Robert Speta Biography
Robert Speta is an American Meteorologist and Multimedia Journalist working for WJXX serving as a broadcast meteorologist. He has been working for the station since October 2020 after working as a broadcast meteorologist and multimedia journalist at Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. in Rochester, New York for 2 years.
Robert Speta Age
Speta 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 50s judging from his appearance.
Robert Speta Height
Speta stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 7 inches.
Robert Speta Family
Speta grew up outside Buffalo, New York but has managed to keep his personal life away from the limelight hence he has not disclosed any details about his parents. It is also not known if Speta has any siblings.
Robert Speta Wife
Speta has been married for over a decade. On February 14, 2025, he commented that he had been married for nearly 18 years and wished his wife a happy Valentine’s Day. When he is free, he goes to the local mountain bike trails on the First Coast or flies his drone out at the beach.
Robert Speta Net Worth
Speta has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million-$5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as a meteorologist and multimedia journalist.
Robert Speta Salary
Speta earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
WJXX
Speta is working at WJXX alongside other famous WJXX meteorologists, anchors, and reporters including;
- Jeannie Blaylock
- Jessica Clark
- Heather Crawford
- Rich Donnelly
- Katie Jeffries
- Jasmine Monroe
- Keitha Nelson
- Chris Porter
- Lewis Turner
- Lee Southwick
Robert Speta Education
Speta studied Operational Meteorology at the United States Navy Aerographers Mate C School from 2008 to 2009. In 2012, he joined Mississippi State University and graduated with a Bachelor Of Science degree in Operational/Broadcast Meteorology in 2015.
Robert Speta Career
Speta is working for WJXX serving as a broadcast meteorologist. In 2005, he joined the US Navy as a Naval Weather Forecaster (Aerographers Mate). He launched his career in Jacksonville at Naval Station Mayport. Thus, he is familiar with the significance of the weather to the local military activities.
Speta was transferred to Japan in 2009 aboard the USS Blue Ridge. In this role, he traveled and forecasted in many countries across East Asia and the South Pacific. Further, he won several Naval Achievement medals including for his support during the retrieval endeavors following the March 11th Japan Tsunami.
Speta serves as one of the few American meteorologists who have marked and forecasted radiation fallout in an active operational scenario. He switched to broadcast TV in 2012 when he served NHKWORLD, Japan’s largest TV Station.
During his time at NHKWORLD, Speta broadcasted global weather events including reporting and filming on active volcanoes and inside Super Typhoons. Further, he worked freelance for multiple stations during harsh weather events across East Asia including The Weather Channel, CNN, and the Science Channel.
Speta returned to the U.S. in 2017, joining WHEC in Rochester, New York. While at WHEC, he received an Emmy Best Evening Newscast Award. Further, he reported live from the flash flood that ruined the town of Lodi in Upstate New York.
In 2019, Speta returned to Jacksonville to serve the US Navy as an aviation forecaster, a role he holds while still at First Coast News. Further, he works as a consultant for international shipping and agricultural companies, chiefly in East Asia.
Robert Speta 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 125K followers on Facebook, over 1.3K on Instagram, and over 4.8K on X.