Glenn Burns Biography
Glenn Burns is an American Meteorologist working for WSB-TV since joining the station in the year 1981. He currently serves as the Chief Meteorologist at the station. Also, you can find his forecasts every evening at 4 pm and 6 pm, from Monday to Friday.
Glenn Burns Age
Burns is 69 years old as of 2021. He was born on July 21, 1952, in the United States. He, therefore, celebrates his birthday on the 21st of July every year.
Glenn Burns Height
Burns stands at a height of approximately 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m).
Glenn Burns Family
Burns 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 Burns has any siblings.
Glenn Burns Wife
Burns is married to his lovely spouse, Susan Burns. The couple currently resides in Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, United States. Burns has managed to keep his personal life away from the limelight hence he has not disclosed any information about his children.
Glenn Burns Net Worth
Burns has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as a Meteorologist.
Glenn Burns Salary
Burns earns an annual salary ranging between $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Glenn Burns Education
Burns is a proud alumnus of the University of Florida, as well as the University of Minnesota. He graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in Journalism, as well as a minor in astronomy. At the University of Minnesota, he did his post-graduate work in astrophysics.
Glenn Burns Career
Burns serves at WSB-TV as a Chief Meteorologist. Here at WSB, Burns has won numerous awards; Best of Cobb Award, Best of Atlanta Award, Associated Press Weathercaster of the Year Award, Best of Gwinnett Award, just to name a few. Also, he is a proud nominee of multiple Emmy Awards. He also holds the new Certified Broadcast Meteorologist(CBM) Seal of Approval and is an American Meteorological Society(AMS) member.
Burns started his career as a broadcaster when he was 14 years old, where he worked part-time for WSVN-TV in Miami, Florida. This was while studying at the University of Florida. After graduation, he went to intern at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, where he worked with Dr. Joseph Pellissier and Dr. Neil Frank. He then went to serve at WPTV-TV in West Palm Beach, Florida as a Chief Meteorologist for 3 years. While working for WPTV, he won multiple awards from the Associated Press, Best of Atlanta Magazine and Best of Cobb Magazine, Red Cross, Best of Gwinnett Magazine, and Civil Defense and Coast Guard. All these were for his weather coverage.
After that, he then attended the University of Minnesota. While attending the university, he was hired by KARE-TV in Minneapolis, and there he served as a chief meteorologist. During his stint with KARE, he won numerous awards including the Minnesota Teacher’s Award. This was for his weather education series at a program that involved KARE-TV, students, and teachers. The program in the end evolved to Weather School.
Glenn Burns WSB
Burns is currently working at WSB where he works alongside other famous WSB anchors and reporters including;
- Fred Blankenship
- Linda Stouffer
- Sophia Choi
- Justin Wilfon
- Alison Mastrangelo
- Zach Klein
- Eboni Deon
- Brad Nitz
- Brian Monahan
- Justin Farmer
- John Pruitt
- Jorge Estevez
- Wendy Corona
Glenn Burns Social Media Platforms
Burns is active on his social media accounts and is often seen posting on his Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. He has over 39.9K followers on Twitter.
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