Caroline Carithers Biography
Caroline Carithers is an American Meteorologist working for WKRG in Mobile, Alabama as a weekday morning and midday meteorologist. Prior to joining the station in May 2019, she worked for the WeatherVision.
Caroline Carithers Age
Carithers was born in the year 1997 in Michigan, United States. She is therefore 26 years old as of 2023. She likes to keep her personal life private hence she has not yet disclosed the date or month she was born.
Caroline Carithers Height
Carithers stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 5 inches.
Caroline Carithers Family
Carithers was born to her parents whose names are unknown. Her mom is an English teacher at Bayside. She was raised alongside her 2 sisters, Emily (firstborn) and the other one whose names are unknown.
Caroline Carithers Sister | Cancer
Carithers’s sister, Emily, is a cancer survivor. She was diagnosed with advanced colon cancer (stage IV). As of 2023, she is still getting medical care. Emily says that during her first treatments, she found some small things that made her feel better. As a result, she created a non-profit called “Fighting with Hope.” There she gathers the helpful items she’s found and sends them in boxes to other people fighting cancer.
Caroline Carithers Husband
Carithers is married to her lovely husband, Collin Carithers, a mechanical engineer. They tied the knot on July 14, 2019, at a wedding ceremony held in Michigan. They first met while they were both in the same college, in her 2nd semester. The Carithers used to work together in the Physics I laboratory. While there in college, they dated for 3 and a half years. In their senior year in college, Collin went down on his knees and proposed to her at Bellingrath Gardens, hence they got engaged.
The couple loves spending their spare time together, either kayaking, swimming (she used to compete in swimming from when she was 4 until she turned 18), wakeboarding, trying any sports, boating, playing tennis, or just chilling with their dogs, Scout and Biscuit. The Carithers have no kids at the moment.
Caroline Carithers Net Worth
Carithers has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million-$5 Million which she has earned through her successful career as a Meteorologist.
Caroline Carithers Salary
Carithers earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Caroline Carithers Education
Carithers is a proud alumnus of Spanish Fort Elementary and Middle Schools. She had her high school studies at Bayside Academy, where she graduated in the year 2015. She was part of the basketball and soccer teams while in high school. Carithers is also a graduate of the University of South Alabama, where she attended from 2015 to 2019. She graduated from the university with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Meteorology and a minor in Math.
Caroline Carithers Career
Carithers serves at WKRG News 5 as a weekday morning and midday meteorologist. Carithers has seen a lot of tough weather, like the 2005 Hurricane Katrina. She says that in Daphne, she watched all the weather forecasters on TV and realized always aspired to pursue a career in meteorology. Carithers visited the WKRG studio just after Hurricane Katrina, and from that time, she knew her dream was to become a weather forecaster at WKRG News 5.
Before joining the station, she worked for WeatherVision in Jackson, Mississippi as a broadcast meteorologist. While there, Carithers served as a broadcaster and forecaster of a number of TV stations across the US. While in college, she served at the National Weather Center in Norman, Oklahoma as a Hollings Intern.
Carithers’s passion for weather began when she was at Spanish Fort School. She used to check the weather regularly, attempted to predict the weather, and made plans in case of emergencies for her family.
When Carithers was in her third and fourth years at the University of South Alabama, she got a scholarship from the Atmospheric Administration and the National Oceanic called the Hollings Scholarship. Also, while at the University of South Alabama, she learned and got guidance from John Nodar, a meteorologist on the News 5 First Alert Storm Team. Carithers wrote a paper in college about sea breezes to help predict them better.
Caroline Carithers Horse
Carithers and her husband, Collin, love riding their horse when they are not at work. She once stated in an interview that she used to ride horses and show English Hunter/Jumpers, as she was growing up. She always aspired to own horses when she was young. Carithers’s husband, Collin, has been a member of the Mobile Police Department’s Auxiliary Mounted Unit. Occasionally (like once a month), Collin rides with them in events such as football games and Mardi Gras.
Caroline Carithers WKRG
Carithers is working at WKRG where she works alongside other famous WKRG meteorologists, anchors, and reporters including;
- John Nodar
- Grant Skinner
- Simone Eli
- Whitney Leibold
- Debbie Williams
- Nicolette Schleisman
- Blake Brown
- Kimber Collins
- Akievia McFarland
Caroline Carithers Social Media Platforms
She is active on her social media accounts and is often seen posting on her Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. She has over 1.1K followers on Instagram.
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