Dan Bickford is a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist working at WSPA 7News based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, serving the station as the weekend meteorologist. He also hosts a segment called Carolina Blends and Brews, which airs on 7NEWS at 11 p.m.
Dan Bickford Age
Bickford manages to keep information regarding his dates of birth away from the limelight. An age update will be done once he has made the information available. However, judging from his image, he appears to be in his 50’s.
Dan Bickford Height |Measurements
Bickford is approximately 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs around 87kg.
Dan Bickford Education
Bickford attended the University of Oklahoma, where he received a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in meteorology. His passion for strong storms continued, as during his college years he studied at the National Severe Storms Laboratory and spent two spring seasons for KOCO-TV in Oklahoma City as a storm chaser. While completing his studies, Dan served as the weekend meteorologist for a year and a half for KSWO-TV in Lawton, OK/Wichita Falls, TX.
Dan Bickford Career
Bickford has had a strong passion for weather, specifically strong storms, since first hearing the sound of tornado sirens as a kid. He currently serves as a 7NEWS weekend meteorologist. He also hosts a segment called Carolina Blends and Brews, which airs on 7NEWS at 11 p.m.
Prior to working at WSPA-TV, Dan worked as the chief meteorologist at KOAM-TV in Joplin, MO/Pittsburg, KS, a position he held for seven years. During his time at KOAM-TV, he became heavily engaged in severe weather education, was part of a local emergency management group, and was engaged in the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Project Impact campaign to mitigate severe weather losses. As a hobby, he also served as a radio personality for KXDG-FM in Joplin for four years
Dan also is part of the American Meteorological Society and has their “Certified Broadcast Meteorologist” designation. He is a three-time president of the Society’s Upstate Chapter and served a term on the Society’s Board of Broadcast Meteorology, their Committee on the Station Scientist.
Dan Bickford’s Net Worth
In Dan’s career as a meteorologist, he has been able to amass a net worth ranging between $ 1 Million- $ 5 million.
Dan Bickford Salary
Bickford receives an annual salary that ranges between $ 88,350 and $ 185, 110.
Dan Bickford Parents and Siblings
Bickford was born and raised to American parents. However, he has not gone public about his family, especially his mom, dad, or siblings if he has any. Therefore, this section will be updated once reliable information is accessible.
Dan Bickford’s Wife and Kids
Bickford is a married man though he has not revealed any details regarding their union. It is also not known whether the couple has kids. When not working, Dan loves spending time with his wife. He also enjoys classic cars, hiking, swimming, and watching Chicago sports teams (and Oklahoma of course).
Dan Bickford Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
Bickford is vocal on his social media accounts where he posts often. On his Twitter account, he has about 278 Followers around 2.6K followers on his Facebook page, and about 626 followers on his Instagram account.
Dan Bickford WSPA-TV
Bickford works at WSPA-TV where he works alongside his fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;
- Amy Wood
- Gordon Dill
- Fred Cunningham
- Olivia Parsons
- Diane Lee
- Kelci O’Donnell
- Taylor Farmer
- Elise Devlin
- Collin Riviello
- Christine Scarpelli
- Pete Yanity
- Todd Summers
- Grant Roberts
- Christy Henderson