Darren Sweeney Biography
Darren Sweeney is an American meteorologist working for WVIT as a weekend morning meteorologist. He joined the WVIT news team in October 2008, after previously working for Central Connecticut State University.
Darren Sweeney Career
Sweeney attended and graduated from Central Connecticut State University where he earned his bachelor’s of Arts in Communication in 1998. He then joined Syracuse University’s highly regarded Newhouse School of Communication where he attained his Master’s degree in Broadcast Journalism in 2000. Later on, he graduated from Mississippi State University’s Broadcast Meteorology program in 2005.
As a meteorologist for a Springfield TV station, he won two Associated Press awards for coverage of historic flooding in October 2005 and for Best Weathercast in 2006. He also reported live during severe weather events, most recently the massive flooding that took place along the Merrimack River in May 2006. Recently, he was honored with a “Breaking News” award by the Connecticut Society for Professional Journalists for his coverage of the 2009 EF-1 Wethersfield tornado.
Prior to moving to New England, he gained experience forecasting severe weather and chasing hurricanes for WFTX-TV in Fort Myers, Fla., where in a couple of instances, he was deployed to New Orleans to help sister stations cover Tropical Storm “Isidore” and Hurricane “Lilly” in 2002. In his time at NBC CONNECTICUT, he has covered some of the biggest storms of his career. Some of them include; Hurricane Irene, Superstorm Sandy, and many other tornado touchdowns.
He has the recognition from the American Meteorological Society (AMS) with their seal of approval after joining the First Alert forecast team in October 2008, as well as the National Weather Association (NWA) along with their seal of approval. Additionally, a tenured Associate Professor at his alma mater CCSU teaching in the Department of Journalism. In addition to this, he serves on the board of the Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists. In his downtime, you would find him involved with helping homeless animals find good homes and mentoring students who are looking to get into the exciting field of journalism and broadcast journalism.
Darren Sweeney Salary
Sweeney earns an annual salary of about $47,000-$120,000.
Darren Sweeney Net Worth
Sweeney has an estimated net worth of about $1 Million – $7 Million which he has earned through his career as a meteorologist.
Darren Sweeney Age
Sweeney has neither disclosed the date, month nor the year he was born. Thus, it is not known how old he is or when he celebrates his birthday.
Darren Sweeney Height and Weight
Sweeney stands at a height of 5 feet 11 inches tall however, information about his weight has not been disclosed.
Darren Sweeney Family
Sweeney likes to keep his personal life private hence he has neither disclosed the names of his parents nor those of his siblings. However, this information will be updated when available.
Darren Sweeney Wife and Children
Sweeney has not disclosed his relationship status as he is very private with his personal life. However, this information will be updated when available.
Darren Sweeney Social Media Platform
Sweeney is very active on his Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook pages. He has 16.3k followers on Twitter 2.2k followers on Instagram, and 11.6k followers on Facebook.