Betsy Kling Biography
Betsy Kling an American Emmy Award-winning meteorologist working at WKYC. She as well serves as the Chief Meteorologist and as the 5 p.m anchor at WKYC-TV in Cleveland, Ohio. She got to be the first female meteorologist back in 2008.
Betsy Kling Age
Kling was born on March 3, 1975, in Northeast Ohio, United States.
Betsy Kling Height and Weight
Kling stands tsll at a height of 5 feet 7 inches (1,7m) and has an average body weight.
Betsy Kling Family
Kling was born and raise up along with her two brothers Toni Hadad and Fran DiBlasi. However,more information about her family are publicly unavailable, this section will be updated as soon as this information is available.
Betsy Kling Husband
Kling is married to Paul Thomas, the duo wedded back in August 1999 and they have two children named Josie Tomas and Violette Thomas.
Betsy Kling Net Worth
Kling has an estimated net worth range of between $1 million -$ 5million
Betsy Kling Salary
Payton earns an estimted annual salary range of between $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Betsy Kling Education
She enrolled at Copley High School and later graduated with a minor in meteorology and a degree in journalism. For her remaining meteorology coursework, she graduated it through Mississippi State University. She got back home in 2003, and thereafter worked in Jacksonville, Florida, Indiana, and Fort Wayne. She as well got named the first female Chief Meteorologist in 2008.
She got awarded with The American Meteorological Society awarded the prestigious Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM). She as well earne the Seal of Approval from the National Weather Association (NWA) and this makes her part of the small but growing group of women in the country to be honored such awards.
She as well founded “Growing Curiosity: Girls In STEM” a multi-year initiative to promote and encourage girls and women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). She thereafter joined forces with Jay Crawford to debut What’s New, a newscast that mixes personality and credibility and on the platform, they guide those watching on-air and online through the day’s news and the latest happenings.
Working as a journalis she has earned a number of Emmy awards such like the 2012 and 2019 Emmy for News weathercast, the 2009 Emmy award for crafts under the category of weather. Back in 2003, she earned an Emmy nomination for Team Effort News Event Coverage of the Columbia Shuttle Tragedy, and in 2019, she as well earned awarded in the category of Best Evening Newscast. She as well earned the Ohio Excellence in Journalism award in the category of Best Weathercast in 2019 and 2020, and also in 2020 she received the Ohio Excellence in Journalism award for Best TV Program ‘The Next Frontier’ which she served as its executive producer and host.
As of 2015 to 2020, she got named by the readers of Cleveland Magazine as the “Best of Cleveland” Weather Forecaster. As well the “City List” magazine has featured her on its cover page. Other publications includingthe Akron Magazine, 2016 Best Meteorologist), 2018 Best TV Personality, and Cleveland Scene (2019 Best Anchorb have featured her. She got named in 2019, as a Notable Woman in STEM.
She as well created and every year she produces 3News’ Weather Education Day with the Cleveland Indians as she is interested in teaching people of all ages on matters related to weather. She as well held regular occasions and talks to civic organization meetings, schools and gives time to charity events.
At the National Weather Association Foundation, she serves as a founf=ding director and is an active member of the National Weather Association. On the support NWA college scholarships for aspiring meteorologists, she organizes fundraisers yearly an in 2014, she got honored with the National Weather Association’s Member and elected as an NWA Councilor. She as well got honored with a Special Achievement Award.