Wesley Hohenstein is an American AMS meteorologist working for WNCN (CBS 17) in Raleigh, North Carolina, serving the station as a weeknight chief meteorologist. He has been working with this station since Sep 2006.
Wesley Hohenstein Age
Hohenstein keeps information regarding his birth dates away from the limelight. Once the WNCN-TV chief meteorologist publishes the details, an age update will be updated. However, judging from his appearance, he seems to be in his late 40’s.
Wesley Hohenstein Height | Measurements
Hohenstein is approximately 6 feet 0 inches tall and weighs around 83 kg.
Wesley Hohenstein Education
The WNCN-TV chief meteorologist attended Saint Louis University in 1994, where after four years in 1998 graduated with a bachelor’s degree in meteorology and communication. He interned at KSDK-TV NewsChannel 5 in the Greater St. Louis Area. In addition to his degree, he holds the American Meteorological Society Seal of Approval.
Wesley Hohenstein Career
Hohenstein is the chief meteorologist at CBS 17, which brings central North Carolina the latest forecast weeknights at 4, 5, 5:30, 6, and 11. He has reported on the biggest weather events this state has produced, from the tornado outbreak in April 2011 to many hurricanes and winter storms. Aside from providing a routine forecast on TV, Wesley has visited hundreds of schools throughout, the years, sharing his weather wisdom and television stories with North Carolina students.
Before coming to work at CBS 17 News, he spent 3 years as Morning Meteorologist at
KPRC-TV in Houston, Texas Area, from Mar 2003 to Feb 2006. Prior to that, Wesley was the morning meteorologist at KTVX-TV in the Greater Salt Lake City Area for 2 years, from Mar 2001 to Mar 2003. Previously, Wesley worked as a meteorologist at KLFY-TV 10 Young Broadcasting in Lafayette, Louisiana Area for nearly 3 years, from Jun 1998 to Mar 2001.
He is most proud of the regular 3° Guarantee where every time the forecast is correct within three degrees, a pre-choose charity gets $100. Since commencing in 2014, about 100 different local charities have earned more than $200,000. For his good work in forecasting, Wes has won an Associated Press award for best weathercast, as well as an Emmy award for the weather lore and silly antics in the “Weather Facts” promotional series. He is a giant college basketball fan but refuses to commit publicly to any Triangle team.
Wesley Hohenstein’s Net Worth
In Wesley’s career as a meteorologist, he has been able to amass a net worth ranging between $ 1 Million- $ 5 million.
Wesley Hohenstein Salary
Hohenstein earns an annual salary between $ 88, 260 and $ 195, 930.
Wesley Hohenstein Parents and Siblings
Wes was born in Illinois, but raised in St. Louis. His dad is Mr. Hohenstein while his mom is Mrs. Hohenstein. However, he has not revealed any further details to the public regarding his mom, dad, or siblings if he has any. Further, this section will be updated once the information is available.
Wesley Hohenstein’s Wife and Kids
Hohenstein is married though there is no information regarding his wife. The couple are proud parents of their kids though their identities have not been revealed yet. When not working, Wesley enjoys playing golf in the summer, skiing in the winter, and exploring the Tar Heel state from the mountains to the coast. He resides in the Raleigh area with his wife and children, including Finley the dog, and Tigger the cat.
Wesley Hohenstein Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
Hohenstein is vocal on his social media accounts where he posts often. On his Twitter account, he has about 4,448 Followers around 10K followers on his Facebook page, and about 1,531 followers on his Instagram account.
Wesley Hohenstein CBS 17 News
Hohenstein 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
- Dave Downey
- Lance Blocker
- Laura Smith