Bill Meck Biography, Age, Education, Wife, Kid, Career, Award, Anchor

Bill Meck Biography

Bill Meck is an American Certified Meteorologist currently working as a Chief Meteorologist for LEX 18 in Kentucky since 1999. Before coming to LEX 18, Bill was a weekend meteorologist at WTHR-TV in Indianapolis. He received the Seals of Approval from both the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association. He currently is on the Board of The Salvation Army and has served as chairman of Lemon-Aid Days each summer.

Bill Meck Age

Meck was born in Chicagoan but his information about the exact date of birth is not yet confirmed.

Bill Meck Education

Meck has a B. S. degree from Iowa State University and a Certificate of Broadcast Meteorology from Mississippi State University. His knowledge and enthusiasm for weather have led to his receiving Seals of Approval from both the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association.

Bill Meck Wife

Meck is married to his wife Connie, whom he met while working at WSPA-TV in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Bill Meck Daughter | Kid

Meck and his wife Connie have a daughter Olivia who is now a student in the UK. Olivia was born and then 7 days later Bill saw and taped the birth of Indiana’s largest tornado of the year.

Bill Meck Career

Since arriving in Lexington way back in 1999 Bill has seen over 100,000 Kentucky kids with his Bill’s Weather 101 presentations. It’s a program that makes teaching the complexities of weather fun and interesting for the kids. At its peak (when he was younger!) Bill’s Weather 101 was at nearly 100 schools every year. In recent years that number has cut back to about 50 schools throughout central and eastern Kentucky.

Bill never dreamed of anything but being a TV weatherman. The dream became a reality while a sophomore at Iowa State University when Bill joined the staff at WOI-TV in Des Moines working on air in several different capacities.

After 2 years of chasing tornadoes and finishing his degree, Meck moved to WSPA-TV in Spartanburg, South Carolina. During his tenure in South Carolina, Bill produced and hosted an award-winning severe weather documentary, “Danger From the Sky.”

A 3-year stint as the Chief Meteorologist at WSLS-TV in Roanoke, Virginia followed. It was here that Bill’s Weather 101 was created.

Before coming to LEX 18, Bill was a weekend meteorologist at WTHR-TV in Indianapolis. He also had probably the greatest weeks any meteorologist could dream of while there in 1997.

Bill Meck Awards

His knowledge and enthusiasm for weather have led to his receiving Seals of Approval from both the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association. Bill has received numerous awards including an Emmy, and several AP weather segment awards. He was also voted as Kentucky’s Favorite Weatherman by Kentucky Monthly Magazine He has also served on committees with the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the city of Lexington to help the community prepare for severe weather. Bill has been on the Board of Directors for the American Cancer Society and in 2005 inaugurated the Strike at Cancer with Bill Meck bowling event which raised over $20,000 for cancer research. He currently is on the Board of The Salvation Army and has served as chairman of Lemon-Aid Days each summer. He was also awarded Volunteer of the Year in 2014. He is also a board member for the annual Kentucky Rose of Tralee contest as well as its emcee. He also served 4 years on his neighborhood’s HOA.

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