Dave Downey is an Emmy & Murrow Awarded Meteorologist working for WNCN (CBS 17) in Raleigh, North Carolina, serving the station as a weekend morning Meteorologist. He has been working with this station since August 2023.
Dave Downey Age
Downey keeps information regarding his birth dates away from the limelight. Once the WNCN-TV meteorologist publishes the details, an age update will be done. However, judging from his appearance, he seems to be in his late 20’s.
Dave Downey Height | Measurements
Downey is approximately 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighs around 83 kg.
Dave Downey Education
The WNCN-TV meteorologist joined the University of Georgia in 2017, graduating in 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in meteorology and Broadcast Journalism. He was around a few close calls for landfalls in South Florida, including Hurricane Irma in 2017 and Hurricane Dorian in 2019.
Dave Downey Career
Downey is a weekend Meteorologist at WNCN (CBS 17) in Raleigh, North Carolina. He forecasts on weekend mornings and during the week in the Weather Beast covering the latest weather stories in the Triangle and across the country. Dav got his weather spark in 2012, when a line of extreme thunderstorms rolled through his hometown of Columbus, Ohio, knocking out power for over seven days. As high as 94 miles per hour, Wind gusts were recorded.
Prior to joining CBS17 news, he spent two years in Des Moines, Iowa covering the wild weather of the Midwest, from Jul 2021 to Jul 2023. While there, he earned a Regional Murrow Award for a five-part series “Madison County Strong” commemorating the first anniversary of the Winterset EF4 tornado, and an Upper Midwest Regional Emmy Award for “Iowa’s Forces of Nature,” a half-hour extreme weather special.
Graduating from Miami University, he was around a few close calls for landfalls in South Florida, including Hurricane Dorian in 2019 and Hurricane Irma in 2017. Besides being a meteorologist, Dave is an avid golfer and is excited to be in the state known as the Home of American Golf.
Dave Downey’s Net Worth
In Dave’s career as a meteorologist, he has been able to amass a net worth ranging between $ 1 Million- $ 3 million.
Dave Downey Salary
Downey earns an annual salary between $ 75, 180 and $ 166, 330.
Dave Downey’s Parents and Siblings
Downey was born and raised to parents in Columbus, Ohio, the United States. He is the son of Mr. Downey (father)and Mrs. Downey (mother). However, there are no further information regarding his mom, dad, or siblings if he has any. Further, this part will be updated as soon as the details are available.
Dave Downey’s Wife and Kids
Downey keeps information about whether or not he is in marriage private. An update on his marital status will be done once made available. It is also unknown if the meteorologist has any children. Further, this section will be updated as soon as available.
When Dave isn’t watching the skies or his golf ball (hopefully) falling into the hole, you can catch him trying out all the illustrious cuisine (especially Carolina BBQ) that the Triangle has to give, at the gym, or firing up the grill at home.
Dave Downey Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
Downey is vocal on his social media accounts where he posts often. On his Twitter account, he has about 1,613 Followers around 1.1 K followers on his Facebook page, and about 2,210 followers on his Instagram account.
Dave Downey CBS 17 News
Downey works at CBS 17 News where he works alongside his fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;
- Angela Taylor
- Rod Carter
- Bill Young
- Brea Hollingsworth
- Russ Bowens
- Liz Ortiz
- Greg Funderburg
- Maggie Newland
- Joseph Holloway
- Hayley Fixler
- Todd Gibson
- Michael Hyland
- Deana Harley
- Jordan Crammer
- Lance Blocker
- Wesley Hohenstein
- Laura Smith
- Gilat Melamed