John Gumm Bio, Wiki, WKRC, Age, Education, Height, Family, Wife, Children, and Career

John Gumm Biography

John Gumm is a skilled American journalist who is currently working at WKRC as an anchor. With an experience of twenty years of forecasting, Local 12 Meteorologist, Gumm can be seen Monday through Friday on Cincinnati’s top-rated afternoon and evening newscasts (5 p.m., 6 p.m., 10 p.m., and 11 p.m.). He was born in Cincinnati and returned home to work for WKRC-TV in October of 2005.

John Gumm Age

How old is Gumm? He is around 45 years old as of 2024. His age is currently not available, research is ongoing will update it as soon as it is available.

John Gumm Education

Gumm attended and graduated from Glen Este High School and went on to study weather at Valparaiso University in Ind., where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Meteorology. While in college, he helped create one of the largest storm-chasing groups in the country.

John Gumm Height|Weight

He stands on an average height of 5 feet 7 inches and weighs around 70kgs.

John Gumm Family

He was born in the United States, however, he has not revealed information regarding his family members. This information will be updated as soon as it is available.

John Gumm
John Gumm

John Gumm Wife|Married

Gumm likes to keep his personal life private, hence he has not disclosed information about whether he is in a relationship. This information will be updated as soon as it is available.

John Gumm Children

He likes to keep his personal life private, hence he has not disclosed information about whether he has children. This information will be updated as soon as it is available.

John Gumm Career

Due to his career, Gumm has traveled across the country, letting him experience every type of weather imaginable before joining Local 12. He worked at WHBF-TV in Rock Island, Ill.; WCTI-TV in New Bern, N.C.; and WWL-TV in New Orleans, La. During his tenure in New Orleans, he received multiple awards for his work, including an Associated Press award for Best Weathercast in Louisiana.

At a small age, he developed an interest in the weather. While in sixth grade at Brantner Elementary in Mt. Carmel, he was given an assignment in class to write about his greatest dream in life. Additionally, Gumm shared the attributes of a childhood aspiration, explaining how he wanted to become a meteorologist and someday help save millions of people from a terrible hurricane. Little did he know many years later that the dream would become a reality.

Nevertheless, he experienced weather forecasting under incredibly challenging personal circumstances in August of 2005. Gumm has covered live for twelve straight hours warning viewers about Hurricane Katrina as a meteorologist working for WWL in New Orleans. It wasn’t until after he went off air that he was able to evacuate his wife and newborn son. Following that broadcast, he won numerous letters and e-mails of appreciation from people whom he helped convince to leave the city.

John Gumm Meteorologist

Gumm attended and graduated from Glen Este High School and went on to study weather at Valparaiso University in Ind., where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Meteorology. While in college, he helped create one of the largest storm-chasing groups in the country.

He is a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM), an accreditation awarded by the American Meteorological Society. The CBM supersedes the AMS Seal of Approval and requires the successful completion of a very comprehensive examination of theoretical meteorology, operational meteorology, forecasting, and general science.

He enjoys speaking to area school children about the weather when he’s not chasing the weather. He also enjoys spending time with family, mountain biking, hiking, swimming, tinkering with electronics (especially computers), and following the Reds, the Bengals, and FC Cincinnati. During his time, he also dabbles in app development.

John Gumm Salary|Net Worth

Gumm has an estimated salary ranging between $70,000 – $125,000 and has an estimated net worth of $1 Million -$5 Million which he earns from his career.

John Gumm Social Media Platforms

He is active on all social media accounts and often posts on his platforms. Gumm has over 16.9k followers on Twitter, 3.1k followers on Facebook, and 2.9k followers on Instagram.

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