Eileen Whelan Biography
Eileen Whelan is an American meteorologist working for WJLA – ABC7 and NewsChannel8 in Washington D.C. She serves as a weather forecaster and producer.
Eileen Whelan Age
Whelan likes to keep her personal life private hence she has not yet disclosed the date, month, or year she was born. However, she might be in her 30’s.
Eileen Whelan Height
Whelan stands at a height of 5 feet 5 inches tall.
Eileen Whelan Family
Whelan has managed to keep her personal life away from the limelight hence she has not disclosed any information about her parents. It is also not known if Whelan has any siblings.
Eileen Whelan Husband
Whelan is very private about her personal life therefore it is not known if she is in any relationship. There are also no rumors of her being in any past relationship with anyone.
Eileen Whelan Net Worth
Whelan has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million – $5 Million which she has earned through her career as a journalist.
Eileen Whelan Salary
Whelan earns an annual salary ranging between $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Eileen Whelan Education
With a double major in Earth & Atmospheric Science and Mass Media, Eileen graduated Magna Cum Laude from Salisbury University. During her school days, she was very involved with the National Broadcasting Society, The Geographic Society, and various other organizations across campus. She undertook two internships while at SU, one at Sue Palka at FOX 5 in DC and at WMDT in Salisbury, MD.
Eileen Whelan Career
Whelan serves at WJLA and NewsChannel8 as a weather forecaster and producer. Prior to joining WJLA, she served for eight and a half years as an evening meteorologist at NBC in Washington, D.C. Eileen travels across the ABC7 viewing area in the Storm Chaser Hummer providing live weather conditions, in the early mornings, for Good Morning Washington.
Eileen’s interest in weather began at the tender age of 6. Her dad’s business was a contributing factor to her love of weather. Her dad works as a commercial roofing contractor, so his business relies heavily on day-to-day weather forecasts. According to Eileen, she has fond memories of watching various weather reports with him in the mornings before she would leave for school and he would head off to work. She would often watch the radar vigilantly and update her dad, via cell phone, where the rain/storm/snow was located and where it was headed, so he knew which jobs he could complete outdoors.
As the years went by her passion for weather continued to grow. She would track storms “live” from outside her house, would pin paper maps on her walls and pretend she was giving a live weather forecast on-air, and compare her own forecasts to other local meteorologists. She actually watched both Doug Hill and Bob Ryan!
Eileen landed her first on-air position after graduation, at WBOC in Salisbury, MD. She began by working the weekend morning show and then went on to anchor the weekday morning and noon shows. Now she’s back, where all her forecasts started — in DC! Her hobbies include spending lots of time with her family and friends, reading a good book on the beach, trying new craft beers, exercising, learning new things about the weather, and meeting new people.
Eileen Whelan WJLA-TV – ABC7
Whelan is working at WJLA-TV/ABC7 where she works alongside other famous WJLA-TV/ABC7 anchors and reporters including;
- Ahtra Elnashar
- Kellye Lynn
- Kidd O’Shea
- Carl Willis
- Alex Liggit
- Stacey Rusch
- Lindsey Mastis
- Horace Holmes
- Dave Lucas
- Adrianna Hopkins
- Melanie Hastings
- Olivia Garvey
- Scott Abraham
- Steve Rudin
Eileen Whelan Social Media Platforms
Whelan is active on her social media accounts and is often seen posting on her Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. She has over 18k followers on Twitter, over 5k followers on Instagram, and over 10k followers on Facebook.
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