Mike Bettes was born on January 9, 1972 in Tallmadge, Ohio. He was raised in a hometown Tallmadge. Any information about his early life and parents has not got revealed in public. He induced his interest about meteorology when he attended school. After high school, he enrolled in the Ohio State University.


He studied well and graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in atmospheric sciences. He began his professional on-camera career in the middle 90s. He joined WSYX/WTTE and worked there as a weekend meteorologist for several years in a row. He left in the 1998 and decided to take another position at the WLOS. He served there as chief meteorologist for a five years.

He has started new career way by working on the Weather Channel since 2003. He became a fill-in weather anchor for NBC channel in the 2007. He reached a huge level of fame being a special weather reporter on NBC. He even was honored with Emmy award. During his successful career, Mike appeared with a report about well known the Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Sandy s well as about case with EF5 Tornado in El Reno stuck. Mike also gave live coverage of several adverse climatic situations like floods, cyclones and storms. Currently, he is an anchor for the popular daily program “The Today Show”.

He has a very huge experience on television. Previously, Mike was a co-host for numerous shows like “Your Weather Today”, “Morning Rush” as well as “Weather Center”. Once he was involved in a car accident, when his SUV was thrown into a field, but Mike stay alive. Even after this case, his behavior didn’t change and still continuing his adventurous work as a reporter and TV host. Mike is well known thanks to his reliable weather reports and that’s the reason why he enjoys immense fan following all over the United States and especially at the popular social networking platforms.

Mike has a huge success, because, as he says, he was not afraid to take on any work and tried his hand at various positions, this irreplaceable experience helped to him in the future and now he is one of the most famous meteorologists of American television.

He is a married man. His wife is Allison Chinchar, who is working as a meteorologist too. They tied their married knot in the 2012. He is not involved in any kind of extramarital affairs and it claims that they both are devoted to each other. It does not seem like the couple has decided to have children yet.

There is no information about his previous relationship. Despite being a celebrity, he chooses not to disclose the details of his personal life to his fans. He also seems to be focusing more on his career as a TV personality. His biography can be found on several social media sites, including popular Wikipedia and Twitter. His real salary and net worth figure have not gotten exposed yet. Currently, he resides in Sandy Springs, Atlanta.

Last Modified: Apr 5, 2020


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