Efren Afante Biography
Efren Afante is an American Meteorologist working at WLTX-TV in Columbia, South Carolina as a chief meteorologist. He has been working for the station since May 2015.
Efren Afante Age
Afante was born in New York, United States. However, he likes to keep his personal life private hence he has not yet disclosed the date, month, or year he was born (he might be in his 30s).
Efren Afante Height
Afante stands at an approximate height of 6 feet 0 inches.
Efren Afante Family
Afante was brought up in New York, United States. However, he 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 Afante has any siblings.
Efren Afante Wife / Girlfriend
Afante is very private about his personal life therefore it is not known if he is in any relationship. There are also no rumors of Afante being in any past relationship with anyone. When Afante is not at work, he likes having many rounds of coffee, hanging out with his friends, or playing hockey.
Efren Afante Net Worth
Afante has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million and $5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as a Meteorologist.
Efren Afante Salary
Afante earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Efren Afante Education
Afante is a proud 2013 alumnus of the University of Oklahoma (OU), where he obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Geography and a minor in Meteorology. During his stint at the university, he served as an undergraduate meteorology research assistant at the Teaching Radar (SMART-R) Program and Shared Mobile Atmospheric Research. He was also part of the Geography and Environmental Sustainability Club.
Afante is also a 2010 graduate of Oklahoma City Community College, where he earned an Associate of Science (AS) in Engineering Physics. During his time there, he was an instructional tutor and Physics & Chemistry laboratory assistant, as well as a mathematics supplemental instructor. He was also actively involved in the OCCC Engineering Club.
Efren Afante Career
Afante serves at WLTX 19 News as a chief meteorologist, a role he has held since the year 2019. There he specializes in severe weather events like hurricanes, tornadoes, thunderstorms, and floods. He started as a broadcast meteorologist at the station (from 2015 to 2019), where he forecasted the weather from Monday through Friday, on noons and mornings. Before joining WLTX-TV, Afante worked for WJTV in Jackson, Mississippi as a broadcast meteorologist fr 2 years (from 2013 to 2015).
While in college, Afante had an internship at KOCO-TV in Oklahoma, where he contributed to weather forecasts for half a year (from January 2013 to June 2013). Also, he interned at Drewry Broadcasting Group in Lawton, Oklahoma for 3 months (June 2009 – August 2009).
As an Undergraduate Research Assistant at the University of Oklahoma, he worked on several projects like the Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry (DC3) Project in the year 2012 and the Verification Of Rotation of Tornadoes Experiment 2 (VORTEX2) in the year 2010. Also, he did a lot of research on lightning detection, tornadoes, hurricanes, and severe storms and that really contributed to a good experience.
Afante brings his experience in forecasting severe and winter weather from WLTX. He has predicted some of the most challenging weather events like in May 2013 when he covered the 2 strongest tornadoes in Oklahoma. Also, in October 2015 during the historic South Carolina floods, and in April 2014 during the tornado outbreak in the central United States.
Efren Afante WLTX-TV
Afante is working at WLTX-TV alongside other famous WLTX-TV meteorologists, anchors, and reporters including;
- Reggie Anderson
- Christy Calcagno
- Zoie Henry
- Peyton Lewis
- Andrea Mock
- Rachel Ripp
- Nate Stanley
- Darci Strickland
- Whitney Sullivan
Efren Afante Social Media Platforms
He is active on his social media accounts and is often seen posting on his Facebook and Twitter. He has over 3.1K followers on Facebook and over 3.6K followers on Twitter.