Stu Ostro Bio, Wiki
Stu Ostro is a renowned American television journalist working for The Weather Channel in Atlanta, Georgia, serving as a Senior Director, Weather Communications, and Senior Meteorologist. He has been working with this station since January 1989.
Stu Ostro Age
Ostro is 65 years old as of 2023. He was born in Somerville, New Jersey, United States on the 17th of December 1958.
Stu Ostro Height
Ostro stands approximately 5 feet 9 inches (1. 81) and weighs around 95 kg.
Stu Ostro Education
For his education, Stu attended Penn State University where he graduated in 1980 with a B.S. in Meteorology.
Stu Ostro Career
Ostro works for The Weather Channel in Atlanta, Georgia, serving as a Senior Director, Weather Communications, and Senior Meteorologist. His obsession with weather and desire to become a meteorologist commenced with a phobia of thunder and lightning as a child! More than 40 years ago while attending Penn State, Stu started delivering forecasts to the public, via radio stations served by the university’s Campus Weather Service.
Stu has been working with The Weather Channel since 1989 and has countless responsibilities as Senior Meteorologist and Senior Director of Weather Communications, including being the lead weather briefer in editorial discussions and the lead provider of behind-the-scenes forecast guidance for tropical coverage. Stu is also the sole original member of the committee of three meteorologists who evaluate winter storms in relation to the network’s naming criteria. An additional focus of his in recent years has been identifying associations between smaller-scale weather patterns and global climate change.
After obtaining his B.S. in Meteorology, his professional career started at Accu-Weather as a Forecaster, and then as a Senior Forecaster. His duties included delivering weather forecasts on radio stations, as well as providing forecasts to clients in the television, utility, and ski industries.
In 2018, Stu was a member of the crew that was nominated for a News and Documentary Emmy® award for the network’s coverage of Hurricane Harvey. He has been named on countless best-of lists for his Twitter weather posts, and over the years has made rare appearances on camera, emergency management, given many talks to the public, and other scientists, and has briefed military leadership. Along with being a weather geek, Stu is an independent craft beer, aficionado of music, and strong coffee!
Stu Ostro’s Net Worth
In Stu’s career as a journalist, he was able to amass a net worth between $1 Million and $ 5 million
How Much Does Stu Ostro Salary
Stu acquires annual earnings that range between $ 125, 167 and $ 275, 045.
Stu Ostro’s Parents and Siblings
Ostro was born and raised to parents in Somerville, New Jersey, United States. Growing up, his devoted parents gave him the best upbringing possible. Besides this, the renowned journalist has not revealed any further details about his father, mother, or siblings if he has any.
Stu Ostro Wife
Ostro is married to Lea Ostro though he has not said much about their union. The duo has been together for over 30 years though they have not disclosed whether they have children or not.
Stu Ostro The Weather Channel
Ostro works at The Weather Channel, where he works alongside his fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists, such as;
- Stephanie Abrams
- Mike Bettes
- Jim Cantore
- Jen Carfagno
- Kelly Cass
- Jacqui Jeras
- Dr. Rick Knabb
- Tevin Wooten
- Alex Wilson
- Dave Malkoff
Stu Ostro Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
Ostro is vocal on his social media accounts, where he posts often. On his Twitter account, he has about 235K Followers 9.5K followers on his Facebook page, and 73.3K Followers, on his Instagram account.