Barak Shapiro Bio, Wiki
Barak Shapiro is an American Meteorologist working for the NEWSnet serving the station as a senior Meteorologist. Before joining the station in March 2022, he worked at FOX19 WXIX as a Weekend Morning Meteorologist.
Barak Shapiro Age
Shapiro manages to keep information regarding his dates of birth away from the limelight. An update of his age will be done once he has made the information public. However, judging from his appearance, he might be in his 40s.
Barak Shapiro Height
Shapiro stands at the height of 5 feet 6 inches tall.
Barak Shapiro Education
Shapiro enrolled at Florida Atlantic University after completing his high school education. He later enrolled at Florida State University in 1998. From there, he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Meteorology in 2002.
Barak Shapiro Career
Shapiro works at NEWSnet where he serves as a senior Meteorologist. Prior to working at NEWSnet, he worked at FOX19 WXIX as a Weekend Morning Meteorologist. Before working at FOX19 WXIX, Barak served as a Weekend Morning Meteorologist at WCPO 9 News. From January 2017 to August 2017, Shapiro was working at Hearst which is also based in Ohio, as a weekend morning meteorologist.
Between March 2011 and December 2016, he worked at Sinclair Broadcast Group as a weekday prime-time meteorologist. While at Sinclair Broadcast Group, he would coordinate scheduling between team members and freelance meteorologists during vacation and helped enforce our brand on all visible news monitors, tickers, and title calling during newscasts. Additionally, he cleaned up, reorganized, and scripted all animated and still icons in the Weather Central system.
Barak Shapiro KSLA
Shapiro has also served with KSLA as a Multimedia Journalist and weekend meteorologist. His responsibilities included; forecasting accurate and consistent local weather, producing interactive graphics, and acting as a fill-in meteorologist. Moreover, he served as a green reporter when necessary. Previously, he was a KOKI morning meteorologist and live reporter at Newport between March 2006 and April 2008. His duties involved updating all web graphics and videos before, during, and after morning and noon newscasts. Additionally, he created and compiled new movies for morning and night newscasts and graphics for web purposes.
Shapiro was a KOLD weekend meteorologist at Raycom Media between 2004 and 2006. His job was to maintain weather computers and create all new graphics for the team which included developing a new color table and automated updating weather products. He was also responsible for teaching all interns the utilization of the weather system and forecasting. In addition to that, he compiled movies in Unix for the station and acted as a featured speaker for local schools regarding weather careers and the TV business. Shapiro also resolved local viewers’ questions about the weather and acted as a fill-in meteorologist for KOLD and KWBA.
Barak Shapiro’s Net Worth
In Shapiro’s career as a meteorologist, he has been able to accumulate a net worth ranging between $1 Million and $3 Million.
Barak Shapiro Salary
He receives annual earnings that range between $35,000 and $100,000.
Barak Shapiro’s Parents and Siblings
Shapiro was born and raised in the United States, he manages to keep information regarding his parents and whether or not he has any siblings away from the limelight. An update of his family information will be done when available.
Barak Shapiro Wife/ Spouse
Shapiro is a married man, however, he has not disclosed the name of his wife. An update on his wife’s information will be done once available.
Barak Shapiro Kids
Shapiro is a proud father to two children whose names are unknown. He posted his children on his Instagram on December 18, 2021, during the winter, and earlier on October 15, 2020, while at Pioneer Park in Montgomery.
Barak Shapiro NEWSnet
Shapiro works at NEWSnet where he works alongside his fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;
- Kirk Montgomery
- Lauren Creighton
- Ryan Thompson
- Madison Schlegel
- Brooklynn Lambert
- Remington Hernandez
- Ryan Wooley
- Morris Langworthy
- Colleen Mehlberg
Barak Shapiro Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
He is vocal on his social media accounts where he posts frequently. On his Twitter account, he has about 5k followers, around 4k followers on his Facebook page, and about 1k followers on his Instagram account.