John Morales Biography
John Morales is an American three-time Emmy-awarded meteorologist who serves NBC 6 South Florida as a Hurricane specialist. He joined the station in May 2009 and has served the station for more than a decade. Further, he serves ClimaData Corporation as a founder and president. Additionally, he serves the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists as a columnist.
John Morales Age
Morales likes to keep his personal life private hence he has not yet disclosed the date, month, or year he was born. However, he might be in his 60’s.
John Morales Height
Morales stands at a height of 5 feet 9 inches tall.
John Morales Family
Morales’ father is an Irish-American while his mother is a Puerto Rican. however, he has not revealed the names of his parents or those of his siblings as he likes to keep his personal life private.
John Morales Wife
Morales is married to Carmen and resides in Coconut Grove. However, he has not revealed the names of his children as he likes to keep his personal life private.
John Morales Net Worth
Morales has an estimated net worth of about $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through his career as a meteorologist.
John Morales Salary
Morales earns an annual salary ranging between $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
John Morales Education
Morales attended Cornell University for the Atmospheric Sciences Program. While he was a college student, he won awards such as; rowed for the Cornell Crew and the student weather forecasting contest. Furthermore, he worked as a disc jockey and sportscaster for the student-run radio station WVBR.
John Morales Career
Morales serves NBC 6 South Florida as a Hurricane specialist. He joined the station in May 2009 and has served the station for more than a decade. Further, he serves ClimaData Corporation as a founder and president. Additionally, he serves the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists as a columnist.
While at the National Tropical Weather Conference in 2017, he was recognized with the John Coleman Broadcast Award. He was born in Schenectady, New York, and brought up in Puerto Rico. Upon his graduation, he became a civil servant in the United States National Weather Service where he served as a Lead Forecaster in Puerto Rico before accepting a position as Chief of the South American Desk at the National Center for Environmental Predictions in Washington D.C.
He first worked at Univision Network and its Miami station WLTV channel 23 serving as a Chief Meteorologist from 1991 through 2002. Later on, he served as Chief Meteorologist for WSCV Telemundo 51. During his time in WSCV, he became the first Latino to substitute as a meteorologist on NBC’s Weekend Today show and he did it a number of times.
In addition, NBC’s Miami station WTVJ NBC-6 in 2009 made him its Chief Meteorologist to date. He was elected to the American Meteorological Society (AMS) as is of the few meteorologists to be elected. Furthermore, for his outstanding contribution to the Advance of Applied Meteorology, he earned the 2007 AMS Award.
In addition, he has also held the AMS and National Weather Association Seal of Approval for Radio and TV weather casting, and both organizations gave him the Broadcaster of the Year Award. He was a participant in Vice President Al Gore’s White House conference on global warming and climate change in 1997.
Furthermore, in 2000. he wrote Huracanes, a Spanish-language reference book on hurricanes. Prior to being appointed to National Academies of Sciences (NAS) committees two times.
John MoralesNBC 6 South Florida
Morales is working at NBC 6 South Florida where he works alongside other famous NBC 6 South Florida anchors and reporters including;
- Kelly Blanco
- Willard Shepard
- Ryan Phillips
- Adam Berg
- Angie Lassman
- Steve MacLaughlin
- Jackie Nespral
- Sheli Muñiz
- Jawan Strader
- Roxanne Vargas
- Trina Robinson
- Johnny Archer
John Morales Social Media Platforms
Morales is active on his social media accounts and is often seen posting on his Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. He has over 92k followers on Twitter, over 16k followers on Instagram, and over 96k followers on Facebook.
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