Shane Helton Biography, Wiki
Shane Helton is an American Emmy nominated Meteorologist and News Reporter working for KOCO 5 in Oklahoma City. He joined the station in January 2015. He says that it is thrilling to work with the KOCO’s First Alert Weather team.
Shane Helton Age
Helton 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 50s.
Shane Helton Height
Helton stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m).
Shane Helton’s Family
Helton 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 Helton has any siblings.
Shane Helton’s Wife
Helton is very private about his personal life therefore it is not known if he is in any relationship. There are also no rumors of Helton being in any past relationship with anyone.
Shane Helton’s Net Worth
Helton has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million-$5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as a Meteorologist and News Reporter.
Shane Helton Salary
Helton earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Shane Helton Career
Helton serves at KOCO as a Breaking News Reporter and Storm Tracker. At KOCO, he has covered everything ranging from Snow Storms to Severe Thunderstorms to Flooding to Wild Fires to many any other weather-related. Besides working for KOCO, Helton also serves at Railcrew Xpress as a Lead Van Driver. He began working for Railcrew Xpress in January 2021.
Helton has a self-employed job which he calls “Helton’s Poultry”, a small egg business, where he works as Oklahoma Egg Producer. He began working for Helton’s Poultry in April of 2013. There, he is responsible for keeping updated on the latest Bio Security, caring for livestock, egg sales, washing and packaging eggs, and raising poultry. From December 2015 to April 2018, he worked for UpWind Solutions, Inc. in Seiling, Oklahoma as a Wind Turbine Technician. Also, in Seiling, he worked as a Maintenance Technician for Covia, a mining company for 1 year and 9 months.
When it comes to volunteer work, Helton serves as a Freelance Volunteer Precipitation Observer for CoCoRaHS in Quinlan, Oklahoma. There he is responsible for reporting daily precipitation such as snow, rain, drought, and hail. Also, he serves as a Volunteer Presenter at Operation Lifesaver, Inc. in Oklahoma. There, he is responsible for railroad crossing and trespassing safety.
Helton has freelanced at KSBI-TV in Oklahoma as a Storm Tracker for 1 year and 10 months (from April 2009 to January 2011). Also, he has worked for KOKH-TV – Fox 25 in Oklahoma as a Weather Reporter for 2 years and 10 months (from March 2012 to December 2014).
Mentioning his education, Helton is a proud alumnus of High Plains Vo-Tech, where he studied Diesel Mechanics and Mooreland High School where he studied General Studies. He graduated from the 2 schools in the year 1992.
Shane Helton KOCO 5
Helton is currently working at KOCO 5 where he works alongside other famous KOCO 5 meteorologists, anchors, and reporters including;
- Evan Onstot
- Zach Rael
- Mecca Rayne
- Jessica Schambach
- Michael Armstrong
- Sabrina Bates
- Jonathan Conder
- Mark Fryklund
- Kyle Hamm
- Buck King
- Damon Lane
- Chase Rutledge
- Nick Smith
- Derik Kline
Shane Helton Social Media Platforms
He is active on his social media accounts and is often seen posting on his Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. He has over 1000 followers on Twitter.