siblings.
Bryan Busby Wife
Busby is very private about his personal life; therefore, it is not known if he is in any relationship. There are also no rumors of Busby being in any past relationship with anyone.
Bryan Busby Gay
Information about whether or not Busby is gay is unknown since he is very private about his personal life. However, we will update this information when it’s available to the public.
Bryan Busby Net Worth
Busby has an estimated net worth of between $1 million-$5 million, which he has earned through his successful career as a meteorologist.
Bryan Busby Salary
Busby earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Bryan Busby KMBC 9 News
Busby is working at KMBC 9 News alongside other famous KMBC 9 News meteorologists, anchors, and reporters including;
- Brya Berry
- Kelly Eckerman
- Cody Holyoke
- Kris Ketz
- Lara Moritz
- Donna Pitman
- Jamie Weiss
- Larry Moore
- Dennis Evans
Bryan Busby Education
Busby joined St. Louis University in 1978 after completing his high school education. In 1985, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Meteorology.
Bryan Busby Career
Busby is working for KMBC 9 News, serving as the chief meteorologist. Additionally, he can be heard on NewsRadio 980 and 98.1 FM, KMBZ, and afternoons on Dana and Parks. After joining the station in 1985, he quickly established himself as Kansas City’s leading meteorologist. He also worked as chief meteorologist for the Chiefs’ Fox Football Radio Network.
Busby has has helped put KMBC on the “weather map” by coming up with innovative programs like Guaranteed Weather, EarthStation, Weather-To-Go, Bryan Goes to School, and Instant Weather Network. He won the U.S. Patent No. 5,943,630 for Instant Weather Network.
Busby has become a favorite TV personality in Kansas City for his interaction, fun, and community outreach. He loves his job as it was a childhood dream to do TV weather since he was in 3rd grade. He developed an interest in the weather when he was a child in Cleveland, and decided TV was for him after studying the weather. As a high schooler, he used to do weather reports for two Cleveland-based radio stations.
Busby launched his TV career at the age of 17. In 1978, he started working for KTVI Channel 2 in St. Louis as an intern. There, he climbed his way up to weekend weathercaster after serving the station for eight weeks. He worked in St. Louis for 8 years before moving to Kansas City to join KMBC.
Performing
Busby is a natural showman with wit and personality who not only does weather but also works as the principal timpanist for the Kansas City Civic Orchestra. In this role, he annually performs with them five or six times. He also worked as the principal timpanist with the Kinnor Philharmonic and the Saint Joseph Symphony.
Busby previously worked as the solo timpanist for the Independence Messiah Festival Orchestra. In this role, he played in the group’s yearly performance of the Messiah at the Community of Christ Auditorium from 1992 until the orchestra’s final year in 2005. He has also performed with the Kansas City Symphony, the Kansas City Percussion Quartet, and the Moody Blues at Sandstone Amphitheater.
Besides performing, Busby was a featured Guest Conductor of the Kansas City Youth Symphony. In this role, he conducted the group in Yardley Hall at Midwest Trust Center, Kemper Arena, the United States Pavilion at the 1992 World’s Fair in Seville, Spain. He recently conducted the group at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Aside from his work with Youth Symphony, Busby was a guest conductor at community orchestras, regional symphonies, bands, and high schools. Moreover, he can imitate cartoon voices. He provided the voice-over for his cartoon character, Georgie Global, which has appeared on the Web, TV, and in newspapers countrywide.
Busby done voice-overs for his yearly radio Santa tracking (all except Santa of course) for years. He plans to pursue a career as a voice-over artist after he retires from broadcasting.
Community Work and Awards
The National Chapter of the American Meteorological Society appointed Busby to its Board of Broadcast Meteorologists. He worked as the chairman of the committee from 1997 to 1998. That same year, he was chosen to be a weathercaster at “Good Morning America.” He and 9 others were chosen to appear on the Weather Channel’s “America’s Forecasters” series. In 2021, Busby joined the Board of Directors of the National Weather Association
During his career, Busby has received many awards and recognitions, including Emmy nominations in 1985, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2006, and 2007. He became an American Meteorological Society Fellow in 2023 for his contributions to the science. He has also won other awards, including
- National Chapter of American Meteorological Society’s Award for Broadcast Meteorology (2010)
- National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Silver Circle Inductee (2015)
- Nine Emmys (1984, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, and 2020)
- Ten Oustanding Young Missourians, Missouri Jaycees
- Kansas City Media Professionals Hall of Fame in 1991
- Black Achievers Award, Southern Christian Leadership Conference(1987)
Bryan Busby Social Media Platforms
He is active on his social media accounts and often posts on his Instagram, Facebook, and X(formerly known as Twitter). He has over 50K followers on Facebook, over 3.8K on Instagram, and over 25K on X.