Nick Bender Biography
Nick Bender is an American Meteorologist working for KMBC 9 News, serving as a First Alert Meteorologist. In this role, he serves as a morning and noon meteorologist and a storm chaser.
Nick Bender Age
Bender likes to keep his personal life private; hence, he has not disclosed the date, month, or year in which he was born. However, he might be in his 30s, judging from his appearance.
Nick Bender Height
Bender stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 7 inches.
Nick Bender Family
Bender grew up in Pennsylvania. On January 1, 2025, he wished his father a happy birthday via an Instagram post. Even so, he has not disclosed more details about his parents. It is also unknown if Bender has any siblings.
Nick Bender Wife
Bender got married in January 2014. On January 11, 2024, he posted a photo of them on his Instagram account and captioned “🎉 10 Years of love and laughs…They have been the best 10 years of my life. Happy anniversary, Darlin!” The couple has three children, including two sons and a daughter, as well as a black Standard Poodle aptly named “Nimbus.” They enjoy being active in their local church community.
Dane was born on February 28, 2018, and is 7 years old as of 2025. KMBC 9 news congratulated the couple for the safe birth of their son via an article on March 1, 2018. Mairin Jo, their daughter, was born on May 23, 2022, and is 3 years old as of 2025. He posted her on his IG on May 23, 2023, and wished her a happy 1st birthday.
On March 23, 2025, he shared a photo of himself and their newborn on his Instagram account and captioned “And then there were three. Baby boy and mama are doing great! His brother and sister were so happy. Thank you, Jesus…”
Nick Bender Net Worth
Bender has an estimated net worth of between $1 million-$5 million, which he has earned through his successful career as a meteorologist.
Nick Bender Salary
Bender earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Nick Bender KMBC 9 News
Bender is working at KMBC 9 News alongside other famous KMBC 9 News meteorologists, anchors, and reporters including;
- Brya Berry
- Kelly Eckerman
- Cody Holyoke
- Kris Ketz
- Lara Moritz
- Donna Pitman
- Jamie Weiss
- Larry Moore
- Dennis Evans
Nick Bender Education
Bender joined the Pennsylvania State University after completing his high school education. He later graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Meteorology.
Nick Bender Career
Bender is working for KMBC 9 News, serving as a First Alert Meteorologist. In this role, he serves as a morning and noon meteorologist and a storm chaser. He has received dozens of awards and recognition during his career, including several National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Regional Emmy Awards.
Despite being a Pennsylvania native, Bender is no stranger to the Plains, as he previously worked in some of the most challenging weather markets in the country. Before working in Kansas City, he worked at KWTV in Oklahoma City, KOTV in Tulsa, and KVII in Amarillo, Texas.
Bender has witnessed the full force of Mother Nature’s wrath, including historic blizzards, swamping floods, crippling dust storms, devastating wildfires, mile-wide tornadoes, and destructive earthquakes. In 2010, he worked with the VORTEX2, the largest and most ambitious scientific field experiment in history, to help understand tornado formation better and increase tornado warning time.
During the May 24, 2011, tornado outbreak, Bender tracked and shared life-saving information from SkyNews9, as he watched the mile-wide EF5 tornado tear a path of ruin dangerously close to El Reno and Piedmont Oklahoma.
Bender witnessed the unparalleled tornado outbreaks during Oklahoma’s severe weather season. An EF5 tornado devastated Moore for 12 days while a record-setting 2.6-mile-wide EF3 tornado ransacked the land mere miles west of the Oklahoma City metropolitan region.
Bender filed reports of the ruinous March 6, 2017, Oak Grove tornado from StormTracker9, showing residents the only live images of the EF3 Twister before it rushed through their town. Fortunately, there were no fatalities. That story won him and his team a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for breaking news coverage.
Nick Bender Social Media Platforms
He is active on his social media accounts and often posts on his Instagram, Facebook, and X(formerly known as Twitter). He has over 75K followers on Facebook, over 11K on Instagram, and over 20K on X.