Mike Seidel Biography
Born in Salisbury, Maryland, Mike Seidel is an American meteorologist for The Weather Channel. He has been working for the channel since 1992.
Mike Seidel Age
Seidel was born on January 18, 1956. He is 64 years old as of 2020.
Mike Seidel Height
Seidelstands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches.
Mike Seidel Family
Seidel is the son of Marilyn “Lynn” and Samuel W. Seidel. His mother worked as a nurse and his father an insurance executive.
Mike Seidel Wife
Siedel is married to Christine Schroder. The couple has been married since 1994. They have two children named Sam and Joe Seidel.
Mike Seidel Childhood and Education
As a child, at the age of six Seidel showed a lot of interest in the weather. He even began measuring snowfall in his hometown of Salisbury, Maryland. When Seidel was in eighth grade, he installed a weather station on the roof of his house.
He attended Wicomico Senior High School and later went on to join Salisbury State College. During his high school and college years, he worked for four local radio stations. He graduated from Salisbury State College with a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in mathematics and geography in 1979.
Seidel also entered graduate school at Pennsylvania State University and earned his Master’s degree in Meteorology.
Mike Seidel Career
After graduating from college, Seidel joined h WMDT-TV in 1980 and worked there until 1982.
After leaving WMDT-TV, Seidel joined WYFF-TV in Greenville, South Carolina in 1983. He worked at the station until 1989. He went back to Salisbury in 1989 to work as the meteorologist for WBOC-TV. Seidel left the station in 1992.
The Weather Channel
Seidel joined The Weather Channel in 1992 as a meteorologist. He has since then reported severe weather, hurricanes, and snowstorms.
His first storm to cover was Hurricane Edouard, on Labor Day Weekend in 1996 on Cape Cod. From 2002 to 2012, he hosted the National Football League “Kickoff Forecast” segments every Sunday morning from NFL venues.
Mike Seidel Salary and Net Worth
Seidel’s salary at The weather Channel remains unknown. He has an estimated net worth of around $3 million.
