Is Dontae Jones meteorologist leaving WHIO? After three years working at WHIO, Dontae announced his departure from the TV station; let’s find out where is he going now?
Dontae Jones has kept his viewers well updated on the weather situation in the Dayton Area for three years now.
However, Storm Centre 7 Meteorologist has announced his departure from his position with WHIO-TV.
Dontae was associated with WHIO-TV since December of 2018 and quickly became a reliable figure and a favourite among the Station viewers.
Since childhood, he dreamed of becoming a news anchor and incorporated his love for weather and anchoring t become a Broadcast Meteorologist.
Jones went to receive his Bachelor of Science degree in Atmospheric Sciences from the Ohio State University.
After graduating, he joined the Ohio News Network as a Weeknd Meteorologist.
Later on, the Akron native joined WNCT-TV9 in Greenville, North Carolina, and after five years, he came to WHIO.
Meteorologist Dontae Jones Leaving WHIO, Where Is He Going Now?
Yes, Meteorologist Dontae Jones is leaving WHIO.
On November 17, he made an official announcement on one of the news shows.
Meteorologist Dontae Jones leaving WHIO-TV to move closer to home https://t.co/tmjU1eHq37
— WHIO-TV (@whiotv) November 16, 2021
As per the announcement, he is going to Cleveland, which is closer to his hometown of Akron.
Dontae’s left the TV station to be closer to his family in Akron, Ohio.
After working for three years at WHIO-TV from the Dayton area of Ohio, he will be going to another TV station.
However, it is yet to disclose which TV station he will be joining.
The only relevant information on his departure is that he received some lucrative offer from another station and accepted the offer.
Meteorologist Dontae Jones Family
Metrologist Donate Jones’s family is from Akron, Ohio.
However, not much information is available on the Meteorologist family members.
Similarly, as of now, his marital status is also unknown.
He is leaving WHIO-TV and accepted a job in Cleveland which is closer to his home.
Dontae seems to be a private individual as he hasn’t shared much information about his family history.
The only relevant information we could gather about his parents was the picture of his dad on his Instagram.
It was a post dedicated to his father on Father’s day, and as per the post, his dad is an army veteran.
Meteorologist Dontae Jones Net Worth
Meteorologist Dontae Jones’s net worth details are not available on the internet.
Neither we came across any such documents revealing his assets and properties.
As per salary.com, the average salary of Meteorologists in the Dayton area is $97,999 per year.
So, it is not wrong to presume, considering his education and experience, he might have earned an above-average wage.