Lance Blocker is an experienced American weather presenter working for WNCN (CBS 17) in Raleigh, North Carolina, serving the station as a Meteorologist and FAA Certified Drone Pilot. He has been working with this station since June 2022.
Lance Blocker Age
Blocker is 37 years old as of 2024. He was born in May 1987 in the United States. However, his date of birth will be updated once available.
Lance Blocker Height | Measurements
Blocker is approximately 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighs around 78 kg.
Lance Blocker Education
The WNCN-TV meteorologist joined the University of Georgia in August 2015, where he graduated in 2020 with a Bachelor of Science – BS, Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. He interned with Spann’s ABC 33/40 team in Birmingham, where he further developed his skills.
Lance Blocker Career
Blocker is a Meteorologist and FAA Certified Drone Pilot at WNCN (CBS 17) in Raleigh, North Carolina. He forecasts the evening shows from Wednesday through Sunday. Lance was inspired by the influential meteorologist James Spann after attending one of his talks about serving communities during severe weather events.
Before working at CBS17 News, he worked as a weekday evening meteorologist at WCBI-TV in Columbus, Mississippi for 11 months, from Aug 2021 to Jun 2022. He started his professional journey with Nexstar in Lubbock, Texas, where he forecasted weekend weather updates and spent many hours storm tracking during the week.
Growing up, Lance loved both weather and sports. He played football and baseball in high school, then spent several years umpiring baseball games and even was certified to umpire minor league baseball. When the occupation path to the MLB didn’t work out, he adapted and commenced working for a local business in Atlanta, selling security systems door-to-door to make ends meet. Within a few years, he became the National VP of Sales, overseeing three successful sales and acquisition teams. Besides being a meteorologist, Lance is a passionate advocate for mental health and strongly supports addiction recovery services.
Lance Blocker’s Net Worth
In Lance’s career as a meteorologist, he has been able to amass a net worth ranging between $ 1 Million- $ 3 million.
Lance Blocker Salary
Blocker earns an annual salary between $ 78, 480 and $ 167, 130.
Lance Blocker’s Parents and Siblings
Blocker was born and raised to parents in the United States. He is the son of Mr. Blocker (father)and Mrs.Blocker (mother). Lance is related to the iconic Dan Blocker from Bonanza. However, there are no further details regarding his mom, dad, or siblings if he has any. Further, this part will be updated once the details are available.
Lance Blocker’s Wife and Kids
Blocker keeps information about whether or not he is in marriage private. An update on his marital status will be done once publically. It is also unknown if the meteorologist has any children. Further, this section will be updated once available. Outside of work, Lance enjoys exploring the Triangle area, whether running along the beautiful trails or hanging out at Falls Lake.
Lance Blocker Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
Blocker is vocal on her social media accounts where he posts often. On his Twitter account, he has about 1,086 Followers around 1.4 K followers on his Facebook page, and about 89 followers on his Instagram account.
Lance Blocker CBS 17 News
Blocker 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
- Gilat Melamed
- Wesley Hohenstein
- Laura Smith
- Dave Downey